{{Short description|Austrian actor}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Alex Hafner | image = AlexHafner.CR2.p.jpg | caption = 2021 by Cuco Cuervo & Cosmopolitan | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|4|30|df=yes}} | birth_place = Vienna, Austria | occupation = Actor, producer | years_active = 2012–present }} thumb|2022, Seoul - photo by Jinny Park '''Alex Hafner''' (born 30 April 1989, Vienna, Austria) is an international film and television actor. His Spanish father is an engineer, his Italian mother an economist. He also has a sister, Sofía. During his childhood his family moved between Madrid, Vienna and Singapore before moving to California to attend school in Beverly Hills. Alex holds a master's degree from USC. Brought up in a fully multilingual home, he speaks fluent German, Spanish, English, and French.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url=http://www.elmundo.es/loc/2015/08/22/55d6fe6f268e3e3b588b457b.html |title=Álex Hafner: 'Ligo más cuando hablo en francés' |newspaper=El Mundo |access-date=9 May 2016 |last=Serra |first=Marta |date=22 August 2015 |publisher=Unidad Editorial Información General S.L.U.}}</ref>
== Career == Alex debuted in Daniel Calparsoro's ''Invader'' (Spanish title ''Invasor'') starring Alberto Amann, Antonio de la Torre, Karra Elejalde and Inma Cuesta. He then worked on, most notably, The Counselor directed by Ridley Scott with Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Cameron Diaz, Penélope Cruz, and Brad Pitt.<ref name=":0" /> He also played alongside Matthew Fox, Jeffrey Donovan, and Clara Lago in Miguel Angel Vivas thriller ''Extinction''.<ref name="mundocritica.com">{{Cite web |url=http://mundocritica.com/entrevista-con-alex-hafner |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160211222149/http://mundocritica.com/entrevista-con-alex-hafner |url-status=usurped |archive-date=11 February 2016 |title=Entrevista con Alex Hafner |work=Mundo Critica |access-date=9 May 2016 |date=29 August 2015 |last=Viñalonga |first=Alba |language=es}}</ref>
In 2015, he joined Charlotte LeBon, Tom Hughes, and Oona Chaplin in Mateo Gil's ''Project Lazarus'', set to release late 2016. He also played on Gabriella Cowperthwaite's ''Megan Leavey'', with Kate Mara. He stars in "The Visit" segment of ''ManiacTales'', which will premier in Sitges 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maentsl.com/?p=3078 |title=ALEX HAFNER Protagonista de "La visita" |work=Reacting Talent |access-date=9 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916142419/http://reactingtalent.com/alex-hafner-protagonista-de-la-visita/ |archive-date=16 September 2017 |language=es}}</ref>
Alex frequently plays as Judith Becker's (Cristina Castaño) love interest Trevor Simmons on the hit Spanish sitcom ''La Que Se Avecina''.<ref name="mundocritica.com"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/29292/la-que-se-avecina-alex-hafner-alyson-eckmann-participaran-novena-temporada/ |title='La que se avecina': Alex Hafner y Alyson Eckmann participarán en la novena temporada |work=eCartelera |access-date=9 May 2016 |last=Alabadí |first=Héctor |date=29 February 2016 |publisher=Noxvo |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/elotromundo/television/20160301/40124443220/alex-hafner-y-alyson-eckmann-nuevos-fichajes-de-la-que-se-avecina.html |title=Alex Hafner y Alyson Eckmann, nuevos fichajes de "La que se avecina" |newspaper=Mundo Deportivo |access-date=9 May 2016 |date=1 March 2016 |language=es}}</ref>
In 2016, Alex was cast in ''Submergence'', directed by Wim Wenders, starring James McAvoy and Alicia Vikander based on the novel written by J.M. Legard. thumb|Nonstop People 2015 In 2017, Alex was cast in ''Megan Leavey'', directed by Gabriella Cowperthwaite, with Kate Mara, Tom Felton, Common, and Edie Falco.
In the Spanish market, Alex appears in the Netflix rom-com ''A Pesar de Todo'', alongside Blanca Suarez, Belen Cuesta, Macarena Garcia & Amaia Salamanca; as well as the Movistar+ miniseries [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8382834/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_4 ''Instinto''], alongside Mario Casas. He has since then joined the regular cast for the final season of the Netflix hit drama ''Cable Girls'', where he plays a journalist.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alex Hafner|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3727971/|access-date=2020-10-08|website=IMDb}}</ref>
In 2019, Alex also was cast as the co-lead in the horror thriller ''Let It Snow'' alongside Ivanna Sakhno and Tinatin Dalakshvali, distributed by Lionsgate.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Let It Snow' Thriller Lands at Grindstone Entertainment {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/let-it-snow-thriller-lands-at-grindstone-entertainment-1300705|access-date=2020-10-08|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=29 June 2020 }}</ref>
In 2020, he joined BBC One's ''The Mallorca Files'' (season 2) as part of the regular cast. Alex was designated as Cosmopolitan Magazine's (Spain) "Cosmo Man" for the month of February.<ref>{{Cite web|title=|url=https://www.pressreader.com/spain/cosmopolitan-espana/20200121/281526523013965|access-date=2020-10-08|via=PressReader}}</ref>
== Personal life == Alex Hafner actively collaborates with Greenpeace<ref>{{Citation|title=Alex Hafner on Facebook Watch|url=https://www.facebook.com/alex.hafner/videos/repost-bardemantarcticglobally-less-than-3-percent-of-the-ocean-is-under-protect/606731626490398/|language=en|access-date=2020-10-08}}</ref> and Proactiva Open Arms<ref>{{Cite web|title=Actor Alex Hafner attends a dinner to benefit the Spanish...|url=https://www.gettyimages.ch/detail/nachrichtenfoto/actor-alex-hafner-attends-a-dinner-to-benefit-the-nachrichtenfoto/964620504|access-date=2020-10-08|website=Getty Images|date=31 May 2018 |language=it}}</ref> spearheaded by Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz.
In 2018, Hafner was spotted on vacation with co-star Cristina Castaño.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-03|title=Judith de 'La que se avecina' por fin tiene su final feliz en Ibiza|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/series/series-espanolas/20180703/45597008919/la-que-se-avecina-judith-trevor-cristina-castano-ibiza.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-03|title=Cristina Castaño se reencuentra en Ibiza con su amor de 'LQSA'|url=https://www.cuore.es/entretenimiento/cristina-castano-reencuentro-ibiza-amor-lqsa|access-date=2020-10-08|website=cuore.es|language=es}}</ref>
== Filmography == {| class="wikitable" |+Filmography !Year !Title |- |2012 |''Invasor'' |- |2013 |''The Counselor'' |- |2014 |''Killing Frisco'' |- |2015 |''Extinction'' |- |2016 |''Realive'' |- |2017 |''Maniac Tales'' |- |2017 |''Submergence'' |- |2017 |''Megan Leavey'' |- |2018 |''Try'' |- |2019 |''Despite Everything'' |- |2020 |''Let It Snow'' |} {| class="wikitable" |+Television !Year !Title !Role !Network !Notes |- |2013 |''Boomerang Kids'' |Ron Gillis |Youtube Red |3 episodes |- |2013 |''The Avatars'' | |Disney, RTVE |Episode "Over the STAGE" |- |2014 - 2016 |''La Que Se Avecina'' |Trevor Simmons |Mediaset, Telecinco, Amazon Prime |5 episodes, (Seasons 7-9) |- |2016 |''Palabras: La Bienvenida'' |Nico |RTVE 2 | |- |2019 |''Instinto'' |Brian |Movistar, Canal+ |1 episode |- |2020 |''Cable Girls'' |James Lancaster |Netflix |6 episodes (Final season) |- |2020–Present |''The Mallorca Files'' |Robert Herrero |BBC One |10 episodes (Season 2) |- |2021 |''Parot'' |El Nuevo |Amazon Studios |4 episodes |- |2022 |''Vampire Academy'' |James |Peacock, Universal Television |5 episodes |- |2025 |''When the Stars Gossip'' |Santiago Gonzalez<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngulube |first=Memory |date=2025-01-04 |title=When The Stars Gossip Cast & Character Guide |url=https://screenrant.com/when-the-stars-gossip-cast-characters-guide/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Giannakopoulos |first=Elias |date=2025-01-03 |title=Alex Hafner Discusses His Role in Netflix's New K-Drama Series 'When The Stars Gossip' |url=https://popcultureunplugged.com/blog/alex-hafner-discusses-his-role-in-netflixs-new-k-drama-series-when-the-stars-gossip |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Pop Culture Unplugged w/ Elias |language=en}}</ref> |tvN, Netflix | |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name|3727971}} * [https://www.instagram.com/thealexhafner/ Alex Hafner] on Instagram * [https://twitter.com/thealexhafner Alex Hafner] on Twitter
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