Alex Shaffer

Biography

Alex Shaffer is an American actor who came to film from high school wrestling. He grew up in Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and as a sophomore at Hunterdon Central Regional High School he was a state wrestling champion. A classmate tipped him off about auditions for Win Win (2011), which needed an athlete-wrestler, and he played Kyle Timmons, a withdrawn teenager and wrestling prodigy. His screen debut earned raves, with Roger Ebert calling his acting effortlessly convincing. After Win Win's success he decided to pursue acting professionally. He appeared in the Sundance indie The Lifeguard (2013) opposite Kristen Bell and Martin Starr, appeared in Kimberly Levin's independent film Runoff, and played Squirrel in We Are Your Friends (2015). He also filled in for the host of MTV's Catfish for a short time. In 2016 he played board track and dirt track racer Albert Burns in a docudrama about Harley and the Davidsons on the Discovery Channel.

33years old

Turns 34 on August 23in 286 days

Born August 23, 1993Hunterdon County
Star sign: VirgoFirst day of the sign, on the Leo cusp

Movie Career

Films: 5
Career span: 8 years2011 to 2019

Every film, newest first

2019Ring RingIMDb rating 4.2
2016RecoveryIMDb rating 4.4
2015We Are Your FriendsIMDb rating 6.2
2013The LifeguardIMDb rating 5.6
2011Win WinIMDb rating 7.1

Genres

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First role
A classmate let Shaffer know about auditions for Win Win, which was looking for an athlete-wrestler, and he landed the part of a young wrestler while still a sophomore at Hunterdon Central Regional High School.
Big break
Director Tom McCarthy said he cast Shaffer because a kid who had never wrestled could not fake it at the level the film wanted for Kyle.

Alex Shaffer movies on Netflix

Ring Ring2019IMDb rating 4.2as Damien
Recovery2016IMDb rating 4.4as Miles
We Are Your Friends2015IMDb rating 6.2as Squirrel
The Lifeguard2013IMDb rating 5.6as Matt
Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1as Kyle

Worked with

Alex Shaffer shares two films with Kirby Bliss Blanton, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Kirby Bliss Blanton

Paul Giamatti

Jeffrey Tambor

Bobby Cannavale

Margo Martindale

Burt Young

Tom McCarthyDirector, 1 film

Max JosephDirector, 1 film Liz W. GarciaDirector, 1 film

Films together

Kirby Bliss Blanton2 films together, 2016 to 2019
Kirby Bliss Blanton's page
- Ring Ring2019IMDb rating 4.2Shaffer as DamienBlanton as Amber
- Recovery2016IMDb rating 4.4Shaffer as MilesBlanton as Jessie
Paul Giamatti1 film together, 2011
Paul Giamatti's page
- Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1Shaffer as KyleGiamatti as Mike Flaherty
Jeffrey Tambor1 film together, 2011
Jeffrey Tambor's page
- Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1Shaffer as KyleTambor as Stephen Vigman
Bobby Cannavale1 film together, 2011
Bobby Cannavale's page
- Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1Shaffer as KyleCannavale as Terry Delfino
Margo Martindale1 film together, 2011
Margo Martindale's page
- Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1Shaffer as KyleMartindale as Eleanor
Burt Young1 film together, 2011
Burt Young's page
- Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1Shaffer as KyleYoung as Leo Poplar
Tom McCarthyDirector, 1 film, 2011
All films by Tom McCarthy
- Win Win2011IMDb rating 7.1Shaffer as Kyle
Max JosephDirector, 1 film, 2015
All films by Max Joseph
- We Are Your Friends2015IMDb rating 6.2Shaffer as Squirrel
Liz W. GarciaDirector, 1 film, 2013
All films by Liz W. Garcia
- The Lifeguard2013IMDb rating 5.6Shaffer as Matt

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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