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Frankie J. Alvarez

Frankie J. Alvarez

Actor · Born May 10, 1983 (43) · Miami, Florida, USA

Frankie J. Alvarez was born on 10 May 1983 in Miami, Florida, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Looking (2014), Home and Blindspot (2015).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
May 10, 1983 (43)
From
Miami, Florida, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 2% in 30 days

What are Frankie J. Alvarez's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
25%
Survival
23%
Morality
18%
Society
6%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Trickster
1 of 3
Ally
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3
  • Tricksteras Agustín Lanuez in Looking (2014)
  • Allyas Agustín Lanuez in Looking (2016)
  • Shadowas Chino in Vandal (2019)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
3
Tense
2
Contemplative
3
Warm
1
Dread
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Frankie J. Alvarez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Frankie J. Alvarez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

14 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • Let the Right One In (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Daniel Madigan

  • The Drummer(2020)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Vandal(2019)

    as Chino

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Rockaway(2017)

    as Older John

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Carl Jimenez

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2016)

    as Agustín Lanuez

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Blindspot(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Julian Milliken

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Zach

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Looking(2014)

    Show 18 episodes · as Agustín Lanuez

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Izan Sandoval

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Smash(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Actor #6

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Steven Mund

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Javier Rojas

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • September (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Writer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 1999 to 2022.

Highest rated

Looking (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

Most popular right now

Looking (2014)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting14 of 14: 13 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score86thWriting1 of 14: 0 only writing, 1 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s1 · acting2010s9 · acting2020s2 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Frankie J. Alvarez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 69th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 57th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

57thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser4

Most divisive · actor

Vandal (2019)

96th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Looking (2016)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Frankie J. Alvarez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Frankie J. Alvarez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daniel Franzese shares the most, 2.

Actors