Alexander Pineiro

Alexander G Piñeiro is an American Actor and Director born and bred in New York City Raised by artists of Puerto Rican descent He is the first in his family to build a career in performing arts his versatility and dedication to his craft have earned him a loyal following and critical acclaim He is the first in his family to build a career in performing arts Alex plays Sol a major recurring character in the 2023 AppleTV series City on Fire This show is a comingofage drama set in 2003 New York City that revolves around the unsolved shooting of a student in Central Park It weaves together mysterious citywide fires the downtown music scene and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the secrets they keep From Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage the Executive Producers of Gossip Girl and The OC His selfdirected short film Retribution was nominated for multiple festival awards such as the Orlando Film Festival From that moment on Alex knew he had a hidden talent to craft stories and direct them His following film Rebellious 8 has been nominated for Best Film in festivals such as the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival 2023 Philadelphia Indie Film Festival 2023 and Latino Film Market Festival 2023 Alex caught the bug for the arts while teaching as a camp counselor at an afterschool program where he taught students the basics of video production and screenwriting Eventually codirecting theatrical productions starring the camp students thus discovering his passion for the arts He then decided to study for his BA in Production Alex landed his first major TV role in the Discovery series Street Justice The Bronx Other recent credits for Alex include the longrunning show Law and Order SVU and Dr Death