Draft:Jayden Alvarez

Jayden Alvarez
Jayden Alvarez
	Headshot photo by Cathryn Farnsworth
Born	Jayden Daniel Alvarez; April 17, 2007 (age 17); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education	Oaks Christian School
Occupations	Actor; film director; screenwriter; editor;
Years active	2014–present
Agent(s)	Amsel, Eisenstadt, Frazier & Hinojosa, Inc.

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Comment: One source, and it's WP:IMDB (user-generated and unreliable). Remove external links from the body of the article. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 00:48, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Jayden Daniel Alvarez (born April 17, 2007) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his roles as Jake Hudson in The Love We Choose (2024), James in Uplink (2025), Connor Trapp in Right Here, Right Now (2024), and Dylan in 4.0 (2023). He also appeared in the film The Colosseum (2022) and the short film The Job (2023). He co-directed, co-wrote, co-starred, and edited the 2024 short film The Love We Choose for which he shares multiple film festival awards^[1] with his co-director, Reece Caddell.

Early life

Alvarez was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the youngest of two brothers. Alvarez attended Oaks Christian School from 2018-2024.

Career

Late 2010s: Career begins

In the late 2010s, Alvarez began attending acting classes at the Christiansen Acting Academy. Afterwards, he landed his first agent at the Amsel, Eisenstadt, Frazier & Hinojosa, Inc. talent agency. He then started acting in commercials, college student films, feature films, and did some voice-over work.

2018-2023

Since 2018, Alvarez has starred in multiple stage plays and musicals at his middle school and high school, Oaks Christian. He has also participated in technical theater at the same school, taking on the roles of assistant stage manager, rigging operator, props manager, and costume assistant.

2023-present: filmmaking

In November of 2023, Alvarez began writing the first script for The Love We Choose with his co-director, Reece Caddell. The final draft was completed in December, and they wrapped filming in early March of 2024 and finished post-production in April. The film first debuted at the Oaks Christian Annual Film Festival on May 11, 2024. Since then, it has won multiple film festival awards in California, New York, and Cannes, France.

During this time, he also directed a music video for a friend who also attended Oaks Christian.

Alvarez has continued writing and directing short films in the psychological thriller and drama genres.

Filmography


Year	Title	Role	Notes
2023	The Colosseum	Student in Classroom	As a featured extra
2023	4.0	Dylan	Short film
2023	The Job	Johnny	Short film
2024	Right Here, Right Now	Connor Trapp
2024	The Love We Choose	Jake Hudson	Short film; also director, writer, editor
2025	Uplink	James	Short film

Awards and nominations


Year	Group	Award	Work	Result
2024	Southern Shorts Awards	Best Student Film	The Love We Choose	Nominated
2024	Los Angeles Film Awards	July Award: Best Student Film (shared with: Reece Caddell)		Won
2024	Los Angeles Film Awards	July Award: Best Student Film		Nominated; Honorable Mention
2024	IndieX Film Festival	July Award: Best Romantic Short		Won
2024	All American High School Film Festival	Best Drama Short		Nominated
2024	Student Los Angeles Film Awards	July Award: Best Student Film		Nominated

References

^ The Love We Choose (Short 2024) - Awards - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via www.imdb.com.

[1] The Love We Choose (Short 2024) - Awards - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via www.imdb.com.

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