Alexander Ludwig, born on May 7, 1992, is a Canadian actor, singer, and model. Ludwig was born in Vancouver, British Columbia and has three younger siblings: two sisters and a brother. His mother is a former actress, and his father, a businessman. Ludwig, in an interview once, said that his love for performance and big imagination were the reasons behind him joining the acting industry. Ludwig began his career at the age of nine when he featured in a Harry Potter toy commercial, which helped him obtain more commercial work. Later he was cast in movies such as Air Bud: World Pup (2000), MXP: Most Extreme Primate (2003), Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005), Eve and the Fire Horse (2005), and The Sandlot: Heading Home (also known as The Sandlot 3) (2007). In addition to cinema, Ludwig has also worked in television. He has performed in movies made for television, such as A Little Thing Called Murder (2006), and television series such as The Dead Zone. Ludwig was also in
Grown Ups 2 with
Adam Sandler. Ludwig`s next lead role came in the part of Seth - one half of a teenage, alien brother-sister duo - in the film production of
Race to Witch Mountain (2009), also starring
Dwayne Johnson, the wrestler-turned-actor. In 2020, he appeared alongside
Will Smith in
Bad Boys For Life. His other notable Operation Christmas Drop (2020), Night Teeth (2021), Heart of Champions (2021), National Champions (2021), Guy Ritchie`s The Covenant (2023) and
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024).