Alex Shaffer grew up in New Jersey where he fell in love with acting his freshman year of high school when he appeared in a school play. A member of his school’s wrestling team, and a state champion in his weight class, Alex was encouraged to try out for the lead part of a young wrestler in the movie Win Win (2011) when he was a sophomore. He got the part and received critical praise for his performance. When he later broke a vertebra, his wrestling career was over so he focused on acting. He has been working regularly since graduating high school in increasingly high profile films. In We Are Your Friends (2015) Alex shows us his wrestler's body when he takes off his shirt and pants to jump in the pool with his friends. In just his briefs we get a nice view of his nearly nude body before he jumps in the water.
