Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B.D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadwayproduction of M. Butterfly. He later gained notoriety for the roles of Adam Benet in Half & Half and Suzuki St. Pierre in Ugly Betty which are his best known roles. He is also known for his recurring role as Vern in Desperate Housewives. He co-hosted with Calpernia Addams the Logo network reality dating game show Transamerican Love Story. He is currently recurring in the role of Renzo in Switched at Birth.

Filmography

• 2025The Brain That Cried Wolf — Dr. Jeff
• 2024ClearMind — Gary
• 2023Baby Steps — Dr. Nguyen
• 2023Ladies of the '80s: A Divas Christmas — Jeffrey
• Marriage of Inconvenience — Claude
• 2022Another Coffeehouse Chronicles Movie — Felix
• Dr. Jackie — Alec Mapa
• 2022Just Swipe — Miles
• 2022My Favorite Girlfriend — Hal
• The Villains of Valley View — Mr. Tennyson
• NCIS: Hawaiʻi — Dr. Tony Lee
• 2021Queen Bees — Lito Santos
• 2021The Housewives of the North Pole — Xander
• The Sherry Vine Variety Show
• 2020Chick Fight — Chuck
• Danger Force — Jack Frittleman
• Doom Patrol — Steve Larson / Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man
• 2019Grand-Daddy Day Care — Ned Tooley
• 2018The Year of Spectacular Men — Overzealous Casting Director
• 2017A Very Sordid Wedding — Marty Wells
• Raven's Home — Norman
• Not Today, Bianca — Hollywood Christmas Parade producer
• Successful People — Max
• 2015Fifty & Over Club — Phillip
• 2014Alec Mapa: Baby Daddy — Himself, Executive Producer
• 2014Beethoven's Treasure Tail — Simon
• Henry Danger — Jack Frittleman
• Jane the Virgin — Aguilar
• 2014Such Good People — Rigzang Wangchuk
• black-ish — Neil
• Devious Maids — Jerry
• Mom — Milo
• Baby Daddy — Todd
• 2012Black Briefs — Simon
• 2 Broke Girls — Lawrence
• Bob's Burgers — Murferion (voice)
• 2011Going Down in La-La Land — Alec Mapa
• 2011Half-Share
• 2011Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure — Gill Samms
• Switched at Birth — Renzo
• 2011Winner Takes All — Simon
• JONAS L.A. — Shiraki
• The Great Debate
• 2008Marley & Me — Jorge
• Transamerican Love Story
• 2008Tru Loved — Mr. Bushnell
• 2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan — Claude
• Heartland — Teddy DeSilva
• Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World — Uncle Bakla (voice)
• Rules of Engagement — Restaurant Manager
• 2006Dirty Laundry — Daniel
• Help Me Help You
• Ugly Betty — Suzuki St. Pierre
• 2005Hard Pill — Protester
• Numb3rs — Clerk
• Wisecrack
• 2004Connie and Carla — Lee / N'Cream
• Desperate Housewives — Vern
• 2004Who's Your Daddy? — Nat-San Wang
• I'm with Her — Henry Liu
• Baby Bob — Brian
• Half & Half — Adam Benet, Writer
• Alias — NSC Techie
• Some of My Best Friends — Vern Limoso
• 2000The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change — Ho Chi Minh
• GayVN Awards — Self - Host, Writer
• 1998Playing by Heart — Lana
• 1997Murder One: Diary of a Serial Killer — Damien Vasquez
• The Jamie Foxx Show — Ike Yee
• 1996The Substance of Fire — New Receptionist
• Murder One
• Friends — Housekeeper
• 1994Hart to Hart: Crimes of the Hart — Hal Trask
• Hangin' with Mr. Cooper — Perry
• Melrose Place — Jeweler
• 1990Home — John the Student
• Law & Order — Brian Yoshimara
• Seinfeld — Paul
• 1988A New Life — Sybil
• 1988Bright Lights, Big City — Yasu Wade
• 1987Supermom's Daughter — Peng
• The Cosby Show — Wretched Fan
• I Fell in Love with Santa — Art
• Silver Fox

Appearances as themselves (13)

• 2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Inventions That Changed History — Self - Comedian
• Stars in the House — Self
• Falling for Angels — Himself
• Kocktails With Khloé — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars — Self - Special Guest, Self - Guest Judge
• RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED — Self - Guest Judge
• 2010Pride: The Gay & Lesbian Comedy Slam — Himself - Comedian
• Worst Cooks in America — Self - Contestant
• 2009Annul Victory — Self
• RuPaul's Drag Race — Self - Guest Judge, Self - Special Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Showville — Self