Alberto Carlos Rosende (born February 14, 1993) is an American actor
and singer, known for his role as Simon Lewis in the Freeform
supernatural drama Shadowhunters from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, he began
starring as Firefighter Candidate Blake Gallo in the NBC drama Chicago
Fire.Rosende was born and raised in South Florida, to Martha Cristina
Ferrucho and Alberto Carlos Rosende. His father is a major-general in
the U.S. Army Reserve and was named Commanding General of the 63rd
Readiness Division located in Mountain View, California, in October
2019. He has a younger brother, Diego, who works in the film
production industry. He is of Colombian and Cuban descent. Rosende
attended Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, where he appeared in a
number of productions, including starring as Link Larkin in Hairspray.
He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, where
he was a member of STA Players, as Danny Zuko in Grease, Emile De
Becque in South Pacific, and Dr. Lyman Sanderson in Harvey. In April
2013, Rosende was diagnosed with testicular cancer. In 2015, Rosende
graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts. He is currently dating his Shadowhunters
co-star Tessa Mossey.Rosende's first professional acting credit was as
a swing dancer in the 2013 short film The Swing of Things. In 2015, he
guest-starred in the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods, in the
fifth-season episode "Sins of the Father", as Carlos Santiago. That
same year, he guest-starred in the NBC police procedural drama Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit in the seventeenth-season episode
"Catfishing Teacher" as Jordan Messina. On May 2, 2015, it was
announced that Rosende had been cast as Simon Lewis in the Freeform
supernatural drama Shadowhunters, based on Cassandra Clare's The
Mortal Instruments book series, which ran from January 12, 2016 to May
6, 2019.
and singer, known for his role as Simon Lewis in the Freeform
supernatural drama Shadowhunters from 2016 to 2019. In 2019, he began
starring as Firefighter Candidate Blake Gallo in the NBC drama Chicago
Fire.Rosende was born and raised in South Florida, to Martha Cristina
Ferrucho and Alberto Carlos Rosende. His father is a major-general in
the U.S. Army Reserve and was named Commanding General of the 63rd
Readiness Division located in Mountain View, California, in October
2019. He has a younger brother, Diego, who works in the film
production industry. He is of Colombian and Cuban descent. Rosende
attended Fort Lauderdale Children's Theater, where he appeared in a
number of productions, including starring as Link Larkin in Hairspray.
He attended St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, where
he was a member of STA Players, as Danny Zuko in Grease, Emile De
Becque in South Pacific, and Dr. Lyman Sanderson in Harvey. In April
2013, Rosende was diagnosed with testicular cancer. In 2015, Rosende
graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts. He is currently dating his Shadowhunters
co-star Tessa Mossey.Rosende's first professional acting credit was as
a swing dancer in the 2013 short film The Swing of Things. In 2015, he
guest-starred in the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods, in the
fifth-season episode "Sins of the Father", as Carlos Santiago. That
same year, he guest-starred in the NBC police procedural drama Law &
Order: Special Victims Unit in the seventeenth-season episode
"Catfishing Teacher" as Jordan Messina. On May 2, 2015, it was
announced that Rosende had been cast as Simon Lewis in the Freeform
supernatural drama Shadowhunters, based on Cassandra Clare's The
Mortal Instruments book series, which ran from January 12, 2016 to May
6, 2019.
Share this
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
SUBSCRIBE OUR NEWSLETTER
Join us for free and get valuable content delivered right through your inbox.