Brandon Perea

About

Brandon Perea (born May 25, 1995) is an American actor and professional jamskater, best known for his performance as Alfonso “French” Sosa on The OA and his breakthrough role of Angel Torres in Jordan Peele’s 2022 science fiction horror film Nope.

Perea was born in Schaumburg, Illinois, and raised throughout Chicago. He has an older brother, Mike, and a younger brother, Jordan. He is of Filipino and Puerto Rican descent.
He has been breakdancing since he was a kid, his father being a breakdancer, and would become the youngest-ever pro Jamskater. From the ages of 14 to 16, he traveled the United States performing in roller rinks a mashup of disco-style skating with modern breakdance. He moved out at the age of 16, with permission from his parents, to pursue his dreams in Los Angeles of acting.
In 2012, Perea made an appearance on the Nickelodeon show Figure It Out, performing as a Jamskater, where he won the grand prize of a trip to the Great Wolf Lodge. He would also appear on the tenth season of the reality competition show America’s Got Talent with his jam skating crew, Honor Roll. The group made it the Judge Cuts round, however was eliminated before Quarterfinals…