Raphael Alejandro

"I like playing Roland and having fun on set with everyone."

- Raphael Alejandro src

Raphael Alejandro is the Canadian actor who portrays Roland on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Biography
Raphael Alejandro started acting when he was only four years old. His two older siblings, Dalila Bela and Bruce Salomon, are also actors. His started out acting in commercials, before landing his first television role when he was cast as Robin Hood 's son Roland on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He played Victor Haseman in the Almost Human episode "Skin", which earned him a Young Artist Award nomination, and Tisander on two episodes of the fantasy television series Olympus. Other acting credits include the 2015 thriller film Badge of Honor which stars Martin Sheen and Mena Suvari, and the 2016 direct-to-DVD comedy film Kindergarten Cop 2, starring Dolph Lundgren. He landed his most important role to date when he was cast in one of the lead roles in the 2016 Lionsgate comedy film How to Be a Latin Lover, a movie about a man who finds himself dumped after 25 years of marriage and tries to move on after a career of seducing older rich women. Raphael plays Hugo, Salma Hayek's son and Eugenio Derbez' nephew.

Raphael dreams of becoming an archeologist, and has a keen interest in dinosaurs. When he is not working, he enjoys playing with his sister and brother and reading informative books.

Trivia

 * Is fluent in four languages: English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.
 * His favorite couple on Once Upon a Time is Robin Hood and Regina.