English Teacher

Brian Jordan Alvarez stars as “Evan Marquez,” an English teacher at Morrison-Hensley High School who regularly winds up in the middle of schoolwide conflicts. As he dives headfirst into issues from the military industrial complex to recycling to DEI, Evan must try to keep a level head in order to remain the best teacher he can possibly be. In his personal life, Evan finds himself in a new, more serious relationship with his ex Malcolm, as he strives to avoid the pitfalls that broke them up in the past.

Career Highlights

Brian Jordan Alvarez has established himself as one of this generation's most promising multi-hyphenates with a repertoire of work spanning across television, film and social media.Alvarez serves as creator, executive producer and star of FX's acclaimed comedy series English Teacher. The show's first season was nominated for a Critics Choice, Independent Spirit, WGA and Gotham TV Award. Alvarez's individual performance also earned him Critics Choice and Independent Spirit Award nominations.Alvarez was recently seen in Universal Pictures' global horror phenomenon M3GAN, written by Akela Cooper, directed by Gerard Johnstone and produced by Jason Blum. Alvarez also returned for the film's sequel, M3GAN 2.0, which released theatrically in June 2025.His multidisciplinary work earned him the coveted honor of being named one of The New York Times' "Breakout Stars of 2023." He was also named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" in 2017.In the digital space, Alvarez is commonly known for creating his successful YouTube digital series The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo. The show was named IndieWire's "Best Web Series" of 2016 and was nominated for a 2016 Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Series – Short Form, which resulted in a deal with Lionsgate to develop the series for television.Alvarez's other credits include his feature film Everything Is Free, which he directed, produced and starred in, as well as CW's Jane the Virgin, Netflix's Grace and Frankie, Epix's Get Shorty, the Netflix comedy series Special and his breakout role in NBC's Will &amp; Grace reboot.Alvarez currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Evan is an English teacher at Morrison-Hensley High School who regularly winds up in the middle of schoolwide conflicts.

Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez for FX's English Teacher, wearing white patterned button up and red tie.

Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez | FX's English Teacher

English Teacher

Career Highlights

Stephanie Koenig
as Gwen Sanders / Executive Story Editor / Writer

Enrico Colantoni
as Principal Grant Moretti

Sean Patton
as Markie Hillridge

Brian Jordan Alvarez as Evan Marquez | FX's English Teacher

Enrico Colantonias Principal Grant Moretti

Sean Pattonas Markie Hillridge

Enrico Colantoni
as Principal Grant Moretti

Sean Patton
as Markie Hillridge