Alex Landi

Alex Landi (born September 28, 1992) is an American actor best known for his role as Dr. Nico Kim on ABC's Grey's Anatomy and Henry Lee on Netflix's Insatiable.

Alex Landi
Born (1992-09-28) September 28, 1992
New York City, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actor
  • model
Years active2016–present

Career

On September 6, 2018, it was announced that Landi was cast on Grey's Anatomy, Season 15, as Dr. Nico Kim, the series' first gay male surgeon.[1] His character, the first male surgeon of Asian descent, became an instant favorite on the show landing him his first feature spread in WWD in September 2018[2] followed by a feature cover in the February 2019 issue of Attitude Magazine.[3][4] The February/March issue of Da Man, an Indonesian men's fashion and lifestyle magazine, featured an article on Landi.[5] On April 16, 2019, it was announced that Alex would recur in Season 2 of Netflix's Insatiable. 6

Personal life

Landi was born in New York City. He is of Korean and Italian descent. He attended Northern Valley Regional High School at Demarest.[6]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2016 264 Days Soldier Short
2017 Bull Juror 1 Episode: "School for Scandal"
Prillen Short Shorts Max Episode: "Dudes"
2018 Lycanphobic Indio Short
Childlike Unknown Episode: "Sonder"
Broken Land Edmund Hu Film
2018–present Grey's Anatomy Dr. Nico Kim Recurring (Season 15-present)
2019 Insatiable Henry Lee Recurring (Season 2) [7]

References
  1. Ausiello, Michael (6 September 2018). "Grey's Anatomy: Alex Landi cast as the series' first gay male surgeon".
  2. Petski, Denise (6 September 2018). "'Grey's Anatomy': Alex Landi Cast As Series' First Gay Male Surgeon".
  3. Tauer, Kristen (28 September 2018). "Meet Alex Landi, A New Addition to Fall TV".
  4. "Alex Landi hopes his 'Grey's Anatomy' character can help break LGBT and Asian stereotypes". Attitude.co.uk. 4 January 2019.
  5. "Alex Landi: Breaking New Ground". Da Man. 11 February 2019.
  6. Hu, Winnie; and Schweber, Nate. "A Day Off From School, but for the Wrong Reasons", The New York Times, September 21, 2007. Accessed June 14, 2020. "Landi, a 14-year-old sophomore at Northern Valley Regional High School in Demarest, said he remembered watching the news about Virginia Tech, where in April a troubled student shot and killed 32 people on campus before turning the gun on himself. Alex remembered wondering 'if that could happen at Northern Valley.'"
  7. Petski, Denise (16 April 2019), ‘Grey’s Anatomy’s Alex Landi To Recur In Season 2 Of Netflix’s ‘Insatiable’


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