Alex Meraz
Meraz in 2010, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Alejandro Meraz
Place of Birth: Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 10, 1985
Ethnicity: Purépecha Mexican
Alex Meraz is an American dancer, actor, and martial artist. He played Paul Lahote, a Native American werewolf, in the Twilight films, and has also appeared in Suicide Squad, Bright, and on The Walking Dead.
Alex is of Purépecha descent. The Purépecha are an indigenous people centered in the northwestern region of Michoacán, Mexico. He is married to Kim, with whom he has two children. Kim has Vietnamese ancestry.
He’s probably around 3/8ths Native and the rest European. He looks more European-leaning, although he identifies his background as being just Purepecha.
I’ve seen pictures of his wife Kim, and I believe that she is likely at least half-European descent. I don’t think her ancestry is fully Vietnamese. I’ve seen at least one claim that her maiden name was “Love”, though I could be wrong.
He mostly looks white to me.
Harnizo — 35% Native.