Alek Skarlatos — PICS

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October 12, 2015 10:09PM EDT

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Alex Skarlatos

Alex Skarlatos — Alek Skarlatos, born October 10, 1992, is an actor and former US Army National Guard soldier who is best known for foiling a gunman’s attempt to attack civilians on a Paris-bound train from Amsterdam via Brussels in Aug. 2015. He, along with his comrades, Spencer Stone and Anthony Sadler, was awarded the United States Army’s Soldier’s Medal from President Barack Obama shortly after the events on the train. Most notably, however, Alek, Spencer, and Anthony would go on to play themselves in the film adaptation of the events in Clint Eastwood’s 2018 feature ‘The 15:17 to Paris.’ Prior to the film, Alek star rose as a public figure when he appeared on ‘Dancing With The Stars’ in 2015. In August 2019, Alek announced that he would run for Congress for the state of Oregon’s Fourth Congressional District. To take a look at more pictures of Alek through the years, click through the gallery!

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Alek Skarlatos at the Warner Bros. Pictures ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ World film Premiere

Alek Skarlatos at the Warner Bros. Pictures ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ World film Premiere — Jeanne Goursaud and Alek Skarlatos at Warner Bros. Pictures ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ World film Premiere in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2018! The pair starred together in the Clint Eastwood film.

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Alek Skarlatos arrives at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Alek Skarlatos arrives at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ — Alek Skarlatos arrives to ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2018. He attended the talk show while promoting the film ‘The 15:17 to Paris.’

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Alek and his co-stars at ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ film premiere

Alek and his co-stars at ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ film premiere — Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone attend the ‘The 15:17 to Paris’ film premiere in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 2018. The three men played themselves in the film adaption of the events where they foiled a terrorist attack on a train.

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Alek and his co-stars from “The 15:17 to Paris”

Alek and his co-stars from “The 15:17 to Paris” — Spencer Stone, from left, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler, pose for a portrait to promote the film “15:17 to Paris” at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2018. The men played themselves in the Clint Eastwood film.

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