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Sam Alvelo

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Department
  • Additional Crew
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Sam Alvelo is known for Divergent (2014), Jupiter Ascending (2015) and Battleship (2012).
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    • Known for

    Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Divergent (2014)
    Divergent
    6.6
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2014
    Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
    Jupiter Ascending
    5.3
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2015
    Battleship (2012)
    Battleship
    5.8
    • Additional Crew(as Samuel Alvelo)
    • 2012
    Kate Beckinsale, Jessica Biel, and Colin Farrell in Total Recall (2012)
    Total Recall
    6.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2012

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Double Blind
      • first assistant director
      • Post-production
    • Jason Beghe and Marina Squerciati in Chicago P.D. (2014)
      Chicago P.D.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • second assistant director
      • second second assistant director
      • 2014–2026
    • Troian Bellisario and Brandon Larracuente in On Call (2025)
      On Call
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell in Bones and All (2022)
      Bones and All
      6.8
      • key 2nd assistant director
      • 2022
    • The Chi (2018)
      The Chi
      7.5
      TV Series
      • first assistant director (as Samuel J. Alvelo)
      • 2022
    • Teyonah Parris in Chi-Raq (2015)
      Chi-Raq
      5.9
      • second second assistant director
      • 2015
    • Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum in Jupiter Ascending (2015)
      Jupiter Ascending
      5.3
      • second second assistant director: aerial unit
      • 2015
    • Addicted (2014)
      Addicted
      5.0
      • second assistant director
      • 2014
    • Gabrielle Union, Adam Brody, Meagan Good, Regina Hall, Kevin Hart, Dennis Haysbert, Taraji P. Henson, Jenifer Lewis, Romany Malco, Gary Owen, Michael Ealy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, La La Anthony, David Walton, Jerry Ferrara, Terrence Jenkins, and Caleel Harris in Think Like a Man Too (2014)
      Think Like a Man Too
      5.7
      • additional second second assistant director
      • 2014
    • Shailene Woodley and Theo James in Divergent (2014)
      Divergent
      6.6
      • second assistant director: second unit
      • 2014
    • Doubt
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • second second assistant director
      • 2013
    • Edward Burns and Jon Bernthal in Mob City (2013)
      Mob City
      7.4
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director
      • 2013
    • Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine (2013)
      The Wolverine
      6.7
      • second second assistant director: additional photography
      • 2013
    • Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan (2013)
      Ray Donovan
      8.3
      TV Series
      • second second assistant director
      • 2013
    • Likeness (2013)
      Likeness
      6.6
      Short
      • second second assistant director
      • 2013
    • Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
      Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
      5.0
      • second assistant director
      • 2013

    Production Department

    • Justin Baldoni in Con Man (2018)
      Con Man
      4.8
      • key set production assistant
      • 2018
    • Hayden Panettiere and Josh Hutcherson in The Forger (2012)
      The Forger
      5.3
      • set production assistant
      • 2012
    • Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne (2011)
      Larry Crowne
      6.1
      • key set production assistant
      • 2011
    • Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Ben Stiller, Jessica Alba, and Owen Wilson in Little Fockers (2010)
      Little Fockers
      5.5
      • additional set production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis in Due Date (2010)
      Due Date
      6.5
      • set production assistant
      • 2010
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tom Hardy, Elliot Page, Ken Watanabe, and Dileep Rao in Inception (2010)
      Inception
      8.8
      • set production assistant
      • 2010
    • Knight and Day (2010)
      Knight and Day
      6.3
      • key set production assistant: LA unit
      • 2010
    • Forest Whitaker, Carlos Mencia, America Ferrera, and Lance Gross in Our Family Wedding (2010)
      Our Family Wedding
      5.1
      • key set production assistant (as Samuel J. Alvelo)
      • 2010
    • Alec Baldwin and Meryl Streep in It's Complicated (2009)
      It's Complicated
      6.6
      • set production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Ray Stevenson, and Chris Massoglia in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
      Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant
      5.8
      • set production assistant
      • 2009
    • The Forgotten (2009)
      The Forgotten
      6.6
      TV Series
      • set production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • 10 Things I Hate About You (2009)
      10 Things I Hate About You
      7.2
      TV Series
      • set production assistant
      • 2009–2010
    • Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms in The Hangover (2009)
      The Hangover
      7.7
      • set production assistant
      • 2009
    • Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx in The Soloist (2009)
      The Soloist
      6.7
      • additional set production assistant (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Zac Efron in 17 Again (2009)
      17 Again
      6.4
      • additional set production assistant
      • 2009

    Additional Crew

    • Battleship (2012)
      Battleship
      5.8
      • set assistant: second unit (as Samuel Alvelo)
      • 2012
    • John Malkovich, Josh Brolin, Michael Fassbender, and Megan Fox in Jonah Hex (2010)
      Jonah Hex
      4.7
      • set staff assistant: second unit, Los Angeles
      • 2010

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Samuel J. Aluelo

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