Alexa Davalos was born in Paris, France on May 28, 1982; and although born in France she comes of Greek descent. An only child fluent in English, Greek, and French; Alexa relocated to Los Angeles from New York. She made her first screen appearance in John Frankenheimer’s “Riviera” when she was 3. Her love of performing took root when her family relocated to New York City and Davalos became involved with ballet. Following her mother (Elyssa Davalos, a notable television and theater actress) and grandfather (Richard Davalos, legendary for his performance as James Dean’s brother in “East of Eden”) from set to set allowed Davalos a unique insight into the world of acting.