Alden Richards

"Good grief! Looks like Alden Richards... or Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr., has betrayed the world of Philippine media! Now what Phiippine media has gotta do with it? It's in pretty deep crap now, man!"

--Su Ji-Hoon, The Day the Supercouples Turn Away

Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr. (born January 2, 1992), popularly known by his stage name Alden Richards, is a Filipino actor, host, model and recording artist. He is best known as the other half of the AlDub love team opposite Maine Mendoza. The couple regularly appear in the Kalyeserye segment of Eat Bulaga! and now starring in their first teleserye Destined to Be Yours. His other notable works include Alakdana, Tween Hearts, One True Love, Carmela, The Road, My Bebe Love #KiligPaMore and Imagine You and Me. He is also known for his role as Lakan in the reboot series of Encantadia. During the 29th PMPC Star Awards for Television in 2015, Richards won his first Best Actor award for his portrayal of José Rizal in Ilustrado.

In When the Cold Breeze Blows Away, he is one of the two Supreme Leaders of the Filipino Loveteam Union (FLU), along with Maine Mendoza, and he is one of the recurring antagonists of that story because of their service with the Global Liberation Union, along with Mendoza and many other Filipino loveteams. He also have three henchwomen, who are the Lolas, Lola Nidora (Wally Bayola), Lola Tinidora (Jose Manalo), and Lola Tidora (Paolo Ballesteros).​​​​​​