The 17-year-old actor plays Matteo in the upcoming movie, which premieres THIS Friday (September 25).
“My character, Matteo, is a super shy character. He’s very meek, as you saw,” he told ScreenRant about his character. “And towards the beginning of the film, he is quite unseen by the rest of the group – especially in that first classroom scene. He’s doing his best to fit in, but it’s hard for him because he is very insecure. He has a lot on his mind, and he’s nervous about social settings.”
“I feel throughout the movie, he gains a sense of confidence to learn to trust in the people around him; in the rest of the society. He learns to trust his friends, and by the end of the film, you’ve got this beautifully developed kid that’s ready to start a new chapter,” Faly added.
You may also recognize Faly from his recurring role of Miles on Disney Channel’s Raven’s Home.
Get to know more about Faly Rakotohavana with these 10 Fun Facts below!
1. On April 26th, 2003 I was born in Antananarivo, Madagascar. I lived there for six years.
2. My name Faly Rakotohavana is Malagasy. Faly means Happy and Rakotohavana means Mister Family. So my name together is Happy Mr. Family.
3. Since I moved to America, I have lived in three states. I started off in Phoenix, Arizona for three years, then I moved to Midland, Texas for four, and I currently reside in California where I have lived for four years.
4. I am the only boy besides my father in my family of two sisters, three cousins, and my parents. I live with six girls!
5. I have family that live in France, Madagascar, and across the United States so I tend to travel a lot.
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Here’s a synopsis for the movie: SSSBR follows Sam (Lee), a teenage royal rebel second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she discovers she has super-human abilities and is invited to join a secret society of similar extraordinary second-born royals charged with keeping the world safe.
With guidance from their Secret Society instructor James, Sam and a new class of royal recruits must first learn to harness their new powers at a top-secret training camp before they can save the world.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals premieres exclusively on Disney+ NEXT Friday, September 25th!
In case you missed it, check out a recent clip which introduces the Second-Borns and their powers.
Secret Society of Second Born Royals follows Sam, a teenage royal rebel second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. Just as Sam’s disinterest in the royal way of life is at an all-time high, she discovers she has super-human abilities and is invited to join a secret society of similar extraordinary second-born royals charged with keeping the world safe.
With guidance from their Secret Society instructor James, Sam and a new class of royal recruits must first learn to harness their new powers at a top-secret training camp before they can save the world.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals follows Sam (Lee), a rebellious teenage royal who unknowingly develops superpowers from a genetic trait attributed only to second-borns of royal lineage. Second-in-line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria, Sam constantly questions what it means to be royal and wants to create her own legacy. Unlike Sam’s picture-perfect older sister Eleanor (Liao) who will become the next queen, Sam would rather rock out with her bandmate and best friend Mike (Lomax) at an illegal protest or ditch a royal engagement for a wild night out.
Fed up with her daughter’s misbehavior, Queen Catherine (Yung) sends Sam to a summer boarding school where she and four other second-born royals – Tuma (Fitch), Roxana (Deeble), January (Thomas) and Matteo (Rakotohavana) – discover they have unique super-human abilities and are invited to join a secret society with a longstanding tradition of covertly keeping the peace. With a new sense of purpose and a little help from their Secret Society instructor James (Astin), Sam and her fellow royal recruits must learn to harness their newfound powers and work together as a team before they can save the world.
Secret Society of Second-Born Royals will premiere on July 17 on Disney+!
The 15-year-old actress stars in the Disney+ film as Sam, a second-born royal daughter. She’s not your typical royal and doesn’t really fit into this world.
After being sent to summer school by her mother, The Queen, Sam learns it is a ruse; she and the other students discover they have superpowers and are there to train to become part of the Secret Society of Second-Born Royals…Can they learn how to use their powers to save their kingdoms?
