Richard Reyes Faulkerson Jr. (born January 2, 1992), known professionally as Alden Richards, is a Filipino actor, entrepreneur and television personality. Known for his leading man roles in romantic and historical drama, his accolades include a Seoul International Drama Award, a U.S International Film and Video Festival 2018 Gold Camera Docudrama Award, a FAMAS Award, and five Star Awards for Movies, in addition to nominations for a Gawad Urian and two Metro Manila Film Festival Awards.

Richards ventured modeling and pageantry before auditioning for a role in the fantasy drama Alakdana (2011), which also marked his first screen appearance. He had his breakthrough in the romantic drama One True Love (2012) opposite Louise delos Reyes and rose to stardom in the romantic comedy sketch Kalyeserye opposite Maine Mendoza, known popularly as AlDub, a segment aired in the noontime variety show Eat Bulaga!. His most commercially successful films include My Bebe Love: KiligPaMore (2015), Imagine You and Me (2016) and Five Breakups and a Romance (2023), including Hello, Love, Goodbye (2019) and Hello, Love, Again (2024), which are among the highest-grossing Filipino films of all time.

Outside of acting, Richards also ventured into production, co-producing films, concert shows and events. In music, his second extended play Wish I May (2015) has been certified diamond by the PARI, making it one of the best-selling albums in the Philippines.