in City of Lost Souls and is one of the book's narrators. He, along with Clary, leads the search for Jace, while also dealing with Camille. Physical appearance Alec is said to have a thin, wiry build and like his mother, has black hair, luminous blue eyes, and impressive height. He is also very pale. Alec is described as being very handsome as well, but unlike his sister, he tries to downplay his looks by wearing worn-out sweaters and damaged clothing. It is mentioned by Camille Belcourt that he bears a strong resemblance to William Herondale (Who Magnus Bane is also mentioned to have a crush on) from The Infernal Devices. In The Bane Chronicles Magnus Bane describes him as being the silver to Jace's gold. Magnus expresses the sentiment that, contrary to popular belief, silver is actually more rare than gold. In the TV series, Alec is shown as having fluffy black hair, strong build, luminous hazel eyes, and an impressive height (6 ft 4in). He is also shown as looking from European/South American descent (Italian/Spanish). He is very handsome, but unlike Izzy, he is very subdued in the fashion department. He usually wears dark colors (sometimes grey/blue), sweaters, 99% of the time jeans, his black leather jacket, and usually his black combat boots. Alec looks to be in his early/mid-20s. He was portrayed by Kevin Zegers in the film adaptation of the book and Matthew Daddario in the television series. Family Alec is the oldest child of the Lightwood family, and the first son of Maryse and Robert Lightwood. Isabelle and Max Lightwood are his younger siblings, and Jace is his adoptive brother and Parabatai. Alec's love interests Jace Herondale: Alec is gay, and for the most part of the series, he remains convinced that he's always been in love with Jace. In City of Glass, however, Jace tells him that Alec thought he was in love with him because Jace was "safe," and an excuse not to take risks and try going out with someone else, namely, Magnus Bane. Magnus Bane: Alec's husband, a bisexual warlock. Magnus had always shown interest in Alec throughout the books, openly flirting with him upon meeting him in the first novel of the series and flirtatiously telling Alec to "call him" after winking at him. This eventually results in Alec starting a secret relationship with him by the end of the