Nico Santos (actor)
Nico Santos | |
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Born | Nicola Santos |
Nationality | Filipino-American |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2013-present |
Nico Santos is a Filipino-American actor[1] known for portraying sales associate Mateo Liwanag in the NBC series Superstore.[2][3]
Early life and career
Santos was born in Manila, Philippines, and moved with his family to the United States when he was sixteen, settling in Gresham, Oregon. He attended Gresham's Centennial High School. Santos studied acting at Southern Oregon University. Santos’ mother was supportive of his career choice. He described her as not a “stereotypical Asian Tiger Mom,” a reference to the 2011 book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. [4] He worked for several years in the costume department of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He later moved to California where he regularly performed as a stand-up comic. He was also part of the talk show roundtable Chelsea Lately. He had a role in the 2018 romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians, directed by Jon M. Chu.[5]
Personal life
Santos is openly gay[3] and as of 2018 is in a relationship with Zeke Smith [6], who participated on the 33rd - Millennials vs. Gen X and 34th - Game Changers editions of the reality game show Survivor. During Smith's second appearance on the show, he was outed as transgender by a fellow contestant in a controversial Tribal Council [7].
Filmography
- 2012–2013: Chelsea Lately as himself (talk show roundtable)
- 2014: Go-Go Boy Interrupted as Nick (TV series)
- 2014: 2 Broke Girls as Barry (TV Series)
- 2015: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as Heath (film)
- 2015–present: Superstore as Mateo (Main role)
- 2018: Crazy Rich Asians as Oliver T'sien (film)
References
- ↑ Pinoy comedian part of new NBC show 'Superstore'
- ↑ US Magazine: Superstore’s Nico Santos Says Mateo Would Drive Him Nuts in Real Life
- 1 2 Pride.com: Superstore's Nico Santos Wants You to Know Diversity on TV Is Important
- ↑ The Oregonian: How Nico Santos went from a Gresham 'band of freaks' to NBC and comedy
- ↑ Deadline: ‘Superstore’s Nico Santos Boards ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BmO9Qgcna1i/?taken-by=zekerchief
- ↑ http://ew.com/tv/2017/04/13/survivor-jeff-varner-zeke-transgender-game-changer/
External links
- Nico Santos on IMDb