Gregory Diaz IV

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Gregory Diaz IV
Born (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 20)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • dancer
Years active2015–present

Gregory Diaz IV (born May 2, 2005) is an American actor, singer and dancer. Diaz is known for his role as Quentin in the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Sonny in the musical drama In the Heights . [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Diaz was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Puerto Rican descent. [1] [3] He attended Professional Performing Arts High School for one semester before transferring to Dwight Global Online. [4]

Career

In 2015, Diaz was cast as Obnoxious Kid #1 in Carrie Pilby . In 2016, Diaz joined the revival and first all-kid professional cast of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Schroeder at the York Theater. [5] [6] Diaz went on to join the closing cast Broadway production of Matilda the Musical as a Bruce swing. Early in 2017, Diaz was cast as Tommy in the last U.S. tour production of Matilda the Musical.

Diaz played the role of boy in January 2018 in the production of Zurich [7] at NYTW, and earned a nomination for Outstanding ensemble at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards - Home. [8] In March 2018, Diaz appeared in the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Quentin. Diaz was cast as lead role Pedro in May 2018 in the production of Pedro Pan at the Acorn theatre. He won a NYMF Performance award. [9]

In June 2018, it was announced that Diaz had been cast as Luis Acosta in the comedy film Vampires vs. the Bronx . [10] In December 2019, Diaz made a guest starring appearance in NBC's series New Amsterdam .

In July 2022, it was announced that Diaz would be apart of the cast of The Long Game alongside Jay Hernandez, Julian Works, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Brett Cullen, Oscar Nuñez, and Paulina Chávez. [11]

Filmography

Film and Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Carrie Pilby Obnoxious Kid #1
2018 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Quentin2 episodes
2020 New Amsterdam Cephas FernandezEpisode: "Sabbath"
Vampires vs. the Bronx Luis Acosta
2021 In the Heights Sonny
2023 The Long Game [12] Gene Vasquez

Stage

YearProductionRoleLocationCategory
2016 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Schroeder York Theater Off Broadway
2016 Matilda the Musical Bruce Swing Shubert Theatre Broadway
2017Matilda US Acrobat TourTommyVariousNational Tour
2018ZurichBoy NYTW Off Broadway
2018Pedro PanPedro Acorn Theatre Off Broadway
2019 The Bitter Sweets Aaron Acorn Theatre Off Broadway

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResultRef.
2018 New York Innovative Theatre Awards Outstanding EnsembleZurichNominated [8]
2018 New York Musical Theatre Festival Performance awardPedro PanWon [9]

References

  1. 1 2 N'Duka, Amanda; Evans, Greg (2019-04-15). "Jimmy Smits Joins Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In The Heights' Film; Olga Merediz, Gregory Diaz Also Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  2. ↑ McPhee, Ryan (15 April 2019). "Olga Merediz, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits Join In the Heights Movie". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  3. ↑ Dubey, Akash. "Marc Anthony joins In the Heights cast". Indian Express. Indian Express. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  4. ↑ Bowling, Suzanna. "Hamilton and In the Heights". Time Square Chronicles. No. 437–3782. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Opens at the York Theatre Company | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. June 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (2016-06-26). "Review: 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' Takes a Youthful Turn". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  7. ↑ Brantley, Ben (2018-05-04). "Review: In the Hotel in 'Zürich,' Room Service Comes With a Bang". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  8. 1 2 "2018 It Awards Nominees - News from the IT Awards". www.nyitawards.com. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  9. 1 2 McPhee, Ryan (2018-08-06). "New York Musical Festival Names 2018 Award for Excellence Winners". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-04-23.
  10. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2018-08-14). "Broadway Video Sets Cast For 'Vampires Vs. The Bronx' From 'Saturday Night Live's Oz Rodriguez". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  11. ↑ Cordero, Rosy. "'The Long Game': Cheech Marin, Oscar Nuñez & Brett Cullen Among 9 Rounding Out Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  12. ↑ Bentz, Adam. "Dennis Quaid's Under-The-Radar 2024 Movie Becomes A Netflix Global Hit". Screenrant. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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