Jake Canuso

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Jake Canuso
Jake Canuso 2015.jpg
Jake Canuso in 2015 while in character of Mateo Castellanos in Benidorm
Born
Jake Canuso

1970
Zurich, Switzerland
Nationality
  • Swiss
  • British
Occupation
  • Actor
Years active1990–present
Known forRole of Mateo Castellanos in: Benidorm (2007–2018)
Benidorm Live (2018–2019)

Jake Canuso is a Swiss-British actor, [1] best known for his role in the ITV comedy series Benidorm , in which he played the Solana barman Mateo Castellanos from 2007 until 2018. Canuso was a professional dancer for eighteen years, working with artists Rozalla, Spice Girls, Annie Lennox and Elton John.

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Early life

Canuso was born near Zurich, Switzerland, to immigrants from southern Italy. He moved to the UK as a young boy [2]

Career

Previously a dancer, Canuso appeared dressed as a ballet dancer in the music video for "No More I Love You's" by Annie Lennox. He also appeared in the video of Kakko's 1990 song "We Should Be Dancing", JX's "Son of a Gun", Alex Party's "Don't Give Me Your Life", Carter USM's "Let's Get Tattoos", 2 unlimited's "Here I Go", and Emma Bunton's "Crickets Sing for Anamaria". Canuso also toured as a dancer for acts including the Spice Girls, Elton John and Annie Lennox. [3] He also appeared as a dancer on Top of the Pops . [2]

Between 2007-2018, Canuso featured in the ITV comedy series Benidorm as flirtatious barman Mateo Castellanos and is the sitcom's longest-serving actor, appearing in all 74 episodes. [4] Canuso was chosen along with several other members of the cast to star in Benidorm Live , a touring stage adaptation of the show. [5]

In January 2013, Canuso participated in ITV diving show Splash! , hosted by Tom Daley.

Canuso has performed in numerous pantomimes. In 2022, he appeared as Abanazar in Aladdin, which was staged at the Rhyl Pavilion Theatre. [6] [7]

Personal life

Canuso survived the Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004, [8] [9] whilst on holiday in Ko Phra Thong, Thailand. He climbed a tree after seeing the first waves, and was trapped underwater after the tree snapped. [8] He developed aquaphobia and did not swim for several years.

Credits

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 School for Seduction Giovanni
Piccadilly JimMarcel
2005 Kinky Boots Waiter
Russian Dolls Miguel
2006In A DayItalian Waiter
Flyboys French Infantryman
Flirting with FlamencoPablo
2007 Tick Tock Lullaby Laurence
2008 Journal of a Contract Killer Alessandro
2009 City Rats Marco Harper
Nine Reporter 4
2011Naachle LondonAlan
2012 The Dark Knight Rises Waiter in Florence café
2019ForkRobert Medlow
Wisteria CottageCarlShort film
2024Fyre RisesAlejandro

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Hustle BarmanSeries 1 episode 5: A Touch of Class
Keen Eddie Michael HoffmanSeries 1 episode 13: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité
2005 Heartbeat Giovanni VioraSeries 14 episode 15: Icon
Casualty Matt FranksSeries 19 episode 40: Swallowers
2006 Doctors Andy ClarkSeries 7 episode 155: Ignorance is Bliss
2007 Suburban Shootout Yuri1 episode
2007-2018 Benidorm Mateo Castellano74 episodes
2009 Shameless Damien di SotoSeries 6 episode 4: Loving Wife
2012 The Hour Peter GreySeries 2 episode 3: Vice
2013 The Bible Daniel 9 episodes
Bad Education JavierSeries 2 episode 7
2014 Cardinal Burns PriestSeries 2 episode 5: The Priest
2017 Snatch Petru1 episode
Drunk History Various characters5 episodes; series 3
2018 The Royals Javier1 episode
2019 Scarborough Tony Peroni6 episodes
MyBad!StewieTelevision film
2024 Grace PierreSeries 4, episode 4

Music videos

YearArtistTitle
1991 Kylie Minogue Give Me Just A Little More Time
1994 Carter USM Let's Get Tattoos
JX Son of a Gun
1995 2 Unlimited Here I Go
Alex Party Don't Give Me Your Life
Annie Lennox No More I Love You's
1997 Spice Girls Too Much
2004 Emma Bunton Crickets Sing for Anamaria

Theatre

YearTitleRoleLocation
2014–2015 Aladdin TBCThe Forum, Billingham
2015–2016 Jack & the Beanstalk Jack Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
2017–2018 Mother Goose TBC Sheffield Lyceum, Sheffield
2018–2019 Benidorm Live Mateo CastellanosUK tour with 250 shows
2019–2020AladdinThe Genie New Theatre, Hull
2022AbanazarRhyl Pavilion Theatre

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Driver 3 Didier Dubois, additional voices [10]
2012 Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney Additional voices

References

  1. ↑ "Jake Canuso". IMDb. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. 1 2 Benidorm Live Podcast 2 - Jake Canuso , retrieved 1 April 2019
  3. ↑ Features. "An Interview with Jake Canuso | The Enquirer Newspaper". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  4. ↑ Benidorm (TV Series 2007– ) - IMDb , retrieved 1 April 2019
  5. ↑ "Benidorm on Stage". www.benidormonstage.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ↑ Vranic, Marko (6 December 2022). "Jake Canuso talks about upcoming role in Rhyl's Aladdin panto". Rhyl Journal. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Owen, Annie (8 October 2022). "Meet the TV stars swapping Benidorm and Coronation Street for Rhyl this Christmas". Daily Post. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  8. 1 2 Jake Canuso [@JakeCanuso] (26 December 2010). "Today 6 years ago i survived the Tsunami,thanks to a stubborn tree. Unfortunately some of my friends and thousands of others werent so lucky" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Dixon, Laura. "Tsunami survivor Jake Canuso's terror at diving lessons".
  10. ↑ "Jake Canuso (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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