Johnathan Nieves

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Johnathan Nieves
Born (1997-06-01) June 1, 1997 (age 27)
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Johnathan Nieves (born June 1, 1997) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Mateo Vega in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020), and Richie Valdovinos in the musical TV series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies in 2023.

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Early life

Nieves was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He studied improv [1] at The Second City Conservatory and the Chicago Actors Studio. [2]

Career

Film and television

In 2015, Nieves made his screen debut in an episode of Chicago Fire , [1] followed in 2016 with an appearance in an episode of Shameless . [1] In 2018, he guest-starred as Javier Pagan in New Amsterdam , [1] and as David in season 4 of Better Call Saul , alongside Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks. [1] In 2019, he starred as Eduardo in the Stefon Bristol directed sci-fi film See You Yesterday , in a cast which included Michael J. Fox and the rapper Astro. [1] The same year he played Hunter Martinez in an episode of the medical series Grey's Anatomy . [1]

In 2020, he secured a main role, playing Mateo Vega in the American historical dark fantasy television series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels , working alongside Natalie Dormer and Rory Kinnear. [3]

In 2023, Nieves played the main role of Richie Valdovinos [4] brother of Olivia, and leader of the gang ‘T-Birds’, in the Paramount+ American musical romantic comedy television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies , which is a prequel to the 1978 film Grease . [5]

Theatre

Theatrical performances include:

Filmography

Television and film

YearTitleRoleNotes /ref,
2015 Chicago Fire Bloody NoseTV Series
2016 Shameless Miguel1 episode
2017Portrait of a Young WomanOscarShort film
2017 Neighborhood Food Drive CyclistFilm
2018 New Amsterdam Javier Pagan1 episode
2018 Better Call Saul David1 episode
2019 See You Yesterday EduardoFilm
2019 Grey's Anatomy Hunter Martinez1 episode
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Mateo VegaMain role - 10 episodes
2023 Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Richie ValdovinosMain role - 8 episodes

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