Nicholas Alexander Chavez

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Nicholas Alexander Chavez
Born (1999-09-06) September 6, 1999 (age 25)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Alma mater Rutgers University
OccupationActor
Years active2021–present

Nicholas Alexander Chavez (born September 6, 1999) [1] [2] is an American actor. He played Spencer Cassadine on the ABC soap opera General Hospital from 2021 to 2024, for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series. He portrayed Lyle Menendez in the crime drama series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and priest Charlie Mayhew in the horror series Grotesquerie , both co-created by Ryan Murphy in 2024.

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Early life and education

Chavez was born in Houston, Texas. He has three younger half-siblings. [1] He lived in Sugar Land, Texas, before his family relocated to Denver, Colorado. His parents divorced when he was five and he split his time between his mother's home in Denver and his father's hometown of Arvada, Colorado. [3] [4] As a child, Chavez spent a lot of time outdoors, snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking. He described himself as a "precocious kid." At an early age, Chavez developed an interest in performing, including recreating the blessing of the Eucharist, which he saw at Sunday Mass. He was also a member of the Colorado Children's Chorale and performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. [3] Chavez attended Camp Rising Sun in 2014. [5]

Chavez attended East High School, where he played football and joined the speech and debate team headed by his mentor, Matt Murphy. When Murphy took over the drama department a year later, he recruited Chavez, then a junior, to play Atticus Finch in the school's production of To Kill a Mockingbird . Chavez quit football to focus on the play. As a senior, Chavez began studying at Visionbox Studio Theater under Jennifer McCray Rincón. While he couldn't afford to pay her, Chavez assisted around the theatre while Rincón helped him prepare for college auditions. Chavez applied to several top American drama programs, including Rutgers University, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, and the Juilliard School. Except for Juilliard, Chavez was accepted to all of the schools. [6] Chavez attended the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers. [7] After two years, Chavez took a leave of absence from Rutgers and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time. However, he was forced to go back to Vero Beach, Florida, with his father when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. Chavez worked a few "odd" jobs, including at a car dealership, while he submitted self-tape auditions. [6]

Career

On July 1, 2021, Chavez made his television debut as Spencer Cassadine on General Hospital . [4] Chavez signed a three-year deal. [6] [3] Only a few months into his General Hospital tenure, he mourned the loss of his longtime manager, Jenevieve Brewer. [8] [9] [10] He exited the role in January 2024. [11] In 2022, Chavez starred as Jason in the Tubi original film, Crushed. [12]

In 2023, Chavez was cast in the second season of Ryan Murphy's Netflix anthology series, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (2024). He portrayed Lyle Menendez. [13]

In August 2024, it was reported Chavez had also been cast in Murphy's Grotesquerie , a dramatic horror series for FX. [14] In the midst of the premieres ten days apart, it was announced he had signed with Creative Artists Agency for representation. [15] In November 2024, it was announced he had been cast in the untitled fourth film of the I Know What You Did Last Summer franchise. [16]

Filmography

Acting roles
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2021–2024 General Hospital Spencer Cassadine Series regular [4]
2022CrushedJason Curtis Tubi original film [12]
2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Lyle Menendez Main role [13]
Grotesquerie Father Charlie MayhewMain role [14]

Awards and nominations

List of acting awards and nomination
YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef.
2021Soap Hub AwardsFavorite Newcomer General Hospital Won [17]
2022 Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series Won [18]
2023 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated [19]

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