Nico Locco | |
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Born | Nicholas Timothy Fowler [1] January 25, 1993 |
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Nico Locco (born January 25, 1993) is a Canadian actor and model.
Nico was born in Canada of Italian and Filipino descent. He moved to the Philippines for modeling and later made minor appearances in television including Tadhana , Wagas and Daddy's Gurl . Prior to his move, he was based in California with his family. [1]
In the 2019, he appeared in a non-speaking role in the South Korean film Byeonshin . [2] He was cast next in the film Sabado. The film earned six awards in the Gawad Sining Awards including a Best Actor award for Locco. Locco became the first foreigner to win the award in the said organization and the first foreigner to win a Best Actor award in a Philippine-based film competition. [1] In the same year, he also played an American reporter in Rendezvous and an American soldier afflicted with leprosy in Culion . [3]
Locco hosted the Miss Universe Philippines 2021's Final 30 Reveal, with Miss Universe Philippines 2020 4th runner-Up Billie Hakenson, in YouTube in the evening of September 1, 2021. [4] He is set to appear in the anthology series Love at the End of the World. [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2018 | Tadhana | New love | Episode: "Online Scandal" Uncredited | |
2018 | Tadhana | Luigi | Episode: "Stepdaughter" | |
2018 | Daddy's Gurl | Coffee plantation worker | Uncredited | [1] |
2018 | Victor Magtanggol | |||
2018 | Wagas | Chase | Episode: "Ang Guard Kong Afam" | |
2019 | Prima Donnas | Party host | ||
2019 | Wait lang... Is This Love? | Vlogger | ||
2021 | Love at the End of the World | Tony | ||
Year | Title | Roles | Notes | Source |
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2022 | Kuta | Nicco Locco | [6] | |
2019 | Byeonshin | Balthazar | Credited as "Nicholas Timothy Fowler" | [2] |
2019 | Sabado | Jensen | ||
2019 | Culion | Fred | [7] [3] | |
2019 | Rendezvous | American reporter | Credited as "Nicholas Timothy Fowler" | |
Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Source |
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2019 | Sabado | Gawad Sining Awards | Best Actor | Won | [1] |
2019 | Culion | Metro Manila Film Festival | Special Jury Prize - Cast Ensemble | Won | [8] [9] |
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