Ricardo Hoyos

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Ricardo Hoyos
Born
Ricardo Antonio Hoyos, Jr.

(1995-11-27) November 27, 1995 (age 28)
Alliston, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActor
Years active2007–present
Parent(s)Ricardo Hoyos, Sr.
Eileen Hoyos

Ricardo Antonio Hoyos, Jr. (born November 27, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He joined the cast of Degrassi: The Next Generation for the eleventh season as Zig Novak and starred in the sequel series Degrassi: Next Class on Netflix. [1] He has also starred in the children's television series Dino Dan . [1]

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Early life

Hoyos was born in Alliston, Ontario to an Ecuadorian father and a Canadian mother. He is the older brother of actor Lucius Hoyos. [2] His mother has Irish ancestry. [3]

Acting career

At the age of twelve, Hoyos began his professional acting career as a child actor in 2007, when he appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: 'Til Death Do Us Part , Good Morning World , The Rick Mercer Report , Super Why! , Haven , The Haunting Hour: The Series , Life with Boys , Flower Shop Mysteries , Raising Expectations , Killjoys , Love Daily and Riverdale . He also has appeared in the films: Outlander and The Belko Experiment .

Hoyos made his film debut in the 2007 television film The Secret of the Nutcracker directed by Eric Till, portraying Sasha. [4]

Hoyos played the role of Jacob in the anthology film Toronto Stories , which was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2008 and was released on December 12, 2008. [5]

In 2010, Hoyos played the recurring role of Ricardo Sanchez in the children's television series Dino Dan .

In 2012, Hoyos played the voice role of Apex in the animated series Redakai: Conquer the Kairu .

From 2012 to 2015, Hoyos was cast in the role of Zig Novak in the teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation . He reprised his role in the television sequels Degrassi: Minis and Degrassi: Next Class . Repeated his role in 2015 in the special movie for television Degrassi: Don't Look Back. [6]

In 2016, Hoyos played the role of Jack Diaz in comedy film Sadie's Last Days on Earth opposite Morgan Taylor Campbell, Clark Backo, Munro Chambers and Paula Brancati. [7]

In 2017, Hoyos starred along with Vivica A. Fox, Lesli Kay and Victoria Konefal in the 2017 television film The Wrong Crush directed by David DeCoteau, portraying Jake Jericho. [8] On the same year, Hoyos played the role of Luke Wyler in the supernatural horror film Truth or Dare directed by Nick Simon, which was released on OCtober 8, 2017. [9]

In 2018, Hoyos appeared in the sci-fi action film Bumblebee directed by Travis Knight, based on the Hasbro's Transformers toy line character of the same name, in which he played the role of Tripp Summers. [10] [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007Back in '93Tino Short film
2008 Outlander JonUncredited
Toronto Stories Jacob
What You EatYoung RobertShort film
2009The ArmoireTonyShort film
2014Billy the KidWilliam McCartyShort film
GrampsJamesShort film
2016 The Belko Experiment Guard 2
Sadie's Last Days on Earth Jack Diaz
2018 Bumblebee Trip

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 'Til Death Do Us Part JohnnyEpisode 5: "Time Capsule Murder"
Good Morning World Jimmy, Allister's nephewEpisode #1.17
The Secret of the NutcrackerSashaTelevision film
2007–09 The Jon Dore Television Show Young JonRecurring role, 10 episodes
2008 The Rick Mercer Report Boy in Shell Ad ParodySeason 6, episode 6
2009 Super Why! Additional Voice / Ugly Duckling Brother 12 episodes
2010 Haven Bobby MuellerSeason 1, episode 2: "Butterfly"
Dino Dan Ricardo SanchezRecurring role, 16 episodes
2011 The Haunting Hour: The Series BillSeason 1, episode 13: "Black Mask"
2012 Redakai: Conquer the Kairu ApexVoice
5 episodes
2012–2015 Degrassi: The Next Generation Zig Novak Main role (seasons 11–14), 92 episodes
2013 Life with Boys WyattSeason 2, episode 9: "Chasing Rats With Boys"
2015Degrassi: Minis Zig Novak 10 episodes
Degrassi: Don't Look Back Zig Novak TV film
2016 Flower Shop Mysteries Kenny LipinskiMiniseries
Episode: "Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud"
Raising Expectations LouSeason 1, episode 3: "Conner's Date"
Killjoys Olan2 episodes
2016–2017 Degrassi: Next Class Zig Novak Main role (seasons 1-4), 35 episodes
2017The Wrong CrushJake JerichoTelevision film
Truth or Dare Luke WylerTelevision film
2019Love DailyJakeEpisode 13: "Last First Kiss"
2022 Riverdale Heraldo3 episodes

Music Videos

YearTitleArtist
2019"Die From A Broken Heart" Maddie & Tae

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
2010 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor The Armoire Nominated [12]
2011Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 Haven Nominated [13]
Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Dino Dan Nominated [13]
Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Jason Spevack, Sydney Kuhne, Isaac Durnford, Jaclyn Forbes)Won [13]
2012Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

(Episode: "The Black Mask")

Nominated [14]

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