Ricardo Hurtado | |
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Born | Ricardo Javier Hurtado August 22, 1999 |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Website | officialricardo |
Ricardo Javier Hurtado [1] (born August 22, 1999) [2] is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for his role as Freddy on the 2016 Nickelodeon television series School of Rock [3] [4] [5] and his voice over role as High Five on the 2020 Netflix TV series Glitch Techs .
Hurtado was born in Miami, [6] to musician Ricardo Hurtado and Ofelia Ramírez, both from Nicaragua. [7] [8] When he was a year old, he moved to Atlanta with his parents. [6]
Hurtado began his acting career in 2016, when he made his feature film debut in the Nickelodeon film Ultimate Halloween Haunted House. [9] He was cast to play the main role in the musical-comedy series School of Rock opposite Breanna Yde, Jade Pettyjohn, Lance Lim and Aidan Miner, which aired from 2016 to 2018, he was nominated for Best Young Actor - Television in 2017 Imagen Awards and also was nominated for Best Young Ensemble - Television Series in 2018 Young Entertainer Awards. [10] [11] Hurtado appeared in a guest roles in the period sitcom series The Goldbergs . [12]
Hurtado was cast to play the lead role of Tyler Gossard in the comedy action-adventure series Malibu Rescue alongside Jackie R. Jacobson, Abby Donnelly, Alkoya Brunson and Breanna Yde. [13] He reprised his role in the television sequels, Malibu Rescue – The Movie and Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave. [14] The series premiered in May 2019 on Netflix. [15] He bagged a guest role in the animated miniseries Middle School Moguls , in which he played the voice role of Finn / Fred.
In 2020, Hurtado was cast to play the lead voice role in the comedy animated series Glitch Techs , in which he played the voice role of Hector "High Five" Nieves/Hi-5, which was premiered on Netflix on February 21, 2020, with a second season premiering on August 17 of the same year. [16] [17]
In 2021, Hurtado starred in the Netflix musical comedy-drama television miniseries Country Comfort with Katharine McPhee, Eddie Cibrian, Jamie Martin Mann, Griffin McIntyre, Shiloh Verrico and Pyper Braun. [18] [19] Also in 2021, Hurtado played the voice of Rich Belcher in the animated satirical science fiction comedy film Ron's Gone Wrong . [20] [21]
In 2022, Hurtado appeared in the romantic drama movie Along for the Ride , based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Dessen, which was released on May 6, 2022 by Netflix. [22] [23]
In 2023, Hurtado starred alongside Gattlin Griffith and Giselle Torres in the drama film What Rhymes with Reason, which was released on October 10, 2023. [24]
In November 2020, he announced his engagement to his girlfriend, ZuZu Holland. [25]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Malibu Rescue | Tyler Gossard | |
2020 | Malibu Rescue: The Next Wave | Tyler Gossard | |
2021 | Ron's Gone Wrong | Rich Belcher (voice) | |
2022 | Along for the Ride | Jake | |
2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Student #1 and Student #10 (voices) | |
2023 | What Rhymes with Reason | Billy Brandt | |
TBA | The Lies I Tell Myself | Elliot | Completed |
TBA | Man Imperfect | Teddy Miller | Post-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Ultimate Halloween Haunted House | Party City Accomplace | Television film |
2016–2018 | School of Rock | Freddy Huerta | 45 episodes |
2017 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Joey Montagelli | Episode: "Not-So-Sweet Charity" |
2017 | Nickelodeon's Sizzling Summer Camp Special | Succotash Pete | Television film |
2018 | The Mick | Nico | Episode: "The Graduate" |
2018 | Glimpse | Malcom Reyes | Episode: "Analog Boy" |
2018 | Prince of Peoria | Rafael | Episode: "The Bro-Posal" |
2018–2019 | The Goldbergs | Brian McMahon | 2 episodes |
2019 | Speechless | Connor | Episode: "J-I-- JIMMY V-A-L-VALENTINE" |
2019 | Malibu Rescue: The Series | Tyler Gossard | 8 episodes |
2019 | Bunk'd | Austin Justin | Episode: "Water Under the Dock" |
2019 | Middle School Moguls | Finn / Fred (voice) | 4 episodes |
2020 | Glitch Techs | Hector "High Five" Nieves/Hi-5 (voice) | 19 episodes |
2020 | It's Pony | Blake (voice) | Episode: "Fan Pony/Cop Mom" |
2021 | Country Comfort | Tuck | 10 episodes |
2023 | The Really Loud House | Chase | Episode: "The Guy Who Makes You Fly" |
He was born in Miami. He moved to Atlanta when he was 1 and spent his formative years growing up in Georgia.