Matt Cedeño
Cedeño in 2020
Born (1973-11-14) November 14, 1973
Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.
OccupationActor
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
SpouseErica Franco (m. 2009)
Children2

Matt Cedeño (born November 14, 1973)[1] is an American actor and former male fashion model, known for his roles as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in the Lifetime primetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013-2014), Vasquez on Syfy comedy horror Z Nation (2015–16), and The Highest in the BET+ soap opera Ruthless.

Personal life

Cedeño was born in Moses Lake, Washington, to an Afro-Cuban father and an Irish-English mother.[2] He became a model doing gigs in Milan, Spain, New York and Los Angeles, which Cedeno juggled, along with academics, until he finished school.[3] Cedeño married Erica Franco on July 31, 2009, and their son, Jaxson Cruz, was born on August 7, 2013.[1][4] They welcomed their daughter, Aviana Jaselle on April 28, 2018.[5]

Career

Cedeño is known for his role as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2005. He has been nominated three years in a row for an ALMA award as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama for his work as Walker on Days of our Lives.[3] He played a young boxer in the 2000 feature film Price of Glory (Jimmy Smits plays the same character years later). He guest-starred on Boy Meets World, CSI: Miami, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Mentalist.

Cedeño appeared on the one hundredth episode of ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as Umberto Rothwell, the gay husband of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan). In 2013, he had a recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids during season 1 and part of season 2, playing another gay character called Alejandro Rubio.[6][7] However his character was killed off in season 2.

Cedeño starred in the Syfy television series Z Nation from 2015 to 2016. He had a recurring roles on Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera Ambitions and Starz drama Power. In 2020, Cedeño was cast in the BET+ soap opera Ruthless, a show about a religious sex cult.[8]

In 2023, Cedeño starred as Valentino in the Netflix Christmas-themed film Best. Christmas. Ever! alongside Brandy, Heather Graham and Jason Biggs.[9][10][11][12]

Filmography

Films

Year Name Role Notes
1999 The Suburbans Tito
2000 28 Days Bob Ramirez
Price of Glory Young Arturo Ortega
Days of Innocence Michael Moreno
2002 Are You a Serial Killer Rick Short
2005 Romancing the Bride Carlos TV movie
2006 Hoboken Hollow Hitchhiker #1
Hot Tamale Caesar Lopez
2010 Baby Nick Short
2012 Retribution Ray Martinez TV movie
K-11 Booking Sergeant
Sperm Donor Jackson Short
2018 Blood, Sweat, and Lies Adam TV movie
2020 Open Mars TV movie
2021 Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped From the Beach Cesar Rodriguez TV movie
2023 Best. Christmas. Ever! Valentino Netflix Christmas film

Television

Year TV Series Role Notes
1997 Life with Roger Kyle Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion"
Boy Meets World Sergio Episode: "Last Tango in Philly"
1999–2005 Days of Our Lives Brandon Walker Regular Cast
2005 CSI: Miami Gary Episode: "10-7"
2006 Half & Half Franco Episode: "The Big My Funny Valentine Episode"
That '70s Show Indian Episode: "We Will Rock You"
The War at Home Police Officer Episode: "Love Is Blind"
2007 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Rico Episode: "The Gang Gets Whacked: Part 1"
2008 Psych Jorge Gama-Lobo Episode: "Lights, Camera... Homicidio"
2009 Desperate Housewives Umberto Rothwell Episode: "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"
Brothers Jesus Episode: "Mike's Comeback"
The Mentalist Narcisco Rubrero Episode: "Throwing Fire"
2011 Melissa & Joey Gustavo Carvallho Episode: "Joe Versus the Reunion"
2012 Common Law Tango Phil Episode: "Soul Mates"
2013 Anger Management Gonzalo Episode: "Charlie's Dad Breaks Bad"
2013–14 Devious Maids Alejandro Rubio Recurring cast: Season 1–2
2014 Baby Daddy Javier Episode: "Strip or Treat"
2015 Rosewood Chuy Mendez Episode: "Fashionistas and Fasciitis"
2015–16 Z Nation Javier Vasquez Main cast: season 2, guest: season 3
2015–18 Power Diego "Cristobal" Martinez Recurring cast: season 2-3, main cast: season 4-5
2016 The Originals Gaspar Cortez Episode: "An Old Friend Calls"
2019 Ambitions Ignacio De Santos Recurring cast
2020– Ruthless The Highest/Tyrone Luckett Main cast
2021 Mom Vincent Episode: "Endorphins and a Toasty Tushy"
Truth Be Told Nando Quezado Recurring cast: season 2
2022 Promised Land Tomas Gutierrez Recurring cast
2023 Power Book II: Ghost Diego "Cristobal" Martinez Upcoming Content in season 3.

References

  1. 1 2 "POP CULTURE". Soap Opera Digest. August 5, 2013. p. 65.
  2. ↑ "www.cinecon.com". www.cinecon.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. 1 2 "Matt Cedeño Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  4. ↑ Matt Cedeno Welcomes Baby Boy
  5. ↑ Juneau, Jen (May 8, 2018). "Matt Cedeño Welcomes Daughter Aviana Jaselle". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (27 November 2012). "Melinda Page Hamilton & Matt Cedeno Join Lifetime's 'Devious Maids'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  7. ↑ "Matt Cedeño as Alejandro Rubio - Devious Maids Cast". myLifetime.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  8. ↑ "'Days of Our Lives' Spoilers: Alum Matt Cedeno (Brandon Walker) Has Exciting New Role!". Daily Soap Dish. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  9. ↑ "Every Original Movie Coming to Netflix in 2023". Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ↑ Rowan, Iona (1 September 2023). "First look at Brandy and Heather Graham's Netflix Christmas movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Gajewski, Ryan (24 October 2023). "Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham Butt Heads Over the Holidays in Netflix's 'Best. Christmas. Ever!' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Lee, Alex (1 November 2023). "The best new Christmas films for 2023 and where to watch them". The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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