Matt Cedeño

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Matt Cedeño
Cedeño in 2020
Born (1973-11-14) November 14, 1973 (age 50)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Films[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "POP CULTURE". Soap Opera Digest. August 5, 2013. p. 65.
  2. ^ "www.cinecon.com". www.cinecon.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  3. ^ a b "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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