Adan Canto (born December 5, 1981) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his role as Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. On television, Canto played Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following, and in 2015 starred as AJ Menendez in the short-lived ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil. Currently, he stars in the role of Aaron Shore in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor.