Nico Santos

Nico Santos Biography

Nico Santos is a Filipino-American actor known for portraying sales associate Mateo Liwanag in the NBC series Superstore.

Early life and career

Santos was born in Manila, Philippines and moved with his family to the United States when he was 16 residing in Gresham, Oregon, an experience he called "a lot of fun."? He attended Gresham's Centennial High School. Santos studied acting at Southern Oregon University. Santos"? mother was supportive of his career choice. He described her as not a "stereotypical Asian Tiger Mom,"? a reference to the 2011 book, "The Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother." He worked for several years in the costume department of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. He later moved to California where before getting his big TV break, Santos regularly performed as a stand-up comic. He was also part of the talk show roundtable Chelsea Lately. He is also being cast in the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians directed by Jon M. Chu. The film is due to released in mid-2018. He once auditioned for a role named "Asian"? in the 2014 film, "American Sniper." He did not get the part.

Personal life

Santos is openly gay. He's currently dating Survivor contestant Zeke Smith.

Filmography

2012-2013: Chelsea Lately as himself (talk show roundtable)
2014: Go-Go Boy Interrupted as Nick (TV series)
2014: 2 Broke Girls as Barry (TV Series)
2015: Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 as Heath (film)
2015-present: Superstore as Mateo (Main role)
2018: Crazy Rich Asians

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