Ricardo Hoyos

Ricardo Hoyos
Ricardo Hoyos
Born	November 27, 1995 (age 27); Alliston, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2007–present
Parent(s)	Ricardo Hoyos, Sr.; Eileen Hoyos

Ricardo Hoyos, Jr. (born November 27, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He joined the cast of Degrassi: The Next Generation for the eleventh season as Zig Novak and starred in the sequel series Degrassi: Next Class on Netflix.^[1] He has also starred in the children's television series Dino Dan.^[1]

Hoyos was born in Alliston, Ontario to a Peruvian father and a Canadian mother. He is the older brother of actor Lucius Hoyos^[2] His mother has Irish ancestry.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
Back in '93	Tino	Short film
2008	Outlander	Jon	Uncredited
2008	What You Eat	Young Robert	Short film
2009	The Armoire	Tony	Short film
2014	Billy the Kid	William McCarty	Short film
2014	Gramps	James	Short film
2016	The Belko Experiment	Guard 2
2016	Sadie's Last Days on Earth	Jack Diaz
2018	Bumblebee	Trip

Television

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	'Til Death Do Us Part	Johnny	Episode 5: "Time Capsule Murder"
	Good Morning World	Jimmy, Allister's nephew	Episode #1.17
	The Secret of the Nutcracker	Sasha	Television film
2007–09	The Jon Dore Television Show	Young Jon	Recurring role, 10 episodes
2008	Toronto Stories	Jacob
2008	The Rick Mercer Report	Boy in Shell Ad Parody	Season 6, episode 6
2009	Super Why!	Additional Voice / Ugly Duckling Brother 1	2 episodes
2010	Haven	Bobby Mueller	Season 1, episode 2: "Butterfly"
2010	Dino Dan	Ricardo Sanchez	Recurring role, 16 episodes
2011	The Haunting Hour: The Series	Bill	Season 1, episode 13: "Black Mask"
2012	Redakai: Conquer the Kairu	Apex	Voice 5 episodes
2012–2015	Degrassi: The Next Generation	Zig Novak	Main role (seasons 11–14), 92 episodes
2013	Life with Boys	Wyatt	Season 2, episode 9: "Chasing Rats With Boys"
2015	Degrassi: Minis	Zig Novak	10 episodes
2015	Degrassi: Don't Look Back	Zig Novak	TV film
2016	Flower Shop Mysteries	Kenny Lipinski	Miniseries Episode: "Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud"
	Raising Expectations	Lou	Season 1, episode 3: "Conner's Date"
	Killjoys	Olan	2 episodes
2016–2017	Degrassi: Next Class	Zig Novak	Main role (seasons 1-4), 35 episodes
2016	Raising Expectations	Lou	1 Episode
2016	2017	The Wrong Crush	Jake Jericho	Television film	Truth or Dare	Luke Wyler	Television film
2019	2017	Love Daily	Jake	Episode 13: "Last First Kiss"
2022	Riverdale	Heraldo	3 episodes

Music Videos

Year	Title	Artist
2019	"Die From A Broken Heart"	Maddie & Tae

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Result	Work
2010	Young Artist Awards^[4]	Best Performance in a Short Film - Young Actor	Nominated	The Armoire
2011	Young Artist Awards^[5]	Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17	Nominated	Haven
		Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actor	Nominated	Dino Dan
		Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series (shared with Jason Spevack, Sydney Kuhne, Isaac Durnford, Jaclyn Forbes)	Won	Dino Dan
2012	Young Artist Awards^[6]	Best Performance in a TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 14-17	Nominated	R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour

References

^ ^a ^b Seidman, Robert (January 12, 2012). "TeenNick's 'Degrassi' Returns with New Episodes Monday, February 20". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ @RicardoHoyos2 (March 5, 2012). "my dads parents are from Peru and Ecuador. They speak Spanish, but I do not" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ @RicardoHoyos2 (September 27, 2011). "@CMsingact ecuadorian and Irish canadian" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Thirty-first Young Artist Awards". Nominations. Young Artist Awards. April 11, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ "Thirty-second Young Artist Awards". Nominations. Young Artist Awards. March 13, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
^ "33rd Young Artist Awards". Nominations. Young Artist Awards. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.

External links

Ricardo Hoyos at IMDb
Ricardo Hoyos on Twitter

[:0-1] Seidman, Robert (January 12, 2012). "TeenNick's 'Degrassi' Returns with New Episodes Monday, February 20". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[2] @RicardoHoyos2 (March 5, 2012). "my dads parents are from Peru and Ecuador. They speak Spanish, but I do not" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] @RicardoHoyos2 (September 27, 2011). "@CMsingact ecuadorian and Irish canadian" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] "Thirty-first Young Artist Awards". Nominations. Young Artist Awards. April 11, 2010. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[YAA32-5] "Thirty-second Young Artist Awards". Nominations. Young Artist Awards. March 13, 2011. Retrieved January 16, 2012.

[YAA33-6] "33rd Young Artist Awards". Nominations. Young Artist Awards. May 6, 2012. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2012.

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