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]
Ricardo Hoyos | |
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Born | (1995-11-27) November 27, 1995 (age 26) Alliston, Ontario, Canada |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Parent(s) | Ricardo Hoyos, Sr. Eileen Hoyos |
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]
Film | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
Back in '93 | Tino | Short film | |
2008 | Outlander | Jon | Uncredited |
What You Eat | Young Robert | Short film | |
2009 | The Armoire | Tony | Short film |
2014 | Billy the Kid | William McCarty | Short film |
Gramps | James | Short film | |
2016 | The Belko Experiment | Guard 2 | |
Sadie's Last Days on Earth | Jack Diaz | ||
2018 | Bumblebee | Trip |
Television | |||||||
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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 | |||||
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" | ||||
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 | ||||
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 | ||||
2017 | The Wrong Crush | Jake Jericho | Television film | Truth or Dare | Luke Wyler | Television film | |
2019 | Love Daily | Jake | Episode 13: "Last First Kiss" | ||||
2022 | Riverdale | Heraldo | 3 episodes | ||||
Year | Title | Artist |
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2019 | "Die From A Broken Heart" | Maddie & Tae |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Work |
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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 |