Ignacio Ariel Serricchio (born April 19, 1982) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his role as

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on ''

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'' and as Alejandro "Alex" Chavez on ''

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''. Other roles include Lifetime's ''

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'', seasons 9-12 of ''

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'', and the Netflix reboot of ''

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''.

Life and career

Serricchio was born in

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, and is a graduate of

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's drama department. In October 2004, Serricchio joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap ''

'' as troubled youth

. He left the soap in November 2006. He returned as Diego on February 22, 2008, until his character was killed off on March 5, 2008. In 2005, Serricchio portrayed a streetwise Mormon missionary in the critically acclaimed film '' States of Grace''. In 2007, he appeared in 6 episodes of '' Ghost Whisperer'', where he played the character Gabriel Lawrence. In 2008, he portrayed Luis in the CW's '' Privileged''. The show stopped filming on February 24, 2009, and was cancelled on May 19, 2009. From December 2012 to January 2014, he played the recurring role of police detective Alex Chavez on the CBS daytime soap ''

''. In 2014, he played the recurring role of medic Tommy Cole during the second and final season of the Lifetime drama series ''

''. In the summer of 2015, Serrichio was cast in the role of Miguel on the

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sitcom, ''

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'' starring

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. He played Dr. Rodolfo Fuentes on ''Bones'', seasons 9-12. Starting in 2018, he appeared as Don West in ''

'', the

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remake of the 1965 TV series.

Personal life

Ignacio has described himself as “Italian” and “Hispanic”. He also speaks fluent Italian.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Serricchio, Ignacio 1982 births Living people Syracuse University alumni Argentine emigrants to the United States American male soap opera actors American people of Italian descent Argentine people of Italian descent 21st-century American male actors 21st-century Argentine male actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors