John Medina (born September 5, 1985) is a Filipino

character actor A character actor is a supporting actor who plays unusual, interesting, or eccentric characters.28 April 2013, The New York Acting SchoolTen Best Character Actors of All Time Retrieved 7 August 2014, "..a breed of actor who has the ability to b ...

best known for playing James Ocampo in the 2012 hit primetime

teleserye Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'', Filipino telenovelas or P-drama, is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebis ...

'' Walang Hanggan,'' Agustin Magdiwang in ''

Juan dela Cruz Juan de la Cruz or Maria de la Cruz (feminized form) is the national personification of the Philippines, often used to represent the "Filipino everyman." He is usually depicted wearing the native ''salakot'' hat, '' Barong Tagalog'', long pant ...

,'' and Billy Guzman in ''

FPJ's Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Bas ...

'' on

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. Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to fellow actors

Pen Medina Crispin "Pen" Parungao Medina Sr. (born August 27, 1950, in Arayat, Pampanga) is an actor from the Philippines who started acting in theater plays in his youth. He eventually played versatile roles on the big screen and in various television s ...

Ping Medina Crispin "Ping" Chupungco Medina Jr. (born July 23, 1983) is a Filipino film actor. Medina is a contract artist of Star Magic. Career Medina is a prominent independent film actor in the Philippines. He debuted in Marilou Diaz-Abaya's film ''Jos ...

and

Alex Medina Alex Vincent Chupungco Medina (born May 26, 1986) is a Filipino film and television actor. He is known for his roles in various indie films. He portrayed Diego/Joshua in the soap opera ''Ina, Kapatid, Anak''. He is the son of Pen Medina and bro ...

Career

Medina started his career as commercial model and bit player. During this period, he met

Coco Martin Rodel Pacheco Nacianceno (born November 1, 1981), known professionally by his stage name Coco Martin (), is a Filipino actor, director, and film producer. He is best known for playing the lead roles in ''Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin'', '' Walang H ...

. The two would be reunited in ''

Tayong Dalawa ''Tayong Dalawa'' (International title: ''The Two of Us'') is a Philippine primetime drama series broadcast on ABS-CBN and worldwide on TFC from January 19, 2009 to September 25, 2009, replacing '' Dyosa'' and was replaced by '' Lovers in Paris ...

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and since then would be part of various series starred by Martin for the network. He first played body double to Martin in ''

Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin ''Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin'' (International title: ''One Great Love'' / ) is a Philippine family military drama series that aired on ABS-CBN featuring an ensemble cast. The show aired from March 7, 2011, to August 19, 2011. It is the second ...

'' before landing his biggest role up to that point, that of James Ocampo in '' Walang Hanggan''. The role came as Medina's big break, with his character's name becoming a top trending topic on Twitter on March 13, 2012. Medina would star in further projects with Martin including ''

'' and ''

Ikaw Lamang ''Ikaw Lamang'' (International title: ''No Greater Love'' / ) is a 2014 Philippine period drama television series, directed by Malu L. Sevilla and Avel E. Sunpongco, starring Kim Chiu and Coco Martin, together with an ensemble cast. The series wa ...

'' before becoming one of the "CIDG Boys" in the longest running action series ''

Ang Probinsyano ''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano'' (lit. ''FPJ's The Provincial Man''; abbreviated as ''FPJAP'' and internationally known as ''Brothers'') is a 2015 Philippine action drama television series under ABS-CBN Entertainment replacing ''Nathaniel''. Based ...

''. Medina is also handled by the same manager, Biboy Arboleda, as Coco Martin. Medina is active in most

Dreamscape Entertainment Dreamscape Entertainment is a Philippine television production company and entertainment division of ABS-CBN Corporation. It is one of the media conglomerate's television production units that supplies telenovelas for the flagship television n ...

projects headed by Deo Endrinal.

Filmography

Movies

Television

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Medina, John Filipino male television actors 1985 births Living people ABS-CBN personalities Filipino male film actors