Nico Locco (born January 25, 1993) is a
Canadian
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actor and model.
Life and career
Early beginnings
Nico was born in Canada of Italian and Filipino descent. He moved to the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
for modeling and later made minor appearances in television including ''
Tadhana
''Tadhana'' () is a Philippine television drama anthology show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Marian Rivera, it premiered on May 20, 2017 on the network's Sabado Star Power line up replacing ''Karelasyon''.
The series is streaming onlin ...
'', ''
Wagas
''Wagas'' () is a Philippine television drama romance anthology broadcast by GMA News TV and GMA Network. It premiered on GMA News TV on February 9, 2013. The show aired its final episode on GMA News TV on May 25, 2019. It moved to GMA Network o ...
'' and ''
Daddy's Gurl
''Daddy's Gurl'' is a Philippine television sitcom series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Chris Martinez, it stars Vic Sotto and Maine Mendoza in the title role. It premiered on October 13, 2018 on the network's Sabado Star Power sa Gab ...
''. Prior to his move, he was based in
California
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with his family.
Acting and best actor award
In the 2019, he appeared in a non-speaking role in the
South Korea
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n film ''
Byeonshin''.
He was cast next in the film ''Sabado''. The film earned six awards in the Gawad Sining Awards including a Best Actor award for Locco. Locco became the first foreigner to win the award in the said organization and the first foreigner to win a Best Actor award in a Philippine-based film competition.
In the same year, he also played an American reporter in ''Rendezvous'' and an American soldier afflicted with
leprosy
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in
Culion
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Culion consists primarily of Culion ...
''.
Locco hosted the ''
Miss Universe Philippines 2021
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s Final 30 Reveal, with Miss Universe Philippines 2020 4th runner-Up Billie Hakenson, in
YouTube
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in the evening of September 1, 2021.
He is set to appear in the anthology series ''Love at the End of the World''.
Filmography
Television
Film
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
Canadian male film actors
Canadian male television actors
1996 births