Ricardo Antonio 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

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. He has also starred in the children's television series ''

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''.

Early life

Hoyos was born in Alliston, Ontario to an

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father and a

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mother. He is the older brother of actor Lucius Hoyos. His mother has Irish ancestry.

Acting career

At the age of twelve, Hoyos began his professional acting career as a child actor in 2007, when he appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: '' 'Til Death Do Us Part'', '' Good Morning World'', ''

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'', '' Super Why!'', '' Haven'', '' The Haunting Hour: The Series'', ''

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'', '' Flower Shop Mysteries'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Love Daily'' and '' Riverdale''. He also has appeared in the films: '' Outlander'' and ''

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''. Hoyos made his film debut in the 2007 television film ''The Secret of the Nutcracker'' directed by Eric Till, portraying Sasha. Hoyos played the role of Jacob in the anthology film ''

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'', which was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2008 and was released on December 12, 2008. In 2010, Hoyos played the recurring role of Ricardo Sanchez in the children's television series ''

''. In 2012, Hoyos played the voice role of Apex in the animated series '' Redakai: Conquer the Kairu''. From 2012 to 2015, Hoyos was cast in the role of Zig Novak in the teen srama series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. He reprised his role in the television sequels ''Degrassi: Minis'' and '' Degrassi: Next Class''. Repeated his role in 2015 in the special movie for television ''Degrassi: Don't Look Back''. In 2016, Hoyos played the role of Jack Diaz in comedy film ''

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'' opposite Morgan Taylor Campbell, Clark Backo,

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and

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. In 2017, Hoyos starred along with

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, Lesli Kay and

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in the 2017 television film ''The Wrong Crush'' directed by David DeCoteau, portraying Jake Jericho. On the same year, Hoyos played the role of Luke Wyler in the supernatural horror film ''

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'' directed by Nick Simon, which was released on OCtober 8, 2017. In 2018, Hoyos appeared in the sci-fi action film ''

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'' directed by

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, based on the

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'' toy line character of the same name, in which he played the role of Tripp Summers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music Videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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