Ignacio Serricchio

{{Short description|Argentine American actor}}

{{Infobox person

|name=Ignacio Serricchio

|image=Ignacio Serricchio by Gage Skidmore.jpg

|caption = Serricchio in 2018

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1982|04|19}}

|birth_place=Lanús, Argentina

|occupation=Actor

|yearsactive=2005–present

}}

Ignacio Ariel Serricchio (born April 19, 1982) is an Argentine actor."Nacho Supreme". Soap Opera Digest. July 29, 2013. p. 41. He is known for his role as Diego Alcazar on General Hospital and as Alejandro "Alex" Chavez on The Young and the Restless. Other roles include Lifetime's Witches of East End, seasons 9-12 of Bones, and the Netflix reboot of Lost in Space.

Life and career

Serricchio was born in Lanús, Argentina, and is a graduate of Syracuse University's drama department.{{cite web |url=http://www.soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/serricchio_ignacio.php |title=Ignacia Serrichio |publisher=Soap Central |access-date=2016-10-15 |archive-date=2016-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018212251/http://soapcentral.com/gh/theactors/serricchio_ignacio.php |url-status=dead }} In October 2004, Serricchio joined the cast of the ABC daytime soap General Hospital as troubled youth Diego Alcazar. 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 The Young and the Restless. In 2014, he played the recurring role of medic Tommy Cole during the second and final season of the Lifetime drama series Witches of East End. In the summer of 2015, Serrichio was cast in the role of Miguel on the BET sitcom, Zoe Ever After starring Brandy Norwood.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/brandy-norwood-bet-comedy-series-zoe-ever-after-cast-1201510899/|title=Brandy Norwood's BET Comedy Series 'Zoe Ever After' Sets Cast|date=August 31, 2015|first=Denise|last=Petski|website=Deadline Hollywood|publisher=Penske Media Corporation|access-date=January 5, 2015}} He played Dr. Rodolfo Fuentes on Bones, seasons 9-12.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Ignacio Serricchio|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-02-02|website=IMDB}} Starting in 2018, he appeared as Don West in Lost in Space, the Netflix remake of the 1965 TV series.{{cite web|last1=Andreeva|first1=Nellie|title='Lost In Space': Ignacio Serricchio To Play Don West In Netflix Remake|url=https://deadline.com/2016/12/lost-in-space-netflix-remake-ignacio-serricchio-don-west-1201869801/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016}}

Personal life

Ignacio has described himself as "Italian" and "Hispanic".{{cite web |last1=Coyote |first1=Ginger |title=Catchin up |url=https://www.punkglobe.com/ignacioserricchiointerview0909.html |website=www.punkglobe.com |access-date=16 December 2020}} He also speaks fluent Italian.{{cite web |title=Checking In With Ignacio Serricchio |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/checking-ignacio-serricchio-0/ |website=www.soapoperadigest.com |date=2 November 2005 |access-date=16 December 2020}}

Selected filmography

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YearTitleRoleNotes
2005HouseAlfredo1 episode
2005RodneyJavier1 episode
2005States of GraceElder Lozanofeature film
2004–06, 2008General HospitalDiego Sanchez Alcazar
2007Lincoln HeightsVal Montes1 episode
2007WildfireJace1 episode
2007–2008Ghost WhispererGabriel Lawrence6 episodes
2008KeithRafaelfeature film
2008PrivilegedLuis6 episodes
2009House of PayneJavier1 episode
2010The Accidental Death of Joey by SueSaulfeature film
2011Quarantine 2: TerminalEdfeature film
2011Covert AffairsCarlo1 episode
2012The FinderAlejandro Lopez-Fernando2 episodes
2012–2014The Young and the RestlessAlex Chavez7 episodes
2014–2017BonesDr. Rodolfo Fuentes9 episodes
2014Witches of East EndMedic Tommy Cole9 episodes
2014Bad Ass 2: Bad AssesAdolfofeature film
2015The Wedding RingerEdmundo/Dirty Eddie Sanchezfeature film
2015

|Scorpion (TV series)

|Alfonso

|1 episode

2016Zoe Ever AfterMiguel Maldonado8 episodes
2017Girlfriends' Guide to DivorcePaul Cordero5 episodes
2018–2021Lost in SpaceDon WestNetflix series – main role
2018The InmateLázaro Mendoza/Dante PardoMain role
2018The MuleJuliofeature film
2021Good GirlsNick MartinRecurring role
2022Firefly LaneDanny Diaz

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