Matt Cedeño

American actor and model

Matt Cedeño
Cedeño in 2020
Born	(1973-11-14) November 14, 1973 (age 50) Moses Lake, Washington, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Spouse	Erica Franco (m. 2009)
Children	2

Matt Cedeño (born November 14, 1973)^[1] is an American actor and former male fashion model, known for his roles as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in the Lifetime primetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013-2014), Vasquez on Syfy comedy horror Z Nation (2015–16), and The Highest in the BET+ soap opera Ruthless.

Personal life

Cedeño was born in Moses Lake, Washington, to an Afro-Cuban father and an Irish-English mother.^[2] He became a model doing gigs in Milan, Spain, New York and Los Angeles, which Cedeno juggled, along with academics, until he finished school.^[3] Cedeño married Erica Franco on July 31, 2009, and their son, Jaxson Cruz, was born on August 7, 2013.^[1]^[4] They welcomed their daughter, Aviana Jaselle on April 28, 2018.^[5]

Career

Cedeño is known for his role as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2005. He has been nominated three years in a row for an ALMA award as Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama for his work as Walker on Days of our Lives.^[3] He played a young boxer in the 2000 feature film Price of Glory (Jimmy Smits plays the same character years later). He guest-starred on Boy Meets World, CSI: Miami, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The Mentalist.

Cedeño appeared on the one hundredth episode of ABC comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as Umberto Rothwell, the gay husband of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan). In 2013, he had a recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids during season 1 and part of season 2, playing another gay character called Alejandro Rubio.^[6]^[7] However his character was killed off in season 2.

Cedeño starred in the Syfy television series Z Nation from 2015 to 2016. He had a recurring roles on Oprah Winfrey Network prime time soap opera Ambitions and Starz drama Power. In 2020, Cedeño was cast in the BET+ soap opera Ruthless, a show about a religious sex cult.^[8]

In 2023, Cedeño starred as Valentino in the Netflix Christmas-themed film Best. Christmas. Ever! alongside Brandy, Heather Graham and Jason Biggs.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]

Filmography

Films

Year	Name	Role	Notes
1999	The Suburbans	Tito
2000	28 Days	Bob Ramirez
	Price of Glory	Young Arturo Ortega
	Days of Innocence	Michael Moreno
2002	Are You a Serial Killer	Rick	Short
2005	Romancing the Bride	Carlos	TV movie
2006	Hoboken Hollow	Hitchhiker #1
2006	Hot Tamale	Caesar Lopez
2010	Baby	Nick	Short
2012	Retribution	Ray Martinez	TV movie
	K-11	Booking Sergeant
	Sperm Donor	Jackson	Short
2018	Blood, Sweat, and Lies	Adam	TV movie
2020	Open	Mars	TV movie
2021	Deadly Excursion: Kidnapped From the Beach	Cesar Rodriguez	TV movie
2023	Best. Christmas. Ever!	Valentino	Netflix Christmas film

Television

Year	TV Series	Role	Notes
1997	Life with Roger	Kyle	Episode: "The Boxer Rebellion"
1997	Boy Meets World	Sergio	Episode: "Last Tango in Philly"
1999–2005	Days of Our Lives	Brandon Walker	Regular Cast
2005	CSI: Miami	Gary	Episode: "10-7"
2006	Half & Half	Franco	Episode: "The Big My Funny Valentine Episode"
	That '70s Show	Indian	Episode: "We Will Rock You"
	The War at Home	Police Officer	Episode: "Love Is Blind"
2007	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Rico	Episode: "The Gang Gets Whacked: Part 1"
2008	Psych	Jorge Gama-Lobo	Episode: "Lights, Camera... Homicidio"
2009	Desperate Housewives	Umberto Rothwell	Episode: "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened"
	Brothers	Jesus	Episode: "Mike's Comeback"
	The Mentalist	Narcisco Rubrero	Episode: "Throwing Fire"
2011	Melissa & Joey	Gustavo Carvallho	Episode: "Joe Versus the Reunion"
2012	Common Law	Tango Phil	Episode: "Soul Mates"
2013	Anger Management	Gonzalo	Episode: "Charlie's Dad Breaks Bad"
2013–14	Devious Maids	Alejandro Rubio	Recurring cast: Season 1–2
2014	Baby Daddy	Javier	Episode: "Strip or Treat"
2015	Rosewood	Chuy Mendez	Episode: "Fashionistas and Fasciitis"
2015–16	Z Nation	Javier Vasquez	Main cast: season 2, guest: season 3
2015–18	Power	Diego "Cristobal" Martinez	Recurring cast: season 2-3, main cast: season 4-5
2016	The Originals	Gaspar Cortez	Episode: "An Old Friend Calls"
2019	Ambitions	Ignacio De Santos	Recurring cast
2020–	Ruthless	The Highest/Tyrone Luckett	Main cast
2021	Mom	Vincent	Episode: "Endorphins and a Toasty Tushy"
2021	Truth Be Told	Nando Quezado	Recurring cast: season 2
2022	Promised Land	Tomas Gutierrez	Recurring cast
2023	Power Book II: Ghost	Diego "Cristobal" Martinez	Upcoming Content in season 3.

References

^ ^a ^b "POP CULTURE". Soap Opera Digest. August 5, 2013. p. 65.
^ "www.cinecon.com". www.cinecon.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
^ ^a ^b "Matt Cedeño Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
^ Matt Cedeno Welcomes Baby Boy
^ Juneau, Jen (May 8, 2018). "Matt Cedeño Welcomes Daughter Aviana Jaselle". People. United States: Meredith Corporation. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (27 November 2012). "Melinda Page Hamilton & Matt Cedeno Join Lifetime's 'Devious Maids'". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
^ "Matt Cedeño as Alejandro Rubio - Devious Maids Cast". myLifetime.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
^ "'Days of Our Lives' Spoilers: Alum Matt Cedeno (Brandon Walker) Has Exciting New Role!". Daily Soap Dish. 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
^ "Every Original Movie Coming to Netflix in 2023". Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ Rowan, Iona (1 September 2023). "First look at Brandy and Heather Graham's Netflix Christmas movie". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Gajewski, Ryan (24 October 2023). "Brandy Norwood, Heather Graham Butt Heads Over the Holidays in Netflix's 'Best. Christmas. Ever!' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ Lee, Alex (1 November 2023). "The best new Christmas films for 2023 and where to watch them". The Independent. Retrieved 6 November 2023.