Actor

Marcel Ruiz

Acting

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.1

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Movies: 4Series: 4Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 1720042

IMDb ID: nm8180159

Known for: Acting

Born: July 9, 2003

Age: 23

Place of birth: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2005 - 2026

Years active: 22

Average TMDB rating: 7.92

Wikidata: Q62032222

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Producer (1)Writer (1)

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Biography

Marcel Ruiz has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, among a family of filmmakers. His role in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017) got him an Imagen Award for Best Young Actor and a Teen Choice Award nomination, before debuting on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film Breakthrough (2019). Marcel wrote, produced, and stars in Summer of Three, for which he won Best Performance and Best Screenplay at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. He will soon appear in Netflix’s upcoming series The Body (2026) and is set to star in NEON's 4 X 4: The Event as well as Porto Rico alongside Bad Bunny.