Jose Mari Victor Espino Silayan (born August 1, 1992), known professionally as Victor Silayan and also known as Jome Silayan, is a
Filipino actor and commercial model. He was a
Regal baby and also a former artist of
TV5. Silayan is recognized as one of the underwear endorsers of clothing brand
Bench and is notable for his appearances in
Old Spice
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advertisements.
Personal life
He is the grandson of the late veteran actor
Vic Silayan
Victor Payumo Silayan (January 31, 1929 – August 30, 1987), commonly known as Vic Silayan, was a Filipino actor who is best known for his roles in ''Kisapmata'' (1981) and ''Karnal'' (1983).
Personal life
He was born in Gapan, Nueva Ecija, ...
, nephew of the late beauty queen turned actress,
Rosario Silayan-Bailon and the youngest of three children of Ruben Victor Silayan and Roxanne Espino.
Education
Silayan finished grade and high school in De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in Alabang, Muntinlupa. He took up Fine Arts in UST but shifted as an Economics and Applied Corporate Management student at De La Salle University – Manila where he's into mixed martial arts (Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai and Judo), painting, sculpting, photography and music. He was a member of the Muay Thai varsity team. He's now in third year.
Television career
Silayan was named TV5's Primetime Prince. His first project in the network was ''
The Sisters'', wherein he portrayed the partner of
Eula Caballero's character.
Before he signed a contract with TV5 in 2011, Silayan was offered to play the role of Lumad in
GMA Network
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's historical series ''
Amaya'', but he turned it down in favor of his studies and the role went to
Mikael Daez
Mikael Banzon Daez (; born January 6, 1988) is a Filipino commercial model, actor, news anchor, television and events presenter, and vlogger. Daez is well known for his starring role in '' Amaya'', a Philippine historical drama, alongside M ...
.
After having his contract with TV5 expired, Silayan became a freelancer
and transferred to
ABS-CBN
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in 2015.
In 2022, he officially made his first appearance on GMA Network, starting with his guesting on ''
Artikulo 247''.
He returns again to
ABS-CBN
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as a guest role of ''
The Iron Heart'' and as a supporting role of ''
FPJ's Batang Quiapo'' as Police Lt. Luis Jacobe, the godson of one of the main antagonist of the series PMGEN Augustus V. Pacheco, who was played by
Julio Diaz.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1992 births
Living people
De La Salle University alumni
Filipino male models
Filipino male television actors
Filipino male film actors
Participants in Philippine reality television series
Reality show winners
TV5 Network people
ABS-CBN people
GMA Network (company) people