Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio (born December 14, 1994) is a Filipino actor. He is best known for his role as Ken Pamintuan in ''

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'' and the young Cholo in the Philippine remake of ''

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''.

Early life

Born on December 14, 1994, in

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, he has a younger brother, Jacob, his co-star on ''

''. Joshua Dionisio began his career as a commercial model at the age of 8. He was discovered via modeling by

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and

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. He made his first TV appearance as the young Nicolai "Nicos" Argos in ''Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay''.

Television career

Dionisio began his acting career in the kids television action series, ''

'', playing Kennedy "Ken" Pamintuan. He also appeared as Maria's childhood lover in the teleserye series ''

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'' and was also one of the lead characters in ''

Kung Fu Kids Kung Fu Kids is a 2008 Philippine television drama fantasy series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Malu L. Sevilla and Richard I. Arellano, it stars Jairus Aquino, Andre Garcia, Eliza Pineda, Sharlene San Pedro, Paul Salas, Jane Oineza, Kr ...

'' where he played Jazz, a boy with an ability to control and manipulate energy blasts through his hands. In 2008, Dionisio won an award at the PMPC Star Awards for Television for the Best Single Performance by an Actor in "Sako" (Sack), an episode of ''

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''. In 2009, he moved to GMA 7 via the drama series ''Stairway To Heaven'', a Korean drama adapted for Philippine television, in which he played the role of young Cholo. He also appeared in

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's primetime TV series '' First Time'' in 2010 in the role of Lukas Ynfante. He appeared in ''Pilyang Kerubin'' in the role of Michael on the GMA TV series and as Josh in '' Reel Love Presents: Tween Hearts'', where he is with Barbie Forteza. He has returned to networks twice. In 2013, he returned to

. In 2016, he moved to

. In 2015, he moved to TV5 via ''Wattpad Presents''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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