Matt Cedeño (born November 14, 1973)"POP CULTURE". ''Soap Opera Digest''. August 5, 2013. p. 65. is an American

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and former male

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, known for his roles as

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on the

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'' (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in the

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Personal life

Cedeño was born in

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, to an

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

Career

Cedeño is known for his role as

on the

daytime soap opera ''

'' 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''. 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 ''

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'', '' CSI: Miami'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Cedeño appeared on the one hundredth episode of ABC comedy-drama series ''

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'' as Umberto Rothwell, the gay husband of Edie Britt ( Nicollette Sheridan). In 2013, he had a recurring role in the

comedy-drama ''

'' during season 1 and part of season 2, playing another gay character called Alejandro Rubio. 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 ''

'', a show about a religious sex cult.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

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Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cedeno, Matt 1973 births Living people 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Washington (state) American male television actors American male soap opera actors American people of English descent American people of Cuban descent American people of Irish descent American male models Hispanic and Latino American male actors Hispanic and Latino American male models People from Moses Lake, Washington