Jimmy Castro
Jimmy Castro | |
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| Born | Jimmy Castro Vioque 20 October 1987 Madrid, Spain |
| Education | Autonomous University of Madrid |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television presenter |
Jaime Castro Vioque (born 20 October 1987) is a Spanish actor. He became popular in Spain in the 2000s as television presenter in Club Disney and Zona Disney.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
Born on 20 October 1987 and grew up in Madrid, he has Nigerian ancestry.[4] While Castro had his television debut in 1995 with an appearance in Canguros,[4] he earned recognition for his role as Hakim in the television series Hermanas,[3] aired in 1998. Besides his training as an actor (at the Laboratorio de William Layton in Madrid and at The Bob McAndrew Acting Studio in New York), he also studied Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Madrid.[1]
Castro earned popularity in Spain as presenter of the Club Disney show, which he joined in 2000.[5] Castro hosted the show until 2007, when it has already been rebranded as Zona Disney.[3][5] Years later, Castro would resume his activity as television presenter by co-hosting, together with Jimmy Barnatán, the Atresmedia show Los remakers.[6] Besides his career in television, Castro, a member of the fourth promotion of the Joven Compañía Nacional de Teatro Clásico, has also a career as stage actor, performing in stage plays such as La dama boba or El banquete.[3]
After performances in television series such as Divinos, Como el perro y el gato, Hospital Central and El comisario,[7] Castro joined the cast of the 7th season of the Antena 3's popular series Los hombres de Paco (aired in 2009) to play Nelson, an unexperienced police officer.[8] He also performed in the prison escape television series La fuga (aired on Telecinco in 2012); she played the role of Ander, one of the inmates.[9] Afterwards, Castro landed a minor role in American period drama series Still Star-Crossed.[6]
Since October 2020, he stars in the soap opera Servir y proteger in the role of Carlos Okoye, a good-hearted police inspector troubled by marriage issues.[1][2]
Filmography[edit]
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- Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Hermanas | Hakim | 23 episodes | [3] |
| 2009 | Los hombres de Paco | Nelson | [8] | |
| 2012 | La fuga | Ander | [9] | |
| 2019 | Allí abajo | Tomy | [10] | |
| 2020– | Servir y proteger | Carlos Okoye | [1] | |
| 2023 | Un cuento perfecto (A Perfect Story) | Iván | [11] |
- Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Smoking Club (129 normas) | Danny | [12] | |
| 2019 | El increíble finde menguante | Mark | [13] | |
| 2019 | Lo nunca visto | Calulu | [14] | |
| 2020 | Black Beach | Calisto | [15] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Jimmy Castro, de 'Chico Disney' a policía en 'Servir y Proteger'". Diez Minutos. 26 November 2020.
- ^ a b Aniorte, Carmen (11 November 2020). "Jimmy Castro, "el chico Disney" que triunfa como policía en "Servir y proteger"". abcplay. ABC.
- ^ a b c d e Olvera, Paula (12 August 2019). "Jimmy Castro, el actor que logró superar la barrera de la fama juvenil". Yahoo.
- ^ a b Da Costa, Diego (18 August 2017). "13 presentadores infantiles que marcaron a toda una generación (vol. II)". FormulaTV.
- ^ a b "¿Qué fue de...Jimmy de 'El Club Disney' (Jimmy Castro Vioque)?". Ideal. 1 January 2015.
- ^ a b "'La Casa de Papel' llega a 'Los Remakers' en Atreseries con Jaime Lorente". FormulaTV. 18 April 2018.
- ^ "Jimmy Castro ficha por 'Los hombres de Paco'". FormulaTV. 25 October 2008.
- ^ a b "Un toque de color para la tele". 20minutos.es. 11 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Telecinco presenta 'La fuga' una nueva serie con temática carcelaria y futurista". 20minutos.es. 28 November 2011.
- ^ "Jimmy Castro es Tomy en 'Allí Abajo'". Antena3. 13 March 2019.
- ^ Muñoz, Aurora (28 July 2023). "'Un cuento perfecto': Anna Castillo contra los finales idílicos". uwu – via Público.
- ^ "Smoking Club. 129 normas". Aisge. 5 April 2017.
- ^ "El increíble finde menguante". Aisge. 6 May 2019.
- ^ "'Lo nunca visto', con Carmen Machi, retrata con humor 'España Vacía' y migración: "La integración es la solución"". Europa Press. 8 July 2019.
- ^ Medina, Marta (25 September 2009). "'Black Beach': un español contra las dictaduras africanas". El Confidencial.