American actor and model
Matt Cedeño (born November 14, 1973) is an American actor and former male fashion model, known for his roles as Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in the Lifetime primetime comedy-drama "Devious Maids" (2013-2014), Vasquez on Syfy comedy horror "Z Nation" (2015–16), and The Highest in the BET+ soap opera "Ruthless".
Personal life.
Cedeño was born in Moses Lake, Washington, to an Afro-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 Brandon Walker on the NBC daytime soap opera "Days of Our Lives" 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 "Boy Meets World", "", "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia", and "The Mentalist".
Cedeño appeared on the one hundredth episode of ABC comedy-drama series "Desperate Housewives" as Umberto Rothwell, the gay husband of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan). In 2013, he had a recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama "Devious Maids" 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 "Ruthless", a show about a religious sex cult.
In 2023, Cedeño starred as Valentino in the Netflix Christmas-themed film "Best. Christmas. Ever!" alongside Brandy, Heather Graham and Jason Biggs.
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