Marcel Ruiz

Known for ActingBorn 2003-07-09 (age 23)San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marcel Ruiz has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, among a family of filmmakers. His role in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017) got him an Imagen Award for Best Young Actor and a Teen Choice Award nomination, before debuting on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film Breakthrough (2019). Marcel won Best Performance and Best Screenplay at the 2026 Tribeca Festival for Summer of Three (2026). He will soon appear in Netflix’s upcoming series The Body (2026) and is set to star in NEON's 4 X 4: The Event.Read more