Johnathan Nieves

Johnathan Nieves (born June 1, 1997) is an American actor. He is notable for his main roles playing Mateo Vega in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels (2020), and as Richie Valdovinos in the musical TV series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies in 2023. Also has appearances as extra in Grey’s Anatomy and Shameless.

Johnathan Nieves
Born (1997-06-01) June 1, 1997
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Early life

Nieves was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He studied improv[1] at The Second City Conservatory and the Chicago Actors Studio.[2] Johnathan Nieves is one of the co-founders of Visión Latino Theatre Company,[2] along with Yajaira Custodio and Xavier M. Custodio,[3] which was founded in August 2014, with the aim to bring Latino culture to a wider diverse audience through theatre.[4]

Career

Film and television

In 2015, Nieves made his screen debut in an episode of Chicago Fire,[1] followed in 2016 with an appearance in an episode of Shameless.[1] In 2018, he guest-starred as Javier Pagan in New Amsterdam,[1] and as David in season 4 of Better Call Saul, alongside Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks.[1] In 2019, he starred as Eduardo in the Stefon Bristol directed sci-fi film See You Yesterday, in a cast which included Michael J. Fox and the rapper Astro.[1] The same year he played Hunter Martinez in an episode of the medical series Grey's Anatomy.[1]

In 2020, he secured a main role, playing Mateo Vega in the American historical dark fantasy television series Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, working alongside Natalie Dormer and Rory Kinnear.[5]

In 2023, Nieves plays the main role of Richie Valdovinos[6] brother of Olivia, and leader of the gang ‘T-Birds’, in the new Paramount+ American musical romantic comedy television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, which is a prequel to the 1978 film Grease.[7]

Theatre

Theatrical performances include:

Filmography

Television and film
Year Title Role Notes /ref,
2015 Chicago Fire Bloody Nose TV Series
2016 Shameless Miguel 1 episode
2017 Portrait of a Young Woman Oscar Short film
2017 Neighborhood Food Drive Cyclist Film
2018 New Amsterdam Javier Pagan 1 episode
2018 Better Call Saul David 1 episode
2019 See You Yesterday Eduardo Film
2019 Grey's Anatomy Hunter Martinez 1 episode
2020 Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Mateo Vega Main role - 10 episodes
2023 Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Richie Valdovinos Main role - 10 episodes

References
  1. "Johnathan Nieves Resume" (PDF). graytalentgroup.com (Former Agent). 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2023.
  2. "Johnathan Nieves". steppenwolf.org. 2023.
  3. "Visión Latino Theatre Company - Our Founders". visionlatino.com. 2023.
  4. "Vision Latino Theatre Company". chicagoplays.com. 2023.
  5. "'Penny Dreadful': Jessica Garza & Johnathan Nieves Join 'City Of Angels' Showtime Sequel Series". deadline.com. February 15, 2019.
  6. Mary Littlejohn (April 2, 2023). "Richie Valdovinos - Grease: Rise Of The Pink Ladies". tvfanatic.com.
  7. "Rydell High is back in a first look at Grease prequel series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies". EW.com. December 19, 2022.
  8. "Johnathan Nieves". halcyontheatre.org. 2017.
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