Juan Pablo Di Pace (born 25 July 1979) is an Argentine actor, director, dancer, singer and musician. He began his career in the United Kingdom, performing in a number of musicals and appearing in films like Survival Island (2005) and Mamma Mia! (2008). He later moved to Spain, starring in several television series from 2009 to 2012. In 2013, Di Pace moved to Los Angeles where he starred as Nicolas Treviño in the TNT drama series Dallas. And in 2014 he was cast as Jesus Christ in the NBC limited series A.D. The Bible Continues which earned him a Movieguide Award for Best Male Performance. From 2016 to 2020, he played the role of Kimmy Gibbler's estranged husband, Fernando, on Fuller House, a spin-off series of Full House. In 2024, Juan Pablo wrote, co-directed and starred in the film Duino, his directorial debut feature alongside Andres P. Estrada (co-director) and executive produced by Norman Lear.
Juan Pablo Di Pace | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 July 1979 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director, singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Early life and education
editDi Pace was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and moved to Spain when he was twelve. He was raised Catholic.[1] He lived in London for ten years.[2] He speaks fluent Spanish, Italian and English. At age 17, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the United World College of the Adriatic in Duino, Trieste, Italy, later studied theatre at the London Studio Centre and at the HB Studio in New York City.
Career
editPrior to joining the big screen, he played the role of Danny Zuko in the Trieste production of Grease in Italy, partly directed by Di Pace. In 2003, he appeared in the London production of the Bob Fosse musical Chicago. For one year, he starred as Tony Manero in the 2009–2010 Spanish production of Saturday Night Fever in Madrid, with songs by The Bee Gees, produced by Stage Entertainment - which won him the title of "triple threat" by the European press. In 2011-12 he starred in the original Spanish production of Más de 100 Mentiras produced by Drive Entertainment, based on the songs of Spanish legend Joaquin Sabina. [3] In 2017 he premiered his solo show in New York's 54 Below, which was nominated for Best "One Person Show"at the Broadway World Awards.
Di Pace has made several appearances on British television, such as the BBC One comedy The Catherine Tate Show, BBC One film Aftersun, BBC One series New Tricks and BBC Scotland soap River City, which he joined in 2005 playing the character of Luca Rossi.[4] His on-screen debut was in the 2005 film Survival Island.[5] He is also featured in Mamma Mia! (2008).
Upon moving to Spain he played regular roles in TV series such as Supercharly, Angel o Demonio, Los Hombres de Paco, 90-60-90, and El Don de Alba. In 2011 he starred in the final season of Física o Química,. Di Pace also starred in the video for the 2004 Eric Prydz hit "Call On Me". In the video, he is the only man amongst a group of women in an aerobics class. He also directed and starred in the sequel What a Feeling by Hughes Corporation in 2006, which is loosely based on dance sequences from Flashdance and Dirty Dancing. In 2008 he directed a music video for Katie Melua. In 2009 he appeared on the music video Time Is Running Out by Muse.
In 2013, Di Pace moved to the US and was cast as series regular billionaire businessman Nicolas Treviño for season 3 of the TNT drama series Dallas.[6][7][8]
In 2014. Roma Downey and Mark Burnett cast Juan Pablo as Jesus Christ in the NBC series A.D. The Bible Continues [1] which earned him a "Grace" Award at the 2016 Movieguide Awards. [2]
In 2016, Di Pace appeared in a recurring role as Fernando, the fiancé and ex-husband of Kimmy Gibbler on the Netflix series Fuller House.[9] Starting in the second season he was promoted to the main cast, playing the role for 5 seasons until the show's end in 2020.
In 2018, he was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars, being paired with the professional dancer Cheryl Burke.[10] Despite earning five perfect scores and holding the highest average of the season, they were eliminated in the semi-finals. Len Goodman along with judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli, expressed their outrage for the results. A frustrated Len said, “I know the Americans, we like fair play but mostly we like justice. And there’s no justice here.”[3] Fans of the TV show deemed Juan Pablo's premature exit “ridiculous,” an “injustice” and “not acceptable.” [4]
in 2024, Di Pace wrote, starred and produced his debut feature film "Duino" [5] (formerly known as "For Another Time") executive produced by Norman Lear and Brent Miller (producer), [6] and co-directed by Andres P. Estrada -editor of Argentina, 1985, the 2022 Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. [7]. "Duino" premiered in the US at Frameline Film Festival and won "Best International Feature" at Rio LGBTQIA+ Festival Internacional de Cinema.
Personal life
editDi Pace came out publicly in March 2019 while giving a TEDx talk at the United World College Maastricht in The Netherlands called "The Story of Your Life".
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Piccadilly Jim | Ben | Uncredited |
| 2005 | Three | Manuel | Alternative title: Survival Island |
| 2006 | Aftersun | Felipe | TV film |
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Petros | |
| 2009 | Tutti intorno a Linda | ||
| 2013 | Rubenesque | Hernandez | TV film |
| 2015 | Fuera de foco | Marcos | |
| 2016 | After the Reality | Dunkin | |
| 2018 | Admission | Russo | Short |
| 2020 | Dashing in December | Heath | TV film |
| 2021 | Resurrection | Jesus | |
| Raise a Glass to Love | Marcelo Castillo | TV film | |
| 2023 | The Mattachine Family | Oscar | |
| 2024 | Branching Out | T.J. Cruz | TV film |
| 2024 | Duino | Matias | Also co-director |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New Tricks | Antonio | Episode: "Fluke of Luck" |
| Mile High | Vito Garcia | Episode: "2.23" | |
| 2005–06 | River City | Luca Rossi | Recurring role (2 episodes) |
| 2006 | The Catherine Tate Show | Salsa Dancer | Episode: "1951–2006" |
| 2009 | Los hombres de Paco | Carlo | Episode: "Todos los planes de Lucas Fernández" |
| 2010 | Supercharly | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| 2011 | Ángel o demonio | Episode: "El demonio de los celos" | |
| Física o Química | Xavi López | Main cast (7 episodes) | |
| 2013 | El don de Alba | Víctor | Recurring role (4 episodes) |
| Camp | Miguel Santos | Recurring role (5 episodes) | |
| 2014 | Dallas | Nicolas Treviño | Main cast (15 episodes) |
| 2015 | A.D. The Bible Continues | Jesus Christ | Recurring role (5 episodes) |
| Tango Americano | Tango singer | TV Miniseries | |
| 2016 | Rosewood | Antonio Espada | Episode: "Silkworms y Silencio" |
| 2016–20 | Fuller House | Fernando Hernandez-Guerrero-Fernandez-Guerrero | Main cast (69 episodes) |
| 2017 | Angie Tribeca | Ricardo Vasquez | Episode: "Welcome Back, Blotter" |
| 2018 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself | Contestant on Season 27; 5th Place |
| 2020 | Minutiae | Tomás | Series regular |
| 2022 | Travesuras de la niña mala | Ricardo Somocurcio | Main cast |
Theatre
edit| Year | Play | Role | Venue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Grease | Danny Zuko | Silvio Pellico Theatre, Trieste | |
| 2000 | Boléro | Performer | Sadler's Wells Theatre, London | |
| 2002 | Chicago | Aaron | Adelphi Theatre, London | with The Weissler Company |
| 2009–10 | Saturday Night Fever | Tony Manero | Teatro Coliseum, Madrid | with Stage Entertainment |
| 2012 | More Than 100 Lies | Juan | Teatro Rialto, Madrid | with Drive Entertainment |
| 2012–13 | Primer Acto (One Man Show) | Juan Pablo | Pequeño Teatro, Madrid |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Mi Butaquita Theatre Awards | Best One Man Show | Primer Acto (One Man Show) | Won |
| 2016 | MovieGuide Awards | Most Inspiring Performance in Television | A.D. The Bible Continues | Won |
| MovieGuide Awards | Best Actor - Television | A.D. The Bible Continues | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Playing Jesus: Actor Spends a Night Under the Stars in the Desert to Get in Character". 3 December 2015.
- ^ Gonzalez, Maricela (24 February 2014). "'Dallas': Josh Henderson and EP Cynthia Cidre preview a wild season 3". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ "Entrevista Juan Pablo Di Pace - Más De 100 Mentiras". YouTube. 14 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
- ^ Paul English (31 October 2013). "From River City to Dallas: Former Shieldinch star Juan Pablo Di Pace set for starring role in oil barons' soap". Daily Record. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Jonathan Trout (24 April 2006). "Three". BBC. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "'Dallas': Juan Pablo di Pace Joins Season 3". Hollywoodreporter.com. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 2013). "TNT's 'Falling Skies' & 'Dallas' Add Regulars". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ + data.results.personName +. "'Dallas' Season 3: 'Camp's' Juan Pablo Di Pace takes on the Ewings - Zap2it". Blog.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Fuller House Adds Dallas Troublemaker Juan Pablo Di Pace as Kimmy's Ex
- ^ Murphy, Desiree (12 September 2018). "'Dancing With the Stars' Season 27 Cast Revealed -- Meet the Celebs and Their Pro Partners!". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved 12 September 2018.