Adan Canto

Adan Canto Biography

Adan Canto (born December 5, 1981) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his role as Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. On television, Canto played Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following, and in 2015 starred as AJ Menendez in the short-lived ABC prime time soap opera Blood & Oil. Currently, he stars in the role of Aaron Shore in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor.

Life and career

Canto was born in Ciudad Acua, Coahuila. He made his acting debut at the age of 9, before starting a professional career in Mexican telenovelas in 2009. Canto also has appeared in a number of Mexican films, as Like Water for Chocolate before moving to the United States.

In 2013, Canto made his debut on the American television, playing the role of Paul Torres on the Fox drama series, The Following during its first season. He later was cast as Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. Also in 2014, Canto was regular cast member in the short-lived ABC comedy series, Mixology. He later had main roles in the Amazon pilot Hysteria, and NBC's The Curse of the Fuentes Women. In 2015, Canto was cast as AJ Menendez in ABC prime time soap opera, Blood & Oil. The series was cancelled after one season. He later had the recurring role in Fox drama series, Second Chance, and guest-starred on ShondaLand's The Catch.

In 2016, Canto was cast in the ABC political drama series, Designated Survivor, playing White House Deputy Chief of Staff, and later Chief of Staff Aaron Shore opposite Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, and Maggie Q.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Sin memoria	Coco
2010	Te presento a Laura	Manuel
2011	Santiago del otro lado	Santiago	Short film
2011	Amar no es querer	Mauro
2012	Al Ras	Clarie	Short film
2012	Casi treinta	Sid
2014	X-Men: Days of Future Past	Robert da Costa / Sunspot
2014	Before Tomorrow	Short film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Estado de Gracia	Leon
2010	Los Minondo		Episode: "El enfrentamiento"
2013	The Following	Paul Torres	Series regular, 10 episodes
2014	Mixology	Dominic	Series regular, 13 episodes
2014	Hysteria	Matt Sanchez	Pilot
2015	The Curse of the Fuentes Women	Salvador	Pilot
2015	Narcos	Minister Lara	Episode: "The Men of Always"
2015	Blood & Oil	AJ Menendez	Series regular, 9 episodes
2016	Second Chance	Connor Graff	Recurring role, 5 episodes
2016	The Catch	Jeffery Bloom	Episode: "The Real Killer"
2016-present	Designated Survivor	Aaron Shore	Series regular

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