Raised in Toronto, Canada to a family of performers, MJ caught the acting bug and has been in musical theatre productions since thatthe age of 9. Pursuing an education at the Etobicoke School of the Arts in Toronto and taking a hiatus to complete his Master's degree in Leeds, UK, MJ came back with a vengeance with training in Film & Television and has recently completed a project for Amazon Prime/Credeus Inc. for the next installment of The Silent Service, which filmed in Tokyo in 2025, with other projects slated for later in 2025 and 2026.
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Curriculum vitae / Resume
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AGENCY: HectiQ Artists Talent Management
AGENT: Savannah@HectiQArtists.com
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EYES: Black HAIR: Black​
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HEIGHT: 5' 8"
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FILM & TELEVISION
Name of Production**Type of Role** Studio/Production Company & Director
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High Risers (2026) pre-production **Lead** Ace Entertainment/Mahlon Bast
Sunburn (2026) pre-production **Principal** New Radio Pictures/Serville Poblete
The Silent Service 2: Battle of the Arctic Ocean (2025) post-production **Guest Star** Amazon Prime, Credeus Inc./ Kohei Yoshino
Basement Games (2025) **Supporting** TFS/Almothana Mohamedahmed
Something's Phishy (2024) **Supporting** 26C Productions/Chase Lo
A Celebration of Life (2024) **Supporting** TFS/Caleb Canagasingham
One Way (2024) **Lead** Red Brick Media/Adam Marley
Kill Switch (2024) **Lead** Red Brick Media/Adam Marley
Deeper than Skin (2024) **Supporting** Humber College/Dre De La Pena
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THEATRE
Name of Production **Role/Character Name** Theatre/Production Company
Five Minutes 'til Curtain **Chorus** USC/Theatre Western
A Midsummer Night's Dream **Puck** Theatre Western
Gypsy **Chorus** Theatre Western
Cabaret **Chorus** Theatre Western
West Side Story **Baby John** Etobicoke School of the Arts
A Chorus Line **Bernardo** Etobicoke School of the Arts
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown **Linus Van** Pelt Etobicoke School of the Arts
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TRAINING
Name of Class/Degree Name of School/Company
Advanced Scene Study LB Acting Studio/Jacob Kraemer
LB Foundations LB Acting Studio/Daniel Baumander
Core III Armstrong Acting Studios/Susanna Fournier
Core II/III Armstrong Acting Studios/Susanna Fournier & Steven McCarthy
Core I Armstrong Acting Studios/Vicki Kim
Improv for Actors Second City Toronto
Master of Science Leeds Beckett University
Bachelor of Arts University of Western Ontario
Arts Program Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts
Arts Program Etobicoke School of the Arts
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SPECIAL SKILLS
Music: Vocal Training (baritone), Hip Hop Dance, Jazz
Languages: Fluent Tagalog, Conversational Spanish, Basic Japanese, Basic Italian, Basic French
Sports: Rugby, Tennis, Weightlifting, Baseball
Accents: Hispanic, Filipino, General English Accent
Other:
Science and Medical terminology
Firearms training
Martial Arts - Karate, Judo, Kendo, Arnis/KALI (Filipino Martial Arts)
Instruments - Piano, Clarinet
Trained Therapist