Daniel Zovatto


Daniel Zovatto-Blanco is a Costa Rican American film and television actor. Since 2012, he has starred in films of the horror genre, Beneath, It Follows, and Don't Breathe, as well as the romantic comedy Laggies. Zovatto made his television debut in 2014, guest starring in an episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He has since held recurring roles as Gideon LeMarchal in Revenge, and Jack in Fear the Walking Dead.
In 2018 he appeared in one of the lead roles in HBO's Here And Now a year later he was cast in as the series protagonist, which premiered in 2020.

Early life and career

Daniel Zovatto Blanco was born in San José, Costa Rica, on June 28, 1991 to Sylvia Blanco. After moving to New York City, Zovatto initially pursued theatre and was cast in two short films, 55 Days and The Return. He later moved to Los Angeles, where he made his feature film debut in the 2013 horror movie, Beneath, as Johnny. The independent film, released on May 3, 2013, was directed by Larry Fessenden, and marked Zovatto's first main role in a film. Later that year, he starred as Neils Hirsch in the horror drama film Innocence, opposite Linus Roache and Stephanie March.
In 2014, Zovatto made his television debut in season one episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., "Seeds". From May to October 2014, Zovatto had a 3 episode arc in ABC's soap opera drama series Revenge. His character, Gideon LeMarchal, dates Charlotte Grayson in the third and fourth seasons of the series. Zovatto's next film project was the romantic comedy Laggies, in the role of Junior, alongside actors including Chloë Grace Moretz, Keira Knightley, and Mark Webber. This was followed with his breakthrough role in the 2014 supernatural horror film, It Follows, as Greg Hannigan. The film received widespread critical acclaim.
Zovatto played a leading role in Don't Breathe, a horror film directed by Fede Álvarez. Cast as the character Money, the film premiered on March 12, 2016, at the South by Southwest film festival, and received a theatrical release in the U.S. on August 26, 2016. Although the film is set in Detroit, it was primarily shot in Hungary, with only a few views of the Detroit ruins shot in Detroit. In 2016, Zovatto had a recurring role on AMC's horror drama series Fear the Walking Dead, during the show's second season. While he does not appear in the premiere episode of season two, "Monster", Jack is heard conversing with Alicia Clark, after the latter responds to his distress calls over the radio. Debnam-Carey and Zovatto's characters share a romance in the succeeding episodes "Blood in the Streets" and "Captive", despite Jack and accomplices of his have kidnapped Clark and her stepfather.
In 2018 he appeared in one of the lead roles in HBO's dark comedy drama series Here And Now opposite Holly Hunter as Ramon, one of the adopted siblings of a multiracial family. Ramon was born in Colombia and adopted as a baby, he is in a relationship with free-spirited Henry. The family begins to struggle as Ramon starts hallucinating and seeing the figures 11:11 constantly.
The series was canceled by HBO after 1 season.
The same year Zovatto returned to film with an independent movie Heavy, opposite Sophie Turner Heavy premiered in Cannes Film Festival in 2019 but has not been released.

Zovatto could not attend the ceremony as he was in Los Angeles filming John Logan's crime fantasy thriller where he plays the series protagonist, Santiago "Tiago" Vega
a young Chicano detective struggling between two worlds, his love for his job in LAPD and his love for his family and Mexican heritage in a brutally racist Los Angeles, 1938. Opposite Natalie Dormer the demoness making racial violence worse. The series premiered in April, 2020 on Showtime.
In 2019 Zovatto was invited to Variety’s "10 Latinxs to Watch" brunch held in partnership with the 36th annual Miami Film Festival. celebrating rising Latinx filmmakers and actors.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Seth DormerGuest; episode: "Seeds"
2014RevengeGideon LeMarchalRecurring; episodes: "Execution", "Renaissance", "Disclosure"
2016Fear the Walking DeadJackRecurring; episodes: "Monster", "Blood in the Streets", "Captive"
2016The DeletedLoganRecurring
2017Dimension 404ZachEpisode: "Cinethrax"
2018Here and NowRamónMain cast
2019Detective Tiago VegaMain cast