Matt Cedeño (born November 14, 1974) is an American actor and former
male fashion model, known for his roles as Brandon Walker on the NBC
daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in
the Lifetime primetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013-2014), Vasquez
on Syfy comedy horror Z Nation (2015-16), and The Highest in the BET+
soap opera Ruthless.Cedeño was born in Moses Lake, Washington, to an
Afro-Cuban father and an Irish-English mother. He became a model doing
gigs in Milan, Spain, New York and Los Angeles, which Cedeno juggled,
along with academics, until he finished school. Cedeño married Erica
Franco on July 31, 2009, and their son, Jaxson Cruz, was born on
August 7, 2013.Cedeño is known for his role as Brandon Walker on the
NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2005. He has
been nominated three years in a row for an ALMA award as Outstanding
Actor in a Daytime Drama for his work as Walker on Days of our Lives.
He played a young boxer in the 2000 feature film Price of Glory (Jimmy
Smits plays the same character years later). He guest-starred on Boy
Meets World, CSI: Miami, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The
Mentalist.Cedeño appeared on the one hundredth episode of ABC
comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as Umberto Rothwell, the gay
husband of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan). In 2013, he had a
recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids during
season 1 and part of season 2, playing another gay character called
Alejandro Rubio. However his character was killed off in season 2.
male fashion model, known for his roles as Brandon Walker on the NBC
daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives (1999-2005), Alejandro Rubio in
the Lifetime primetime comedy-drama Devious Maids (2013-2014), Vasquez
on Syfy comedy horror Z Nation (2015-16), and The Highest in the BET+
soap opera Ruthless.Cedeño was born in Moses Lake, Washington, to an
Afro-Cuban father and an Irish-English mother. He became a model doing
gigs in Milan, Spain, New York and Los Angeles, which Cedeno juggled,
along with academics, until he finished school. Cedeño married Erica
Franco on July 31, 2009, and their son, Jaxson Cruz, was born on
August 7, 2013.Cedeño is known for his role as Brandon Walker on the
NBC daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1999 to 2005. He has
been nominated three years in a row for an ALMA award as Outstanding
Actor in a Daytime Drama for his work as Walker on Days of our Lives.
He played a young boxer in the 2000 feature film Price of Glory (Jimmy
Smits plays the same character years later). He guest-starred on Boy
Meets World, CSI: Miami, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and The
Mentalist.Cedeño appeared on the one hundredth episode of ABC
comedy-drama series Desperate Housewives as Umberto Rothwell, the gay
husband of Edie Britt (Nicollette Sheridan). In 2013, he had a
recurring role in the Lifetime comedy-drama Devious Maids during
season 1 and part of season 2, playing another gay character called
Alejandro Rubio. However his character was killed off in season 2.
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