Adan Canto

Canto's transition from Mexican musician to Hollywood actor wasn't overnight, but once it clicked, it moved fast. His international breakthrough came with the Fox psychological thriller The Following, where he played Paul Torres starting in 2013 — a morally complicated character embedded in a serial killer's cult, and the kind of role that can either make or break a newcomer's reputation in American TV. It made his. From there, the résumé stacked up quickly. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) put him in front of a genuinely massive audience as Sunspot, the Brazilian mutant with solar-powered abilities — and yes, the scene where he absorbs a Sentinel's attack is exactly as fun as it sounds. That same year he wrote and directed his short film Before Tomorrow (TMDB). In 2015, he starred as AJ Menendez in ABC's prime-time drama Blood & Oil, and he played real-life Colombian politician Rodrigo Lara Bonilla in Netflix's acclaimed Narcos, a casting choice that required him to inhabit a figure many Latin American viewers would already know intimately (IMDb). His most sustained TV run came with Designated Survivor (ABC/Netflix, 2016–2019), where he played Aaron Shore across the show's full arc alongside Kiefer Sutherland. Three seasons. That's not a cameo — that's a career anchor. His final major role was Arman Morales in Fox's The Cleaning Lady, a series that was still in production at the time of his death in January 2024. He also directed the award-winning short The Shot in 2020, signaling that he wasn't content to stay only in front of the camera. His broader film credits include 2 Hearts, Bruised, and Agent Game (Rotten Tomatoes).