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Zak Santiago
Zak Santiago at TIFF 2010
Born	(1981-01-03) January 3, 1981 (age 43) Vancouver, British Columbia
Occupation(s)	Actor and DJ
Years active	1997–present

Zak Santiago (born January 3, 1981) is a Canadian actor and DJ.

Early life/personal life

Zak Santiago Alam, professionally known as Zak Santiago, was born on January 3, 1981 in Vancouver, British Columbia to a Spanish and Irish mother and Romani father.

Growing up, Zak studied at the Royal Conservatory. By 1994 he pursued interests in both performing and as a disc jockey and attended his first acting class at Gastown Actors Studio.

He has also studied classical piano, ballet, flamenco and boxing. In 1998, Zak ended his amateur boxing career to focus exclusively on dance. In 2000, he was accepted to Madrid’s world-renowned Amor de Dios Academy where he studied under several legends of flamenco.

He is fluent in English, Spanish and French.

On Santiagos' Facebook, Instagram and X pages, he posts the following bio: "Visting Professional, Vancouver Coastal Health (VGH); Prison Ministry, BC Corrections Adult Custody Division; Parish Deacon, Holy Rosary Cathedral."

Per his Facebook page, Santiago graduated from the University, British Columbia in July, 2023 with a Master's Degree (MA) in Theological Studies and also received the Chancellor's Award. He is heavily involved in prison ministry and has plans to work towards another Master's and a grad diploma to help him in his vocation.

Career

Santiago has appeared in many television shows. He was in the episode "My Room" in season 1 of Dead Like Me, as an angry man who decided to kill the tattoo artist who had botched his tattoo. In 2004, he played Dominguez in the movie The Five People You Meet In Heaven, based on the 2003 book.

Roles in other series include, Young Blades, Smallville, Robson Arms, Flight 93, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, Shut Eye, and The L Word.

In 2008, he appeared in the theatrical release movie, The Eye, starring Jessica Alba.

Continuing on in television, in 2009, Santiago had a lead role in The Assistants which aired on The N and also played the Ten of Clubs in the Syfy miniseries Alice.

He has a recurring role as Ramón, the dance instructor, restaurant owner, DJ, and wedding officiant in the Signed, Sealed, Delivered series.

Alongside his acting career, Santiago also works as a DJ.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

In 2004 Santiago won a Leo award for Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series for his performance as Ramirez in Human Cargo. He was nominated for Leo awards in 2006 for Young Blades episode "Enchanted", in 2013 for Random Acts of Romance and 2018 for Christmas Princess.

References

1. Zak Santiago's bio at www.northernstars.ca
2. "A quality show that deserves an after-Idol glow" by John Doyle at www.theglobeandmail.com
3. "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: Character guide" by Clark Collis at ew.com
4. "Shut Eye isn't the wacky and wild con game you want: EW review" by Nick Romano at ew.com
5. "‘Alice’ miniseries rounds up cast" by Nellie Andreeva at www.hollywoodreporter.com
6. Zak Santiago on TV.com
7. ^ "Leo Awards offer valuable boost in industry full of rejection" by Francois Marchand at vancouversun.com
8. "Amazon Falls: The bad side of Hollywood, on a worse budget" by James Adams at www.theglobeandmail.com
9. "TIFF 2010: Canada First" by Marc Glassman at playbackonline.ca
10. "Filmmaker Katrin Bowen reaches for once-forbidden fruit" by Sarah Berman at vancouversun.com
11. "‘Halloween Kills’: The Importance of the Franchise’s First Gay Characters" by Bee Delores at bloody-disgusting.com
12. "Breakthrough launching two Canadian series on Hulu" by Danielle Ng See Quan at playbackonline.ca
13. "All the details on Lifetime's 30 Christmas movies: See first-look photos" by Dan Snierson at ew.com
14. Past Nominees & Winners: 2004 at www.leoawards.com
15. Past Nominees & Winners: 2006 at www.leoawards.com
16. Past Nominees & Winners: 2013 at www.leoawards.com
17. "2018 Nominees & Winners by Name" at www.leoawards.com

External links

• Zak Santiago at IMDb

• 1981 births
• Living people
• Canadian DJs
• Canadian male film actors
• Canadian male television actors
• Canadian male voice actors
• Canadian people of Portuguese descent
• Male actors from Vancouver
• Musicians from Vancouver