Known for

Acting

Born

Jul 9, 2003 (23 years old)

Place of birth

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Marcel Ruiz

Marcel Ruiz has been in front of the cameras since his home birth in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, among a family of filmmakers. His role in the critically acclaimed Netflix sitcom One Day at a Time (2017) got him an Imagen Award for Best Young Actor and a Teen Choice Award nomination, before debuting on the big screen as the lead of the 20th Century Fox film Breakthrough (2019). Marcel wrote, produced, and stars in Summer of Three, for which he won Best Performance and Best Screenplay at the 2026 Tribeca Festival. He will soon appear in Netflix’s upcoming series The Body (2026) and is set to star in NEON's 4 X 4: The Event as well as Porto Rico alongside Bad Bunny.

Titles

Snowfall

Series • 2017

Stars in the House

Series • 2020

One Day at a Time

Series • 2017

Made in Hollywood

Series • 2005

Breakthrough

Movie • 2019

4X4: The Event

Movie

Summer of Three

Movie • 2026