{{short description|American actor and singer (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Froy Gutierrez | image = Froy Gutierrez by Gage Skidmore.jpg | caption = Gutierrez at the 2024 WonderCon | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|27}} | birth_place = Highland Park, Texas, U.S. | occupation = {{flatlist| * Actor * singer }} | years_active = 2015–present | module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed = yes | background = solo_singer | genre = {{flatlist| * Pop }} | instrument = Vocals | label = {{flatlist| * Interscope }} | associated_acts = | }} }} '''Froylán Gutierrez''' (born April 27, 1998)<ref> * {{Cite instagram |user=froy |postid=COMLnjNJB-6 |title=1994 Jamie -> 1995 Jamie episode 3 of @cruelsummer is out tonight! thank you all for your birthday wishes |last=Gutierrez |first=Froy |date=April 27, 2021}} * {{Cite instagram|last=Gutierrez|first=Froy|date=April 27, 2019|user=froy |postid=Bwx4eYNHzKQ |title=21 years with the angel, 7 years with the munchkin. not enough time with the cake ➖🍵➖}} * {{Cite instagram |last=Gutierrez |first=Froy |date=April 27, 2018 |title=this pic was taken right as I fell out of my chair & bruised up my shin. but at least we blew out all the candles. let's go 20s. ➖👴➖ |postid=BiGMjYKB3Dc |user=froy}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |title=Froy Gutierrez Play's RAW's Word Play |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcY8wA37ERo |access-date=May 23, 2021 |date=August 3, 2018 |via=YouTube |work=Raw}}</ref> is an American actor and singer,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/roy-gutierrez-interview-teen-wolf-fix-me-debut |title=An Interview With Froy Gutierrez From ''Teen Wolf'' That'll Make You Love Him Even More |first=Brian| last=Galindo| date=March 27, 2019| work=BuzzFeed |access-date=June 5, 2019}}</ref> known for playing Nolan Holloway in ''Teen Wolf'' and Jamie Henson in ''Cruel Summer''. He is also known for his part as Ryan in the first instalment of an intended standalone trilogy, ''The Strangers: Chapter 1''. Gutierrez released his first single, "Sideswipe", in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Graves |first=Shahlin |date=July 28, 2018 |title=Froy Gutierrez shares his debut single 'Sideswipe'. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/froy/14741 |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Coup De Main Magazine |language=en}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Gutierrez was born and raised in Highland Park, Texas and attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.<ref name="Numero">{{Cite web |last=Letonja |first=Timotej |date=November 2, 2022 |title=IN CONVERSATION WITH FROY GUTIERREZ |url=https://www.numeromag.nl/in-conversation-with-froy-gutierrez/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Numéro Netherlands |language=en-US}}</ref> He is of Indigenous (Caxcan) and Mexican descent through his father. He grew up bilingual by learning both English and Spanish.<ref>{{Citation|title=Froy Gutierrez Interview {{!}} AfterBuzz TV's Spotlight On| date=April 20, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSI6YljaGyc|language=en|access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> After an agent saw him in a Dallas Children's Theater play, he began submitting audition tapes in 2015.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Numero"/> He also experienced racist bullying and was part of a performance group at Planned Parenthood, where he worked on peer-to-peer outreach with other adolescents.<ref name="Numero"/><ref name="Cruel"/> "Growing up, I was surrounded by these very macho boys that would bully me," he explained. "I was afraid of them [...] I was attacked by them as a kid all the time".<ref name="W"/>
==Career== After making his television debut in 2015 as Charlie in Nickelodeon's ''Bella and the Bulldogs'', in 2017, Gutierrez appeared in the final season of ''Teen Wolf'' and on the first season of ''One Day at a Time''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Avery |date=April 14, 2017 |title=Froy Gutierrez Spills On His Exciting 'Teen Wolf' Role, His New Movie & More |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/04/14/teen-wolf-new-character-season-6b-spoilers-froy-gutierrez-interview/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}}</ref> He was one of the two narrators in the audiobook version of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera's 2018 young adult LGBT romantic comedy ''What If It's Us'' and its 2022 sequel ''Here's To Us''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.epicreads.com/blog/what-if-its-us-audiobook/|title = Meet the Recording Cast of the What if It's Us Audiobook|date = September 19, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, he was cast in the second season of Hulu's television series ''Light as a Feather''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/light-as-a-feather-season-2-cast-hulu-1202587743/|title='Light As A Feather' Adds Cast For Season 2 On Hulu|first1=Erik|last1=Pedersen|date=April 3, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> In 2021, he had his first series regular role as Jamie in Freeform's teen drama ''Cruel Summer''.<ref name="Cruel">{{Cite web |title=Froy Gutierrez as {{!}} Cruel Summer Cast |url=https://abc.com/cast/dc338c83-2e18-4c42-84c8-c0c0a593232d |access-date=May 26, 2024 |publisher=American Broadcasting Company |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/cruel-summer-premiere-ratings-freeform-multi-platform-record-1234747822/|title=''Cruel Summer'' Becomes Freeform's Biggest Multi-Platform Premiere Ever|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=April 30, 2021|access-date=April 30, 2021|archive-date=April 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430204216/https://deadline.com/2021/04/cruel-summer-premiere-ratings-freeform-multi-platform-record-1234747822/|url-status=live}}</ref> After that, Gutierrez appeared in several feature films, including the 2020 slasher film ''Initiation''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Gregory|date=May 7, 2021|title='Initiation' Review: A Stylish, Welcomely Patient, Surprisingly Incisive Indie Thriller|url=https://collider.com/initiation-movie-2021-review/|access-date=July 25, 2021|website=Collider|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Gutierrez starred in ''Hocus Pocus 2'', a sequel to the 1993 film ''Hocus Pocus''. In 2023, Gutierrez starred in ''The Strangers: Chapter 1'', directed by Renny Harlin.<ref name="W">{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2022 |title=Froy Gutierrez Won't Be Boxed In |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/froy-gutierrez-hocus-pocus-2-the-strangers-interview |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=W Magazine |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Access |date=May 13, 2024 |title=Madelaine Petsch & Froy Gutierrez Talk 'Bone-Chilling' New Movie 'The Strangers: Chapter 1' |url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/madelaine-petsch-froy-gutierrez-talk-bone-chilling-new-movie-the-strangers-chapter-1 |access-date=May 26, 2024 |website=Access |language=en}}</ref>
==Personal life== Gutierrez came out as gay on August 7, 2023, when he and actor Zane Phillips announced their relationship on Instagram.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.out.com/celebs/zane-phillips-froy-gutierrez | title=Zane Phillips & Froy Gutierrez Hard Launch Relationship Via Shirtless Insta Post |work=Out.com |date=August 8, 2023}}</ref>
==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role |- | 2017 | data-sort-value="Cowgirl's Story, A" | ''A Cowgirl's Story'' | Jason |- |2018 | data-sort-value="Vampyre, The" | ''The Vampyre'' |English man |- |2020 |''Initiation'' |Wes Scott |- |2022 |''Hocus Pocus 2'' |Mike |- | 2024 | ''The Strangers: Chapter 1'' | Ryan Perez |- | rowspan="2" | 2025 | ''The Strangers – Chapter 2'' |Ryan Perez |- | ''This Is Not a Test'' |Rhys Moreno |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |- |2015–2016 |''Bella and the Bulldogs'' |Charlie Huggins |3 episodes |- |2016 | data-sort-value="Goldbergs, The" | ''The Goldbergs'' |Handsome Ben |2 episodes |- |rowspan="2" | 2017 |''One Day at a Time'' |Josh |4 episodes |- |''Teen Wolf'' |Nolan Holloway | Recurring role (season 6) |- |2018 |''Liza on Demand'' |Doug |Episode: "Popular" |- |2019 |''Light as a Feather'' |Ridge Reyes |Recurring role (season 2) |- |2020 |''Acting for a Cause'' |Antonio/Curio/Sir Andrew Aquecheek |Episode: "May 22, 2020" |- |2020 |''Wireless'' |Brad Carnegie |Main role |- | 2021 | ''Cruel Summer'' | Jamie Henson<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dgepress.com/freeform/shows/cruel-summer/bios/|title=Cruel Summer Bios|work=Disney General Entertainment Content Press|access-date=February 28, 2021}}</ref> | Main role (season 1) |- | 2025 | ''I Love LA'' | Lukas Landry | 2 episodes |- |rowspan="2" | 2026 | ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' | Himself | Episode: "Snatch Game of Love: Island Edition" |- |''The Rookie: North'' |Odell Chance |Main role |}
==Discography==
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style=text-align:center; ! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row"| "Sideswipe" | 2018 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| Non-album singles |- ! scope="row"| "Fix Me" | rowspan="3"| 2019 |- ! scope="row"| "Crash" |- ! scope="row"| "When It's Midnight" |}
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name}} * {{Instagram|froy}} * {{URL|https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/froy_gutierrez|Froy Gutierrez}} at Rotten Tomatoes
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