# Joey Paras

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{{Short description|Filipino actor and musician (1978–2023)}}
{{Use Philippine English|date=March 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Joey Paras
| image              = 
| caption            = 
| birth_name      = Joseph Estrada Paras<ref name="PdPAC" /> 
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1978|2|7}}
| birth_place        = [Manila](/source/Manila), [Philippines](/source/History_of_the_Philippines_(1965%E2%80%931986))
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2023|10|29|1978|2|7}}
| death_place        = 
| other_names        = 
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|Theater Director|Filmmaker|Singer|Writer|Playwright|Film Producer|TV Host}}
| years_active    = 2006–2023
| known_for          = [Sunday PINASaya](/source/Sunday_PINASaya)<br/><br/>Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki, IGIB, Ang Kaibigan Ni Imaginary F.
| website            = 
}}

'''Joseph Estrada Paras''' (February 7, 1978 – October 29, 2023), also known as '''Joey Paras''', was a Filipino actor,<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="PdDT" /> filmmaker,<ref name="PdDT" /> singer,<ref name="PdDT">{{cite news |last=Songco |first=Pauline |title=Joey Paras, 45 |url=https://tribune.net.ph/2023/10/joey-paras-45/ |newspaper=[Daily Tribune](/source/Daily_Tribune_(Philippines)) |date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref><ref name="PdPPh" /> screenwriter,<ref name="PdPAC" /> playwright,<ref name="PdPAC" /> and television host.<ref name="PdPPh" />

Paras was a multi-awarded stage and film actor;<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="PdPSL" /><ref name="pep0813" /><ref name="pac0520" /> as well as a television actor<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="PdPSL" /><ref name="pac0520" /> and host.<ref name="PdPSL" /> Being part of the theater guild ''[Tanghalang Pilipino](/source/Tanghalang_Pilipino)'', he appeared in a ''[Zsa Zsa Zaturnnah](/source/Zsa_Zsa_Zaturnnah)'' [musical](/source/musical_play).<ref name="PdPSL" />

In the [entertainment industry](/source/show_business),<ref name="PdPSL" /> he became known in [Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival](/source/Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival) entries, [indie film](/source/indie_film)s ''Last Supper No. 3'' ([2009](/source/5th_Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival)) and ''[Babagwa](/source/Babagwa)'' (''The Spider's Lair''; [2013](/source/9th_Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival)).<ref name="pep0813" /> His supporting roles in the latter, as well as in ''[Dance of the Steelbars](/source/Dance_of_the_Steel_Bars)'', led to recognitions from some award giving bodies.<ref name="pep1214" /> He played the lead role in his launching film, ''[Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki](/source/Bekikang%3A_Ang_Nanay_Kong_Beki)'', in 2013.<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="pac0520" />

Paras was also a playwright<ref name="PdPAC" /> and theater director;<ref name="pep1214" /> as well as a screenwriter<ref name="PdPAC" /> and film director,<ref name="PdPSL" /><ref name="pac0520" /> whose works were mostly featured in local and international film festivals, notably the internationally-awarded ''Ang Kaibigan ni Imaginary F''<ref name="pac0520" /> and short film ''Igib'' in 2020, where he won his first best director award at the annual FilMay International Short Film Festival in [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia).<ref>{{cite news |last=Cruz |first=Marinel |date=December 6, 2020 |title=2020 Inquirer Indie Bravo! Awards: 35 prestigious international wins |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/398392/2020-inquirer-indie-bravo-awards-35-prestigious-international-wins |newspaper=[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer) |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721043249/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/398392/2020-inquirer-indie-bravo-awards-35-prestigious-international-wins |url-status=live }}</ref>

He was the playwright behind "Bawal Tumawid, Nakakamatay", one of the plays selected to be produced on stage in the seventh edition of Virgin Labfest (VLF). His rise to fame started in the movie scene when he played the lead role in the film ''Last Supper Number 3'' which received the ''MTRCB Awards Best Comedy Film for 2010''  and ''Cinemalaya 2009 Best Film''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://entertainment.inquirer.net/117599/joey-paras-fulfills-childhood-dream|title = Joey Paras fulfills childhood dream|date = October 20, 2013|access-date = August 20, 2015|archive-date = March 4, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110610/http://entertainment.inquirer.net/117599/joey-paras-fulfills-childhood-dream|url-status = live}}</ref>

==Early and personal life==
Paras finished Bachelor of Arts in [Communication Arts](/source/Communication_studies) at the [University of Santo Tomas](/source/University_of_Santo_Tomas) in 1998.<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="inq1013">{{cite news |last=Tariman |first=Pablo |title=Joey Paras: 'I am happy in theater; to become a star in mainstream films at 36 would be a bonus' |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/133167/joey-paras-i-am-happy-in-theater-to-become-a-star-in-mainstream-films-at-36-would-be-a-bonus/ |work=[Lifestyle Inquirer](/source/Inquirer.net) |date=October 26, 2013 |access-date=November 10, 2023}}</ref><ref name="jpR2013">{{cite news |title=Joey Paras' journey from theater to screen |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/39036-joey-paras-theater-screen/ |work=[Rappler](/source/Rappler) |date=September 16, 2013 |access-date= |archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122143138/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/showbitz/39036-joey-paras-theater-screen |url-status=live }}</ref>

Paras was involved in [arts](/source/Arts_in_the_Philippines) since age 12, when he began writing stage plays and scripts, particularly for school plays.<ref name="pdi1020" /> As he later revealed in an interview, at that age, he once auditioned to be part of the group [Smokey Mountain](/source/Smokey_Mountain_(band)).<ref>{{cite news |title=Throwback: Joey Paras happy to be compared to Vice Ganda |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/31/23/throwback-joey-paras-happy-to-be-compared-to-vice-ganda |work=[ABS-CBN News](/source/ABS-CBN_News) |date=October 31, 2023 |access-date=November 1, 2023}}</ref>

Paras later admitted he knew being gay as early as age 4.<ref name="inq1013" />

Before becoming an actor, he used to be an [Overseas Filipino Worker](/source/Overseas_Filipino_Worker) (OFW) as a HOTEL LOUNGE SINGER in a lounge group named CICADA where they used to perform in Grand Hyatt Seoul, South Korea and Grand Hyatt Beijing, China. He worked abroad for several years until they disbanded.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2015/08/04/1484295/komedyanteng-si-joey-paras-gusto-uling-maging-ofw|title=Komedyanteng si Joey Paras gusto uling maging OFW|website=[The Philippine STAR](/source/The_Philippine_STAR)|access-date=August 20, 2015|archive-date=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150806032510/http://www.philstar.com/pang-movies/2015/08/04/1484295/komedyanteng-si-joey-paras-gusto-uling-maging-ofw|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
===Music career===
Paras was the vocalist of the band, ''The Groove''. Later, he had his own, ''Dash'', which performed even abroad.<ref name="inq1013" />

===Theatrical career===
Paras had his theater career since his college years; at age 17, he was accepted for a theater course in ''[Tanghalang Pilipino](/source/Tanghalang_Pilipino)'' (TP),<ref name="inq1013" /> the theater guild of the [Cultural Center of the Philippines](/source/Cultural_Center_of_the_Philippines).<ref name="PdDT" /> At that time as well, Paras worked as an acting coach and a workshop facilitator for children in TP and the El Niño de Salambao Academy.<ref name="pdi1020" />

Prior to entering the [film industry](/source/film_industry), Paras began his acting career as a stage actor from TP.<ref name="PdDT" /><ref name="pep0813" /> He later joined numerous productions,<ref name="inq1013" /> eventually being noted with his performance in the 2006 rerun of the [musical](/source/Musical_play) version of a comic character entitled ''[Zsazsa Zaturnnah](/source/Zsazsa_Zaturnnah) Ze Muzikal''.<ref name="PdDT" /><ref name="PdPSL" /><ref name="inq1013" /><ref name="jpR2013" />

In the [Aliw Awards](/source/Aliw_Awards) of 2008, he was named Best Stage Actor in a Straight Play<ref name="pep0813" /> for ''Ang Bayot, Ang Meranao at ang Habal-Habal sa isang Nakakabagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte'', a Virgin Labfest play. He wrote another play, ''Bawal Tumawid, Nakakamatay''.<ref name="PdDT" />

He was also a playwright;<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="pdi1020" /> and directed more than thirty [theater play](/source/theater_play)s.<ref name="pep1214" />

===Film career===
Paras also [played roles](/source/film_actor) in several films.<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="PdDT" /><ref name="pep0813" /> He rose to fame in the [indie film](/source/indie_film)s after being discovered in ''Zsazsa Zaturnnah'' by independent filmmaker Veronica Velasco, who then cast him in the 2009 drama comedy ''Last Supper No. 3'',<ref name="inq1013" /><ref name="jpR2013" /><ref name="PdPSL" /><ref name="pep0813" /> which won best film at [that year's](/source/5th_Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival) [Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival](/source/Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival)<ref name="PdDT" /><ref name="PdPSL" /> and best comedy film at the 1st [MTRCB](/source/MTRCB) Awards the following year,<ref>{{cite news |last=Francisco |first=Butch |title=Star Bytes: Glitter & glam at the 1st MTRCB Awards |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/06/29/588277/glitter-glam-1st-mtrcb-awards |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=June 29, 2010 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-date=October 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018175621/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/06/29/588277/glitter-glam-1st-mtrcb-awards |url-status=live }}</ref> with the role earning him a number of Best Actor nominations in 2010.<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="pep0813" /> He also played the supporting role in the 2013 film ''[Babagwa](/source/Babagwa)'' (''Spider's Web'' or ''The Spider's Lair''),<ref name="jpR2013" /><ref name="jpR201310" /><ref name="pep0813" /> where he won the Best Supporting Actor awards from [the Cinemalaya](/source/9th_Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival)<ref name="inq1013" /><ref name="jpR2013" /><ref name="jpR201310" /><ref name="pep0813" /><ref name="pep1214" /> and [Gawad Tanglaw](/source/Gawad_Tanglaw).<ref name="pep1214" /> For prison movie ''[Dance of the Steel Bars](/source/Dance_of_the_Steel_Bars)'', he won Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role from (Enpress) Golden Screen Awards.<ref name="pep1214" />

Entering mainstream films, in 2013, he played the lead role in his launching film, ''[Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki](/source/Bekikang%3A_Ang_Nanay_Kong_Beki)'', directed by his mentor, [Wenn Deramas](/source/Wenn_Deramas).<ref name="jpR201310">{{cite news |title='Bekikang': A new Wenn Deramas star is born |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/41308-bekikang-wenn-deramas-joey-paras-profile/ |work=[Rappler](/source/Rappler) |date=October 14, 2013 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031110738/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/41308-bekikang-wenn-deramas-joey-paras-profile/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="pep0813" /><ref name="pac0520" />

After doing so in theater plays,<ref name="pep1214" /> he also [wrote](/source/screenwriter) and directed films and had joined local film festivals;<ref name="pdi1020" /><ref name="PdPAC" /> he reportedly created about three full length films and almost thirty short films.<ref name="pac0520" /> His works include:
* ''Hantu'', an indie horror film, in 2012.<ref name="PdPAC">{{cite news |last=Bueno |first=Leah |title=Actor Joey Paras dies at 45 |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/29/actor-joey-paras-dies-at-45-2312 |work=[PUSH](/source/ABS-CBN_Corporation) |date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref><ref name="PdPSL">{{cite news |last=Garcia |first=Nick |title=Actor and director Joey Paras passes away at 45 |url=https://philstarlife.com/news-and-views/985317-actor-director-joey-paras-passes-away-45 |work=[Philstar Life](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023}}</ref>
* ''Wala na Bang Ibang Title?'', a full length<ref name="pac0520" /> indie [socio-political](/source/socio-political) film which he first wrote and directed,<ref name="pep1214" /> and was a 2014 Quezon City International Pink (Film) Festival entry.<ref name="pep1214" /><ref name="pac0520" /> For the film, his mentors, fellow directors Deramas and [Soxie Topacio](/source/Soxie_Topacio), played the lead roles.<ref name="pep1214">{{cite news |last=Calderon |first=Ricky |title=Joey Paras describes experience directing Wenn Deramas and Soxie Topacio in indie film |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/15192/joey-paras-describes-experience-directing-wenn-deramas-and-soxie-topacio-in-indie-film |work=[Philippine Entertainment Portal](/source/Philippine_Entertainment_Portal) |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=November 5, 2023 |language=tl |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110025705/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/15192/joey-paras-describes-experience-directing-wenn-deramas-and-soxie-topacio-in-indie-film |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Ang Kaibigan ni Imaginary F.'', in 2020,<ref name="pdi1020" /> was the first to join five international film festivals, claiming awards, prior to being an entry for Sinag Maynila film festival.<ref name="pac0520">{{cite news |last=Bukas |first=Leo |title=Exclusive: Joey Paras kinumbinse noon ni Direk Wenn Deramas na magdirek sa ABS-CBN bago ito pumanaw |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2020/5/1/fresh-scoops/exclusive-joey-paras-kinumbinse-noon-ni-direk-wen-23656 |work=[PUSH](/source/ABS-CBN_Corporation) |date=May 1, 2020 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |language=tl |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110020631/https://push.abs-cbn.com/2020/5/1/fresh-scoops/exclusive-joey-paras-kinumbinse-noon-ni-direk-wen-23656 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* ''Igib'', in 2020, was also eventually featured in various film festivals. It was featured in India and in [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia), where Paras won his first best director award in the FilMay International Short Film Festival.<ref name="pdi1020">{{cite news |last=Cruz |first=Marinel |title=PH short 'Igib' triumphs in Macedonia, India |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/392389/ph-short-igib-triumphs-in-macedonia-india |newspaper=[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer) |date=October 2, 2020 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107065718/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/392389/ph-short-igib-triumphs-in-macedonia-india |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Television career===
Paras had been in the [entertainment industry](/source/show_business); at age 12, Paras first appeared on television through [GMA-7](/source/GMA-7) ''Bulilit Show'' and an episode of ''Dear Teacher'' on [IBC-13](/source/IBC-13).<ref name="pep1214" />

He was later [featured](/source/television_actor) in several [television series](/source/teleserye) in major networks,<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="PdDT" /> first in ''[Maging Sino Ka Man](/source/Maging_Sino_Ka_Man_(2006_TV_series))'' ([ABS-CBN](/source/ABS-CBN)) and then, ''[Ikaw Sana](/source/Ikaw_Sana)'' ([GMA Network](/source/GMA_Network)),<ref name="PdPSL" /> as well as in [TV5](/source/TV5_(Philippine_TV_network)).<ref name="pep0813">{{cite news |last=Mendoza |first=Ruel |title=Comedian Joey Paras on bagging Cinemalaya Best Supporting Actor award: "Ang lakas maka-Anne Hathaway ng award na 'to ha!" |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/40003/comedian-joey-paras-on-bagging-cinemalaya-best-supporting-actor-award-ang-lakas-maka-anne-hathaway-n |work=[Philippine Entertainment Portal](/source/Philippine_Entertainment_Portal) |date=August 17, 2013 |access-date=November 1, 2023 |language=tl}}</ref> He was the co-host of GMA weekly show ''[Sunday PinaSaya](/source/Sunday_PinaSaya)''.<ref name="PdPSL" />

===As an advocate===
An advocate for local theater and film actors, Paras founded the ''Teatro Expedicion de Filipinas'',<ref name="PdR" /> an organization supporting new young actors from underprivileged areas,<ref name="PdR" /> providing free acting workshops,<ref name="inq1013" /> and staging original theater works;<ref name="PdDT" /> as well as the ''Powerhouse Ensemble'' which offers free production training.<ref name="PdR" />

==Later life and death==
In 2016, Paras revealed in an interview having a [heart condition](/source/heart_failure),<ref name="PdtPS">{{cite news |last=Severo |first=Jan Milo |title=Comedian Joey Paras passes away at 45 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/10/30/2307680/comedian-joey-paras-passes-away-45 |work=[Philstar.com](/source/Philstar.com) |date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=October 31, 2023 |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030191208/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/10/30/2307680/comedian-joey-paras-passes-away-45 |url-status=live }}</ref> which he said in another interview in 2020 his main reason to temporarily leave the entertainment industry.<ref name="PdPAC" /> He underwent his first [angioplasty](/source/angioplasty) operation by then.<ref name="PdPAC" />

He then underwent heart surgery in 2018. In 2020, he was confined in [St. Luke's Medical Center](/source/St._Luke's_Medical_Center) in [Quezon City](/source/Quezon_City) after being diagnosed with [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19); he had another angioplasty operation later.<ref name="PdDT" /><ref name="PdPPh">{{cite news |last=Cordero |first=KC |title=Comedian Joey Paras, pumanaw na; pamilya nananawagan ng tulong |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/176803/comedian-joey-paras-death-a4888-20231029 |work=[Philippine Entertainment Portal](/source/Philippine_Entertainment_Portal) |date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |language=tl |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029151636/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/176803/comedian-joey-paras-death-a4888-20231029 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Acar |first=Aedrianne |title=Joey Paras appeals for donation for his angioplasty |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/health/64525/joey-paras-appeals-for-donation-for-his-angioplasty/story |work=[GMA Entertainment](/source/GMA_News_Online) |date=June 9, 2020 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029153132/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/health/64525/joey-paras-appeals-for-donation-for-his-angioplasty/story |url-status=live }}</ref>

Paras died on October 29, 2023, at the age of 45.<ref name="PdR">{{cite news |title=Actor Joey Paras dies at 45 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/actor-joey-paras-dies/ |work=[Rappler](/source/Rappler) |date=October 29, 2023 |access-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029145216/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/actor-joey-paras-dies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PdPPh" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/30/23/joey-paras-family-appeals-for-help|title=Joey Paras' family appeals for help|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=October 30, 2023|archive-date=October 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030103740/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/30/23/joey-paras-family-appeals-for-help|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role 
|-
| 2009
| ''Last Supper No. 3''
| Wilson Nañawa
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[Working Girls](/source/Working_Girls_(2010_film))''
| Connie's Production Staff
|-
| ''[I Do](/source/I_Do_(2010_film))''
| Clerk
|-
| ''White House''
| Jerry
|-
| 2011
| ''Bahay Bata''
| Don
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''[Bwakaw](/source/Bwakaw)''
| Tracy
|-
| ''[Sisterakas](/source/Sisterakas)''
| Bonbon
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2013
| ''[Bromance: My Brother's Romance](/source/Bromance%3A_My_Brother's_Romance)''
| Beergin
|-
| ''Dance of the Steel Bars''
| Allona
|-
| ''The Spider's Lair''
| Marney
|-
| ''[Momzillas](/source/Momzillas)''
| Tito
|-
| ''[Bekikang: Ang Nanay Kong Beki](/source/Bekikang%3A_Ang_Nanay_Kong_Beki)''
| Victorio "Beki"
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2014
| ''[Maria Leonora Teresa](/source/Maria_Leonora_Teresa)''
| Augusto
|-
| ''[Moron 5.2: The Transformation](/source/Moron_5.2%3A_The_Transformation)''
| Cong. King
|-
| ''Wala Na Bang Ibang Title?''
|
|-
| 2015
| ''Wang Fam'' || Cocoy 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2016
| ''[Lumayo Ka Nga sa Akin](/source/Lumayo_Ka_Nga_sa_Akin_(film))''
| Aling Minda
|-
| ''[Working Beks](/source/Working_Beks)'' || Mandy 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| ''Born Beautiful''
| Pastor Donald
|-
| ''And Ai, Thank You''
| Jefferson
|-
| 2021 || ''[Ayuda Babes](/source/Ayuda_Babes)'' || Mama Rita 
|-
| 2024
| ''[My Sassy Girl](/source/My_Sassy_Girl_(2024_film))''
|
|}

===Television===
*''[Maging Sino Ka Man](/source/Maging_Sino_Ka_Man_(2006_TV_series))'' (2006) as Sionny
*''[SRO Cinemaserye](/source/SRO_Cinemaserye)'': Rowena Joy (2009)
*''[Ikaw Sana](/source/Ikaw_Sana)'' (2009) as Afi
*''[Dahil May Isang Ikaw](/source/Dahil_May_Isang_Ikaw)'' (2009) as Manolo Meloto
*''[The Last Prince](/source/The_Last_Prince)'' (2010) as Salim
*''[Maalaala Mo Kaya](/source/Maalaala_Mo_Kaya)''
**Bola (2009) as Budi (Vice Ganda 's best friend) 
**Internet Shop (2011) as Bading
*''[I Heart You, Pare!](/source/I_Heart_You%2C_Pare!)'' (2011) as Serbeza
*''[Sinner or Saint](/source/Sinner_or_Saint_(TV_series))'' (2011) as Gerdo "Gigi" Manalo
*''[Daldalita](/source/Daldalita)'' (2011) as Chichi
*''[Hindi Ka na Mag-iisa](/source/Hindi_Ka_na_Mag-iisa)'' (2012) as Mimi
*''[Kahit Puso'y Masugatan](/source/Kahit_Puso'y_Masugatan)'' (2012) as Bryan
*''[Wansapanataym](/source/Wansapanataym)''
**Petrang Paminta (2013) as Lana
*''[Jim Fernandez's Galema, Anak ni Zuma](/source/Galema%3A_Anak_ni_Zuma)'' (2013–2014) as Teacher Karlo
*''[Sabado Badoo](/source/Sabado_Badoo)'' (2015) as himself cameo footage featured
*''[FlordeLiza](/source/FlordeLiza)'' (2015) as Rona
*''[Sunday PinaSaya](/source/Sunday_PinaSaya)'' (2015–2019) as himself/mainstay
*''[Vampire ang Daddy Ko](/source/Vampire_ang_Daddy_Ko)'' (2015)
*''[Princess in the Palace](/source/Princess_in_the_Palace)'' (2015) as Georgina Veloso
*''[Mulawin vs. Ravena](/source/Mulawin_vs._Ravena)'' (2017) as Dakdak

===Theater===
*Zsazsa Zaturnah Ze Muzikal
*Ang Ulo ni Pancho Villa
*ILUSTRADO: Ang Buhay ni Rizal
*''[Noli Me Tangere](/source/Noli_Me_Tangere_(play))''
*[El Filibusterismo](/source/El_Filibusterismo)
*Ulilang Tahanan
*Prinsipe ng Buwan
*Ang Bayot, Ang Meranao at ang Habal-Habal sa isang Nakakabagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte
*Electle Dysfunction
*Ang Saranggola ni Pepe
*The Little Prince
*Virgin Labfest
**Bawal Tumawid, Nakamamatay

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="line-height:1.20em; font-size:90%;"
|+
! Year !! Award !! Category !! Work !! Result !! Ref.
|-
| 2008 || 21st [Aliw Awards](/source/Aliw_Awards) || Best Stage Actor (Non-Musical) || rowspan="2"|''Ang Bayot, Ang Meranao at ang Habal-Habal sa isang Nakakabagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte'' {{small|(play)}} || {{Won}} ||<ref name="PdDT" /><ref>2008 Aliw Awards:
* {{cite news |last=Santiago |first=Erwin |title=21st Aliw Awards releases list of nominees for best performances |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/19394/21st-aliw-awards-releases-list-of-nominees-for-best-performances |work=[Philippine Entertainment Portal](/source/Philippine_Entertainment_Portal) |date=October 4, 2008 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101103636/https://www.pep.ph/news/19394/21st-aliw-awards-releases-list-of-nominees-for-best-performances |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |title=The 21st Aliw Awards winners |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/11/25/417954/21st-aliw-awards-winners/ |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114054016/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2008/11/25/417954/21st-aliw-awards-winners/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2009 || 2008 [Philstage ''Gawad Buhay!'' Awards for the Performing Arts](/source/Gawad_Buhay) || Outstanding Male Lead Performance in a Play || {{Nominated}} ||<ref>2008 Philstage Gawad Buhay! Awards for the Performing Arts:
* {{cite news |title=PHILSTAGE Gawad Buhay! nominees bared, CCP awards rites set on February 18 |url=http://www.agimat.net/theater/n090216.php |work=Agimat Theater |date=February 17, 2009 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107084544/http://www.agimat.net/theater/n090216.php |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |last=Abola |first=Exie |title=The start of something big |url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/arts-and-culture/2009/02/23/442243/start-something-big |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=February 23, 2009 |access-date=November 4, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2010 || 33rd [Gawad Urian](/source/Gawad_Urian) Awards || Pinakamahusay na Aktor (Best Actor) || rowspan="3"|''Last Supper No. 3'' {{small|(film)}} || {{Nominated}} ||<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="TLSgma" /><ref>2010 Gawad Urian:
* {{cite news |last=Francisco |first=Butch |title=Who are on the 33rd Gawad Urian list? |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/02/27/553064/who-are-33rd-gawad-urian-list/ |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=January 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127230116/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/02/27/553064/who-are-33rd-gawad-urian-list/ |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |last=Jarloc |first=Glaiza |title='Kinatay' bags awards in Gawad Urian |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/kinatay-bags-awards-in-gawad-urian |newspaper=[SunStar](/source/SunStar) |date=April 30, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| 7th Golden Screen Awards || Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy) || {{Nominated}} ||<ref name="jpR2013" /><ref name="TLSgma" /><ref>2010 Golden Screen Awards:
* {{cite news |last=Calderon |first=Ricky |title=Nominees for 7th Golden Screen Awards bared |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/24907/nominees-for-7th-golden-screen-awards-bared |work=[Philippine Entertainment Portal](/source/Philippine_Entertainment_Portal) |date=March 5, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010143423/https://www.pep.ph/news/24907/nominees-for-7th-golden-screen-awards-bared |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |last=Jarloc |first=Glaiza |title=Winners in Golden Screen Awards bared |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/winners-in-golden-screen-awards-bared |newspaper=[SunStar](/source/SunStar) |date=May 7, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107075519/https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/winners-in-golden-screen-awards-bared |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 26th [PMPC Star Awards for Movies](/source/PMPC_Star_Awards_for_Movies) || New Movie Actor of the Year || {{Nominated}} ||<ref name="PdPAC" /><ref name="TLSgma">{{cite news |last=Rodriguez |first=Bea |title=Watch: Bakit makabuluhan para kay Joey Paras ang The Last Supper painting? |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/28881/watch-bakit-makabuluhan-para-kay-joey-paras-ang-the-last-supper-painting/story |work=[GMA Entertainment](/source/GMA_Network) |date=February 16, 2017 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |language=tl |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107075517/https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/28881/watch-bakit-makabuluhan-para-kay-joey-paras-ang-the-last-supper-painting/story |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>PMPC Star Awards for Movies, 2010:
* {{cite news |title=26th PMPC Star Awards winners known on April 24 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/04/19/567558/26th-pmpc-star-awards-winners-known-april-24 |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105002627/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/04/19/567558/26th-pmpc-star-awards-winners-known-april-24 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |title=In My Life tops 26th PMPC Star Awards for Movies |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2010/04/26/569548/my-life-tops-26th-pmpc-star-awards-movies |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=April 26, 2010 |access-date=November 4, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2013 || 10th Golden Screen Awards || Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama, Musical or Comedy) || ''[Bwakaw](/source/Bwakaw)'' {{small|(film)}} || {{Nominated}} ||<ref>Golden Screen Film Awards, 2013:
* {{cite news |title=10th Golden Screen Film Awards nominees announced |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/17/13/10th-golden-screen-film-awards-nominees-announced |work=[ABS-CBN](/source/ABS-CBN) |date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=August 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808093424/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/17/13/10th-golden-screen-film-awards-nominees-announced |url-status=dead }}
* {{cite news |last=Magsanoc |first=Kai |title=Winners: 10th Golden Screen Awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/27671-winners-10th-golden-screen-awards/ |work=[Rappler](/source/Rappler) |date=April 27, 2013 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219002507/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/27671-winners-10th-golden-screen-awards/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [9th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival](/source/9th_Cinemalaya_Independent_Film_Festival) || Best Supporting Actor (New Breed Category)<br>''{{small|Balanghai Trophy}}'' || rowspan="4"|''[Babagwa](/source/Babagwa)'' {{small|(film)}} || {{Won}} ||<ref name="jpR2013" /><ref>{{cite news |title=List of winners of 2013 Cinemalaya indie film fest |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/106625/list-of-winners-of-2013-cinemalaya-indie-film-fest |newspaper=[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer) |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114054017/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/106625/list-of-winners-of-2013-cinemalaya-indie-film-fest |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |last=San Diego |first=Bayani Jr. |title=Cinemalaya's 'maindie' spirit |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/104673/cinemalayas-maindie-spirit |newspaper=[Philippine Daily Inquirer](/source/Philippine_Daily_Inquirer) |date=July 23, 2013 |access-date=November 10, 2023 }}</ref>
|-
| 24th [Young Critics Circle](/source/Young_Critics_Circle) Award || Best Performance || {{Nominated}} ||<ref>{{cite book |author=YCC Film Desk |date=2019 |title=The 30th Annual Circle Citations for Distinguished Achievement in Film for 2019 |url=https://yccfilmdesk.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/ycc-2019.pdf |location=[Philippines](/source/Philippines) |publisher=[Young Critics Circle](/source/Young_Critics_Circle) |page=106 |isbn= |access-date=November 10, 2023 |via=YCC Film Desk |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114050117/https://yccfilmdesk.files.wordpress.com/2021/06/ycc-2019.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014 || 12th [Gawad Tanglaw](/source/Gawad_Tanglaw) Awards || Best Supporting Actor || {{Won}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Mga nagwagi sa ika-12 Gawad Tanglaw |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2014/01/11/1277569/mga-nagwagi-sa-ika-12-gawad-tanglaw/ |newspaper=[Pilipino Star Ngayon](/source/Pilipino_Star_Ngayon) |date=January 11, 2014 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |language=tl |archive-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231110062431/https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/2014/01/11/1277569/mga-nagwagi-sa-ika-12-gawad-tanglaw/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies || Movie Supporting Actor of the Year || {{Nominated}} ||<ref>PMPC Star Awards for Movies, 2014:
* {{cite news |last=Reyes |first=William |title=30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies nominees unveiled |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/13459/30th-pmpc-star-awards-for-movies-nominees-unveiled |work=[Philippine Entertainment Portal](/source/Philippine_Entertainment_Portal) |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022124545/https://www.pep.ph/news/local/13459/30th-pmpc-star-awards-for-movies-nominees-unveiled |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |last=Smith |first=Chuck |title=Vice, KC lead winners of 2014 Star Awards for Movies |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/10/1299259/vice-kc-lead-winners-2014-star-awards-movies/ |newspaper=[The Philippine Star](/source/The_Philippine_Star) |date=March 10, 2014 |access-date=November 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114063130/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/03/10/1299259/vice-kc-lead-winners-2014-star-awards-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 11th Golden Screen Awards || Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Drama, Musical or Comedy) || ''[Dance of the Steelbars](/source/Dance_of_the_Steel_Bars)'' {{small|(film)}} || {{Won}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Full List: Winners, 11th Golden Screen Awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/71021-full-list-winners-golden-screen-awards-2014/ |work=[Rappler](/source/Rappler) |date=October 5, 2014 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311120517/https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/71021-full-list-winners-golden-screen-awards-2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2020 || 2020 FilMay International Short Film Festival<br>{{small|([Kumanovo](/source/Kumanovo), [North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia))}} || Best Director || rowspan="2"|''Igib'' {{small|(film)}} || {{Won}} ||<ref>{{cite news |title=Angel, Arjo, Alden among honorees at 5th Film Ambassadors' Night |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/17/21/angel-arjo-alden-among-honorees-at-5th-film-ambassadors-night |work=[ABS-CBN News](/source/ABS-CBN_News) |date=February 17, 2021 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107062902/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/17/21/angel-arjo-alden-among-honorees-at-5th-film-ambassadors-night |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || 37th PMPC Star Awards for Movies || Short Movie Director of the Year || {{Nominated}} ||<ref>PMPC Star Awards for Movies, 2023:
* {{cite news |title=List: Nominees for the 37th Star Awards for Movies released |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/19/22/nominees-for-the-37th-star-awards-for-movies-released |work=[ABS-CBN News](/source/ABS-CBN_News) |date=September 19, 2022 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926050627/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/09/19/22/nominees-for-the-37th-star-awards-for-movies-released |url-status=live }}
* {{cite news |title=John Arcilla, Sylvia Sanchez, Alessandra de Rossi bag acting awards at Star Awards for Movies |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/23/john-arcilla-sylvia-sanchez-win-at-star-awards-for-movies |work=[ABS-CBN News](/source/ABS-CBN_News) |date=February 14, 2023 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |archive-date=July 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230730030549/https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/14/23/john-arcilla-sylvia-sanchez-win-at-star-awards-for-movies |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{imdb name|2841309}}

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