{{Short description|American actor (born 1999)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} {{Use American English|date=October 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Nicholas Alexander Chavez | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|09|06|mf=yes}} | birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S. | alma_mater = Rutgers University | occupation = Actor | years_active = 2021–present }} '''Nicholas Alexander Chavez''' (born September 6, 1999)<ref name=SOD05252022>{{cite magazine |last=Levinsky |first=Mara |title=Spencer for Hire |department=Interview |pages=42–45|date=April 25, 2022 |magazine=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |volume=47 |issue=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Waldo |first=Garren |title=GH Star Nicholas Alexander Chavez Celebrated His Birthday |url=https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/gh-star-nicholas-alexander-chavez-celebrated-his-birthday/ |date=September 6, 2021 |website=Soap Hub |access-date=September 7, 2021 |archive-date=November 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117013207/https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/gh-star-nicholas-alexander-chavez-celebrated-his-birthday/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> is an American actor. He played Spencer Cassadine on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 2021 to 2024, for which he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series. He portrayed Lyle Menendez in the crime drama series ''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'' and priest Charlie Mayhew in the horror series ''Grotesquerie'', both co-created by Ryan Murphy in 2024.
==Early life and education== Chavez was born in Houston, Texas. He has three younger half-siblings.<ref name=SOD05252022/> He lived in Sugar Land, Texas, before his family relocated to Denver, Colorado. His parents had never married, but they split when he was five and they decided to split his time between his mother's home in Denver and his father's hometown of Arvada, Colorado.<ref name=DWD01242022>{{cite podcast |url=https://www.soapoperadigest.com/content/icymi-ghs-nicholas-chavez-guests-on-digests-podcast/ |title=ICYMI GH'S Nicholas Chavez Guests On Digest's Podcast |website=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |host=Mara Levinsky; Stephanie Sloane |date=January 24, 2022 |access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref name=SOD08022021>{{cite magazine |title=Meet GH's new Spencer |pages=4–5 |department=Late-breaking News |magazine=Soap Opera Digest |publisher=American Media, Inc. |date=August 2, 2021 |volume=46 |issue=31}}</ref> As a child, Chavez spent a lot of time outdoors, snowboarding, hiking and mountain biking. He described himself as a "precocious kid". At an early age, Chavez developed an interest in performing, including recreating the blessing of the Eucharist, which he saw at Sunday Mass. He was also a member of the Colorado Children's Chorale and performed at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House and the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.<ref name=DWD01242022/> Chavez attended Camp Rising Sun in 2014.<ref name="VanityFair">{{cite news |last=Murphy |first=Chris |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/nicholas-alexander-chavez-and-cooper-koch-dont-think-the-menendez-brothers-are-monsters |title=Nicholas Alexander Chavez and Cooper Koch Don't Think the Menendez Brothers Are Monsters |work=Vanity Fair |date=October 10, 2024 |access-date=November 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226112056/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/nicholas-alexander-chavez-and-cooper-koch-dont-think-the-menendez-brothers-are-monsters|archive-date=26 December 2024}}</ref>
Chavez attended East High School, where he played football and joined the speech and debate team headed by his mentor, Matt Murphy. When Murphy took over the drama department a year later, he recruited Chavez, then a junior, to play Atticus Finch in the school's production of ''To Kill a Mockingbird''. Chavez quit football to focus on the play. As a senior, Chavez began studying at Visionbox Studio Theater under Jennifer McCray Rincón. While he couldn't afford to pay her, Chavez assisted around the theatre while Rincón helped him prepare for college auditions. Chavez applied to several top American drama programs, including Rutgers University, Carnegie Mellon University, New York University, and the Juilliard School. Except for Juilliard, Chavez was accepted to all of the schools.<ref name=SCJPodcast>{{cite podcast |url=https://www.stonecoldandthejackal.com/scj-podcast/awesome-8-18-21 |title=1st Time's The Charm! With Nicholas Chavez (Spencer, GH) |website=Stone Cold and the Jackal |host=Bradford Anderson and Steve Burton |date=August 18, 2021 |access-date=August 26, 2021 |archive-date=February 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240229075223/https://www.stonecoldandthejackal.com/scj-podcast/awesome-8-18-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Chavez attended the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers.<ref>{{cite web |last=Di Lauro |first=Janet |title=7 Things To Know About New GH Star Nicholas Alexander Chavez |url=https://soaphub.com/general-hospital/7-things-to-know-about-new-gh-star-nicholas-alexander-chavez/ |date=July 6, 2021 |website=Soap Hub |location=United States |access-date=August 26, 2021}}</ref> After two years, Chavez took a leave of absence from Rutgers and relocated to Los Angeles to pursue acting full time. However, he was forced to go back to Vero Beach, Florida, with his father when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020. Chavez worked a few "odd" jobs, including at a car dealership, while he submitted self-taped auditions.<ref name=SCJPodcast/>
==Career== On July 1, 2021, Chavez made his television debut as Spencer Cassadine on ''General Hospital''.<ref name=SOD08022021/> Chavez signed a three-year deal.<ref name=SCJPodcast/><ref name=DWD01242022/> Only a few months into his ''General Hospital'' tenure, he mourned the loss of his longtime manager, Jenevieve Brewer.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tapp |first=Tom |title=Longtime New York-Based Manager Jenevieve Brewer Dies |url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/longtime-new-york-based-manager-jenevieve-brewer-dies-1234856864/ |date=October 15, 2021 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Mason |first=Charlie |title=General Hospital's Nicholas Alexander Chavez Pours Out His Heart Over a Devastating Loss: 'It Was a Privilege to Know You' |url=https://soaps.sheknows.com/general-hospital/news/612434/general-hospital-nicholas-alexander-chavez-mourns-manager-tribute/ |date=October 17, 2021 |website=Soaps.com |publisher=SHE Media |access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Eades |first=Chris |title=GH's Nicholas Alexander Chavez Mourns the Death of Jenevieve Brewer |url=https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/nicholas-alexander-chavez-mourns-the-death-of-jenevieve-brewer |date=October 18, 2021 |website=Soaps In Depth |publisher=Bauer Media Group |access-date=February 4, 2022}}</ref> He exited the role in January 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Nicholas Alexander Chavez Not Returning to ''General Hospital'' as Spencer (Exclusive) |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/general-hospital-nicholas-alexander-chavez-not-returning-spencer-leaving-1235223352/ |website=TVLine |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=April 25, 2024 |location=United States |date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> In 2022, Chavez starred as Jason in the Tubi original film ''Crushed''.<ref name="Variety 1">{{cite web |last1=Chapman |first1=Wilson |first2=Wyatte |last2=Grantham-Philips |first3=Urban |last3=Sasha |title=Tubi Announces Casting for Coming-of-Age Comedy 'Crushed' (TV News Roundup) |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/crushed-bebe-wood-niki-koss-1235199685/ |date=March 9, 2022 |magazine=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=March 10, 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, Chavez was cast in the second season of Ryan Murphy's Netflix anthology series ''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'' (2024). He portrayed Lyle Menendez.<ref name="Deadline Hollywood 1">{{cite web |last=Cordero |first=Rosy |title='Monster' Season 2: Netflix's Ryan Murphy Anthology Series Finds Its Menendez Brothers In Cooper Koch & Nicholas Alexander Chavez |url=https://deadline.com/2023/06/monster-2-netflix-ryan-murphy-anthology-series-menendez-brothers-casting-1235427532/ |date=June 29, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=July 3, 2023}}</ref>
In August 2024, it was reported Chavez had also been cast in Murphy's ''Grotesquerie'', a dramatic horror series for FX.<ref name="Variety 2">{{cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |title=Ryan Murphy Horror Drama Series 'Grotesquerie' Sets FX Premiere Date |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/ryan-murphy-grotesquerie-fx-premiere-date-1236105173/ |date=August 13, 2024 |magazine=Variety |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref> In the midst of the premieres ten days apart, Chavez signed with Creative Artists Agency for representation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |title='Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menéndez Story' Star Nicholas Alexander Chavez Signs With CAA |url=https://deadline.com/2024/09/monsters-star-nicholas-alexander-chavez-signs-caa-1236100440/ |date=September 26, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=September 28, 2024}}</ref> In November 2024, he was cast in the fourth installment of the ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' franchise.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=''I Know What You Did Last Summer'': Lola Tung, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Austin Nichols And Gabbriette Join New Sequel |url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-sequel-lola-tung-nicholas-alexander-chavez-gabbriette-austin-nichols-1236169386/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |access-date=November 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241107174309/https://deadline.com/2024/11/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-sequel-lola-tung-nicholas-alexander-chavez-gabbriette-austin-nichols-1236169386/ |archive-date=November 7, 2024 |location=United States |date=November 7, 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, his scene was cut from the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Carly |date=July 16, 2025 |title=Why Lola Tung and Nicholas Alexander Chavez Were Cut From 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lola-tung-nicholas-alexander-chavez-cut-know-what-you-did-last-summer-1236316084/ |access-date=August 7, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref>
In March 2025, it was announced that he had been cast in psychological thriller ''The Technique'' alongside Ben Platt, Emma Roberts, Laura Harrier, Kelsey Asbille, and Noomi Rapace.
In April 2025, he was cast to play Kilroy in the summer 2025 Williamstown Theatre Festival revival of the Tennessee Williams play ''Camino Real''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Drury |first=Sarah |date=April 21, 2025 |title=Pamela Anderson to Return to Stage in Tennessee Williams Play Opposite Monsters' Nicholas Alexander Chavez (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/pamela-anderson-to-return-to-stage-in-tennessee-williams-with-nicholas-alexander-chavez-exclusive-11714134 |magazine=People |publisher=People Inc. |access-date=September 17, 2025}}</ref>
==Acting credits== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | ''Crushed'' | Jason Curtis | Tubi original film | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Variety 1" /> |- ! scope="row" |2025 |''I Know What You Did Last Summer'' | Billy | Deleted scene | style="text-align: center;" | <ref>{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |date=2025-07-16 |title=‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Director On Why Lola Tung & Nicholas Alexander Chavez Were Cut From The Slasher |url=https://deadline.com/2025/07/i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-lola-tung-nicholas-alexander-chavez-1236460450/ |access-date=2025-07-18 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" {{TBA}} |''The Technique'' |{{TBA}} |In production | style="text-align: center;" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Dessi |date=March 13, 2025 |title=Kelsey Asbille, Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Ben Platt, Emma Roberts, Laura Harrier And Noomi Rapace To Star In Psychological Thriller 'The Technique' |url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/the-technique-cast-emma-roberts-ben-platt-1236325748/ |access-date=July 18, 2025 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| 2021–2024 | ''General Hospital'' | Spencer Cassadine | Main role | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="SOD08022021" /> |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2024 | ''Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story'' | Lyle Menendez | Main role | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Deadline Hollywood 1" /> |- | ''Grotesquerie'' | Dr. Charlie Mayhew | Main role | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="Variety 2" /> |}
===Theater=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row"| 2025 | ''Camino Real'' | Kilroy | Williamstown Theatre Festival | style="text-align:center;"| |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |+ List of acting awards and nomination ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2021 | Soap Hub Awards | Favorite Newcomer | rowspan="3"| ''General Hospital'' | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" |<ref>{{cite web |title=Here Are The Winners Of The 2nd Annual Soap Hub Awards |url=https://soaphub.com/general-soap-operas/here-are-the-winners-2nd-annual-soap-hub-awards/ |date=November 19, 2021 |website=Soap Hub |access-date=November 19, 2021}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2022 | rowspan="2"| Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Younger Performer in a Drama Series | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{Cite web |last1=June 24 |first1=Jessica Wang Updated |last2=EDT |first2=2022 at 11:08 PM |title=Daytime Emmy Awards 2022: See the full list of winners |url=https://ew.com/awards/2022-daytime-emmy-awards-winners-list/ |access-date=June 25, 2022 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center;"| 2023 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | {{Nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| <ref name="NATAS 2023">{{cite web|url=https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Daytime-Nominations-with-Credits-2023-05-10-1700.pdf|title=The 50th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations |publisher=emmyonline.org and National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences |access-date=May 13, 2023|year=2023|location=New York/Los Angeles}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{IMDb name |id=12560173 |name=Nicholas Alexander Chavez}}
{{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Younger Performer}}
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