{{short description|Indonesian actor}} {{Infobox person | name = Nino Fernandez | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|1|31|df=yes}} | birth_name = Nino Adrian Fernandez | birth_place = Hamburg, West Germany | years_active = 2007–present | occupation = Actor | spouse = {{marriage|Stefhanie Zamora Husen|2025}} | awards = }} '''Nino Fernandez''' (born 31 January 1984) is an Indonesian actor of Minahasan, Sundanese, German and Portuguese descent. He's the older brother of singer Millane Fernandez.
==Biography== Fernandez was born in Hamburg, West Germany, on 31 January 1984{{sfn|Kompas 2009, Nino Fernandez Tertantang}} to Jeffrey Fernandez, an Minahasan and Sundanese, of German-Portuguese descent and his German wife Marita; he was the second of three children born to the couple. The family moved to Indonesia when Nino was still young; once in the country, the family frequently changed homes. The young Fernandez first attended elementary school at Permata Bunda Dharma Karya UT, then transferred to Mardi Yuana 1 in Bogor when the family moved there. After the May 1998 riots, the family returned to Germany, where Nino finished his education. He later received an undergraduate degree in business from the University of Hamburg, working as a busboy in a Chinese restaurant to help pay his tuition.{{sfn|Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang}}
After Nino's graduation, the family returned to Indonesia. Nino Fernandez took up a job as a video jockey with MTV Indonesia. In 2007 he was cast in his first featured film, ''Terowongan Casablanca'' (''The Casablanca Tunnel'').{{sfn|Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang}} That year he played the lead role of Nesta in the LGBT-themed romantic comedy ''Coklat Stroberi'' (''Chocolate Strawberry''), directed by Ardy Octavian.{{sfn|Benke 2007, "Coklat Stroberi", Silang}} The gay character proved to be Fernandez' breakthrough role, as he received numerous invitations to act and MC afterwards.{{sfn|Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang}} Also that year he had a minor role in Nayato Fio Nuala's ''Kangen'' (''Longing'').{{sfn|Benke 2007, Kisah Boneka Kaca}}
Fernandez played the character Bayu in Rudy Soedjarwo's 2008 film ''In the Name of Love'', a film compared to William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet'' in theme.{{sfn|Koiri and Fitrianto 2008, Atas Nama Cinta}} That year he also appeared in ''Claudia/Jasmine''.{{sfn|Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang}} In 2009 he was romantically involved with Miss Indonesia 2009 Kerenina Sunny Halim, but the couple had separated by mid-2010.{{sfn|Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang}}{{sfn|The Jakarta Post 2009, Miss Indonesia's first}}
In 2009, Fernandez played the lead role of Randy in ''Get Married 2'', a sequel to Hanung Bramantyo's 2007 hit ''Get Married''.{{sfn|Mubarak 2011, A moving yet funny}} The film followed Randy and his new wife Mae's attempts to have a child,{{sfn|Suara Pembaruan 2009, Ayo Hamil}} a role that Fernandez found challenging.{{sfn|Kompas 2009, Nino Fernandez Tertantang}} That same year he portrayed the half-Dutch half-native pilot and composer Ishak Pahing in Teddy Soeriaatmadja's film ''Ruma Maida'' (''Maida's House'').{{sfn|Kurniasari 2009, 'Ruma Maida' portrays}} He also appeared in several sitcoms.{{sfn|Kompas 2009, Nino Fernandez Tertantang}}
In December 2020, Fernandez and fellow actress Hannah Al Rashid announced on separate Instagram posts that they have been married for a few years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Hannah Al Rashid Umumkan Sudah Menikah dengan Nino Fernandez, Unggahan Saat Lebaran Ini Jadi Kode?|url=https://newsmaker.tribunnews.com/2020/12/24/hannah-al-rashid-umumkan-sudah-menikah-dengan-nino-fernandez-unggahan-saat-lebaran-ini-jadi-kode|access-date=2021-01-27|website=Tribunnewsmaker.com|language=id-ID}}</ref> The marriage was kept secret and was never reported on the media up to that point.<ref name=":2" /> They live together in London.
==Filmography== * ''Terowongan Casablanca'' (''The Casablanca Tunnel''; 2007) * ''Coklat Stroberi'' (''Chocolate and Strawberry''; 2007) * ''Kangen'' (''Longing''; 2007) * ''Claudia/Jasmine'' (2008) * ''In The Name of Love'' (2008) * ''Get Married 2'' (2009) * ''Ruma Maida'' (''Maida's House''; 2009) * ''Cowok Bikin Pusing'' (''Men Make the Head Spin''; 2011) * ''Bidadari Bidadari Surga'' (''Angels of Heaven''; 2012) * ''Operation Wedding'' (2013) * ''Get Married 4'' (2013) * ''Cinta Paling Agung'' * ''99 Cahaya Di Langit Eropah'' * ''Bulan Terbelah Di Langit Amerika'' * ''Hijab'' (2015)
==References== ;Footnotes {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}
;Bibliography {{refbegin|colwidth=30em}} * {{cite news | date=18 September 2009 | title = Ayo Hamil |trans-title=Come On, Get Pregnant |language=Indonesian |work= Suara Pembaruan |page=16 | ref = {{harvid|Suara Pembaruan 2009, Ayo Hamil}} }} *{{cite news |last=Benke |first=Benny |title="Coklat Stroberi", Silang Tawa Komedi Cinta |trans-title="Coklat Stroberi", A Romantic Comedy |language=Indonesian |url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0706/13/bud06.htm |work=Suara Merdeka |date=13 June 2007 |accessdate=20 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222194534/http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0706/13/bud06.htm |archivedate=22 February 2014 |url-status=dead |ref={{SfnRef|Benke 2007, "Coklat Stroberi", Silang}} }} *{{cite news |last=Benke |first=Benny |title=Kisah Boneka Kaca |trans-title=Story of a Glass Doll |language=Indonesian |url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0706/13/bud06.htm |work=Suara Merdeka |date=13 June 2007 |accessdate=20 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240526000328/https://www.webcitation.org/67nmON8az?url=http://www.suaramerdeka.com/harian/0708/23/bud02.htm |archivedate=26 May 2024 |url-status=dead |ref={{SfnRef|Benke 2007, Kisah Boneka Kaca}} }} *{{cite news |last1=Khoiri |first1=Ilham |last2=Fitrianto |first2=Dahono |title=Atas Nama Cinta |trans-title=In the Name of Love |language=Indonesian |url=http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/04/13/01445496/atas.nama.cinta |work=Kompas |date=13 April 2008 |accessdate=20 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206135343/http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2008/04/13/01445496/atas.nama.cinta |archivedate=6 December 2013 |url-status=live |ref={{SfnRef|Koiri and Fitrianto 2008, Atas Nama Cinta}} }} *{{cite news |last=Kurniasari |first=Triwik |title='Ruma Maida' portrays the country's history |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/01/ruma-maida039-portrays-country039s-history.html |work=The Jakarta Post |date=1 November 2009 |accessdate=7 April 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615090206/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/11/01/ruma-maida039-portrays-country039s-history.html |archivedate=15 June 2013 |ref={{SfnRef|Kurniasari 2009, 'Ruma Maida' portrays}} |url-status=live }} *{{cite news |title=Miss Indonesia's first plan is to learn Indonesian |url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/09/miss-indonesia039s-first-plan-learn-indonesian.html |work=The Jakarta Post |date=9 June 2009 |accessdate=20 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120129002144/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/09/miss-indonesia039s-first-plan-learn-indonesian.html |archivedate=29 January 2012 |url-status=live |ref={{SfnRef|The Jakarta Post 2009, Miss Indonesia's first}} }} * {{cite news | last1 = Mubarak | first1 = Makbul | date=11 September 2011 | title = A moving yet funny comedy |work= The Jakarta Post | url = http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/11/a-moving-yet-funny-comedy.html | accessdate =21 April 2012 | ref = {{sfnRef|Mubarak 2011, A moving yet funny}} |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225114336/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/09/11/a-moving-yet-funny-comedy.html | url-status = live |archivedate=25 February 2014 }} *{{cite news |title=Nino Fernandez Tertantang Komedi |trans-title=Nino Fernandez Challenged by Comedy |language=Indonesian |url=http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2009/12/15/e215414/nino.fernandez.tertantang.komedi.. |work=Kompas |date=15 December 2009 |accessdate=20 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130127042523/http://entertainment.kompas.com/read/2009/12/15/e215414/nino.fernandez.tertantang.komedi.. |archivedate=27 January 2013 |url-status=dead |ref={{SfnRef|Kompas 2009, Nino Fernandez Tertantang}} }} *{{cite news |last=Pramantie |first=Caroline |title=Nino Fernandez Si Tukang Jajal |trans-title=Nino Fernandez the Experimenter |language=Indonesian |url=http://www.tabloidnova.com/Nova/Selebriti/Profil-Selebriti/Nino-Fernandez-Si-Tukang-Jajal |work=Nova |date=8 August 2010 |accessdate=20 May 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117110757/http://www.tabloidnova.com/Nova/Selebriti/Profil-Selebriti/Nino-Fernandez-Si-Tukang-Jajal |archivedate=17 January 2013 |url-status=dead |ref={{SfnRef|Pramantie 2010, Nino Fernandez Si Tukang}} }} {{refend}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|2693655|Nino Fernandez}}
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