About John Lloyd Cruz
John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor. Regarded as the "King of Contemporary Cinema" by the media, Cruz has top-billed several box-office successes. He has more than ten films with box office grosses of ₱100 million in the Philippines. CNN Philippines described Cruz as "the quintessential image of the contemporary leading man." He began acting at the age of 15 and has over 30 productions to his credit. A breakthrough role on the soap opera Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (2002–2003), where he first started working with actress and frequent co-star Bea Alonzo, followed his starring role in the television drama Tabing Ilog (1999–2003), which he appeared in as a teenager. With around 80 awards won throughout his career including two FAMAS Awards and two Gawad Urian Awards, Cruz is one of the most-awarded Filipino actors. He was the first Filipino and Southeast Asian actor to receive the Star Asia Award at the New York Asian Film Festival. He was the fifth highest-grossing Filipino actor in the 2010s, raking over a total of ₱2.3 billion in box office receipts. His 2015 film A Second Chance grossed over ₱556 million which makes it one of the highest grossing Philippine films in history. He was later discovered by a talent scout in a mall while hanging out with friends to watch Magic Temple.
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