Thou Reyes | |
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Born |
Joseph Kollins Reyes March 28, 1984 Quezon City, Philippines |
Occupation | Actor, Model |
Years active | 1994-present |
Agent | Star Magic (1994–present) |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Thou Reyes is a home-grown, Star Magic Artist. He started acting and modelling at a young age, with ABS-CBN’s afternoon Kids’ Show Ang TV (1994-1997). In 2009, He had his first character role as “Hugo” in the hit TV Series I Love Betty La Fea (2009, ABS-CBN) and as “Rafael” in Imortal (2010, ABS-CBN). In 2014, was cast a line cook in Singapore - Media Corp’s The Kitchen Musical. and underwent rigorous voice training with musical director, Gerard Salonga.
He entered the Theater Industry in 2014 when he passed the audition and became a part of the Manila cast ensemble of Newports Performing Arts Center’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical, which ran for 3 months, and had the chance to present in Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore as well. Thou went back to television in 2015, where he portrayed a much loved “Takong” in Pangako Sa’Yo (ABS-CBN). In the same year, Thou made his mark in the industry when he was nominated and won the Best Supporting Actor award – New Wave Category at the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) for Central Digital Lab’s Toto, a comedy/drama film about a young Filipino who is determined to fulfill his American Dream. This was followed by Cinemalaya’s IAmerica in 2016, and both films participated in various international film festivals.
Aside from acting, Thou was the head choreographer of Maja Salvador’s concert series, Maja Unveils @10 which ran from 2015–2016. Currently, Thou plays Jonee in PETA and Repertoire Philippines’s musical comedy Care Divas.