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Keanu Lee Nunes
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Keanu Lee Nunes (/kiːˈɑːnuː/ kee-AH-noo)[1] born March 05, 1996 is a Canadian actor and model. Born in Midrand, South Africa, his professional screen debut was in the feature film Run Kai Run (2015).
Keanu's father was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and raised in South Africa, and his mother is born in King Williams Town, South Africa and is of Hakka Chinese ancestry. In 1996, his family relocated to Neuchatel, Switzerland and to Toronto, Canada, in 2000.
He is named after Keanu Reeves as his mother beleived that he should be proud of Eurasian ancestory. [[|thumb|300x300px|
Born | March 5, 1996 (age 21) |
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Occupation | Actror |
Years active | 2013–present |
Siblings | 1 Sasha Nunes |
School | Humber College |
Personal webpage
www.keanuleenunes.com ]] After a variety of TV roles and lead roles in feature films such as Run Kai Run, Murder U, and Being Single, he landed a series regular in the TV show 2nd Generation and ZAPS, Inc. and the feature Run Kai Run all in 2017.
Early life
Keanu Lee Kingston Nunes was born March 05, 1996 is a Canadian actor and model. Born in Midrand, South Africa. He is the younger of two brothers. His older brother Sasha Nunes, graduated from University of York in Urban Studies.
Keanu's father was born in Lisbon, Portugal, and raised in South Africa, and his mother is born in King Williams Town, South Africa and is of Hakka Chinese ancestry. In 1996, his family relocated to Neuchatel, Switzerland and to Toronto, Canada, in 2000.
Keanu is fluent in English, French and understands Portuguese.
A graduate of Milton District High School, Nunes was a competitive gymnast as a teenager. He was a member of the Portuguese National Team and competed at the European Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2014. While training for the European Championships, he lived in Lisbon, Portugal for 5 months where he represented Ginasio Clube Portugues[2]
Keanu has dual Citizenship Portuguese and Canadian.He loves the Portuguese culture , Portuguese History and is a fan of Cristiano Ronaldo and the Portuguese National Football Team.
He used his gymnastic skills in the 2014 Shawn Mendes, music video "Something Big."
He focussed on acting after his gymnastics career ended when he hit the back of his head on the high bar during a training routine[3], causing a level 4 concussion . After graduation he attended Humber College to study acting.
Career
2013- Present
Keanu started his acting career doing various gigs as a background extra.
His first real break came when got the lead role of Tim, in the Feature movie "Run Kai Run[4]" since then he has acted in and was consultant in the TV series The Other Kingdom[5]
and his biggest role, came in 2016 when was casted into the TV drama series , 2nd Generation[6]
He has acted into TV commercials -Paypal Commercial[7] and Virgin Mobile Commercial[8]
He has done two short movies - Glitch[9] a horror short and "What about Mom"[10]
His latest show is Zaps Inc a TV series to be released in 2018
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Run Kai Run | Tim | |
2014 | Being Single | Shawn | |
2016 | Glitch | Logan | Produced for Youtube |
2017 | What about Mom | Mark | Produced for Youtube |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Murder U | Jeffrey | |
2016 | The Other Kingdom | Lead actor and Consultant | |
2017 | 2nd Generation Season 1 | Will | Shown on Amazon |
2017 | Zaps Inc. | Hong | |
2018 | 2nd Generation Season 2 | Will |
Commercials
Year | Title | Role | |
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2016 | Paypal Commercial | Lead Actor | |
2016 | Virgin Mobile VIP Commercial | Lead Actor | |
References
- "NLS: Say How, Q-T". Library of Congress. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- http://gcp.pt/
- https://www.insidehalton.com/whatson-story/7411647-milton-actor-looks-forward-to-life-on-screen/
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4741540/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5582392/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5902204/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8q4Br6djuY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEmXMAsz27c
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9Bl4GWLPrE
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=If1wN2TRHSo
- https://www.mississauga.com/sports-story/4338319-mississauga-gymnasts-finish-strong-at-first-ontario-qualifier/
- https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/3877726-strong-finish-to-injury-plagued-season/
- https://www.insidehalton.com/sports-story/2909881-milton-gymnasts-shine-at-provincials/
- http://embportugalotava.blogspot.ca/2014/05/o-luso-canadiano-keanu-nunes-residente.html
- https://kavyar.com/lgtmtpb7nuyx
- http://celebritypictures.wiki/celebrity/6668284/3233815
- http://www.aconversa.ca/2013/10/keanu-nunes-jovem-prodigio-da-ginastica/
- http://www.intlgymnast.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4046:british-juniors-win-fourth-european-title&catid=5:competition-reports&Itemid=164
- http://asiancinema.org/talent-management/acting-talent/
- ^ "Library of Congress". Wikipedia. 2017-08-07.
- ^ "Ginásio Clube Português - GCP - História e Património - Campeões Nacionais e Internacionais". gcp.pt. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Slack, Julie (2017-07-08). "Milton actor looks forward to life on screen | InsideHalton.com". InsideHalton.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- ^ Run Kai Run, retrieved 2017-08-09
- ^ The Other Kingdom (TV Series 2016– ), retrieved 2017-08-09
- ^ 2nd Generation (TV Series 2016– ), retrieved 2017-08-09
- ^ Vasco Nunes (2016-08-14), Paypal Commercial 2016, retrieved 2017-08-09
- ^ Amit Dabrai (2016-06-23), Virgin Mobile 2016 Commercial, retrieved 2017-08-09
- ^ Stromedy (2017-01-29), The Glitch - A Short Horror Film (2017), retrieved 2017-08-09
- ^ Asians On Film (2017-06-10), What About Mom? starring Katrina Rosita and Keanu Lee Nunes, retrieved 2017-08-09