Ricardo Hoyos

Ricardo Antonio Hoyos, Jr. (born November 27, 1995) is a Canadian actor. He joined the cast of Degrassi: The Next Generation for the eleventh season as Zig Novak and starred in the sequel series Degrassi: Next Class on Netflix. He has also starred in the children's television series Dino Dan. Early life Hoyos was born in Alliston, Ontario to an Ecuadorian father and a Canadian mother. He is the older brother of actor Lucius Hoyos. His mother has Irish ancestry. Acting career At the age of twelve, Hoyos began his professional acting career as a child actor in 2007, when he appeared in episodic roles in the television shows: 'Til Death Do Us Part, Good Morning World, The Rick Mercer Report, Super Why!, Haven, The Haunting Hour: The Series, Life with Boys, Flower Shop Mysteries, Raising Expectations, Killjoys, Love Daily and Riverdale. He also has appeared in the films: Outlander and The Belko Experiment. Hoyos made his film debut in the 2007 television film The Secret of the Nutcracker directed by Eric Till, portraying Sasha.