Peter Gadiot

Alan Peter Gadiot Nava (; born 2 January 1985) is a British actor. Gadiot is best known for his role as James Valdez in the USA Network show Queen of the South and for his role as Shanks in Netflix's series One Piece . He also played Cyrus in ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland and Adam in Showtime’s Yellowjackets. Additionally, Gadiot portrays Tom Westfall in the second season of NBC's Quantum Leap. Early life Peter Gadiot was born in England, raised in East Grinstead, West Sussex, and educated in London. His father is Dutch, and his mother is Mexican. He speaks both English and Spanish fluently. He has one older brother. Gadiot is a naturalized Mexican, and a citizen of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. Career Gadiot trained classically at Drama Centre London and has appeared in numerous stage productions. His past credits include MTV's Hot Mess, the British series My Spy Family (2010) and a British horror film 13Hrs (2010), also known by the name Night Wolf.