Ricardo Antonio Hoyos is a Canadian actor who portrayed Zig Novak on Degrassi and Degrassi: Next Class. He was on the Nickelodeon/TVOntario kids' series Dino Dan and was also on Hub's RL Stine's The Haunting Hour as Bill. He also appeared in an episode of Haven called "Butterfly". He is good friends with former castmates Cristine Prosperi, Olivia Scriven, Alex Steele, Munro Chambers, Luke Bilyk, and Lyle Lettau.
Trivia
- Ricardo is a Sagittarius.
- He is of Peruvian, Ecuadorian, and Irish descent.
- He has a brother and a sister.
- His favorite color is green.
- Ricardo has dual citizenship in the USA and Canada.
- He is one of the four Degrassi cast members who starred on a PBS Kids show. The others are Lyle Lettau, Dylan Everett, and Jake Goldsbie.
- Coincidentally all of them except Lyle (who was the voice of Alan "Brain" Powers on Arthur from Season 12 to Season 15) starred on Super Why.
- If he could work with one old Degrassi cast member, it would be Shane Kippel.
- He ships Zimogen (Zig and Imogen).
- His celebrity crush is Cara Delevingne.
- His dream career after Degrassi is antiquing. Source
- He ships Zaya (Zig and Maya).
- His brother, Lucius Hoyos (b. 2001), is also an actor.
- His mom is his best friend.
- He's a big fan of Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- He dated former Degrassi star Annie Clark. They broke up within two years.
- In 2022, he had a brief recurring role on Riverdale as Heraldo.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Good Morning World | Jimmy | TV Series |
| 2007 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Johnny | TV Series |
| 2007 | Back in '93 | Tino | Short Film |
| 2007 | The Secret of the Nutcracker | Sasha | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Toronto Stories | Jacob | Short Film |
| 2008 | What You Eat | Young Robert | Short Film |
| 2007 - 2009 | The Jon Dore Television Show | Young Jon | TV Series |
| 2009 | The Armoire | Tony | Short Film |
| 2009 | Super Why! | Ugly Duckling Brother 1 (voice) | TV Series |
| 2010 | Haven | Bobby Mueller | TV Series |
| 2010 | Dino Dan | Ricardo | TV Series |
| 2011 | R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Bill | TV Series |
| 2012 | RedaKai | Apex | TV Series |
| 2013 | Life with Boys | Wyatt | TV Series |
| 2012-2015 | Degrassi | Zig Novak | TV Series |
| 2014 | Billy the Kid | William McCarty | Short |
| 2014 | Gramps | James | Short |
| 2016-2017 | Degrassi: Next Class | Zig Novak | TV Series |
| 2016 | Flower Shop Mystery: Snipped in the Bud | Kenny Lipinski | TV Movie |
| 2016 | Killjoys | Olan | TV Series |
| 2016 | Sadie's Last Days on Earth | Jack | Movie |
| 2018 | Bumblebee | Tripp Summers | Movie |
