Adan Canto

Adan Canto was born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, and raised cross-border in Del Rio, Texas. At age sixteen, he moved to Mexico City to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter and composer before transitioning into stage and film acting, appearing in Mexican theater productions and television series.

Canto made his American television debut in Kevin Williamson's thriller series The Following (2013). In 2014, he landed the superhero role of Sunspot (Roberto da Costa) in Bryan Singer's blockbuster X-Men: Days of Future Past. Canto gained widespread acclaim portraying the ambitious, principled Aaron Shore alongside Kiefer Sutherland in ABC/Netflix's political drama Designated Survivor. He later co-starred in Halle Berry's directorial debut Bruised (2020) and starred as charismatic gangster Arman Morales in Fox's hit drama The Cleaning Lady until his untimely death from appendiceal cancer at age 42.