British actor Peter Gadiot is popularly known for his role as Cyrus in the American drama series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland aired on ABC from October 2013 to April 2014.
Apart from his professional career, Peter is an active philanthropist, who educates children about slavery.
Peter Gadiot’s Wiki-Bio: From Acting to Directing
The 32-years-old Peter Gadiot was born on 2 January 1986 in Haywards Heath, Sussex, England with birth sign Capricorn.
Peter, who is a bilingual, is fluent in both English and Spanish as his parents taught him to speak both languages. His mother Aurora Gabriel Nava Quiroz is Mexican, whereas his father, Jules Maria Johannes Ignatius Gadiot is Dutch from Maastricht.
Peter spent most of his early years in the UK and had one older brother as his siblings. However, there is no any information about his brother until yet.
The actor trained classically at Drama Centre London and had made his appearance in numerous stage productions. Peter made his first television debut as Troy Falconi through the television series, My Spy Family.
After that, he appeared in American drama series Once Upon a Time in Wonderland as Cyrus.
Gadiot made his American network debut as Cyrus, the handsome and mysterious Genie, in ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. He also starred in a short film Candy and three episodes of the British series Fresh Meat.
Not only that, but he is much more than an actor as he has also tried his hand at directing. Besides acting, he had written and led the short film 12-17 (2014).
In the year 2017, Peter won the Imagen Award for Best supporting actor for his role of James in Fox 21 studio's and USA networks Queen of the South.
Mexican Role in Series Fresh Meat
Peter, who belongs to mixed ethnicity, has a mysterious look that enabled him to appear in a role as characters from multiple ethnic backgrounds. His bilingual language ability enhances his acting talent as he can successfully master numerous accents, which makes his character more believable.
Likewise, he played the role of a character of the man who belongs to Mexican ethnicity in the British series Fresh Meat. It was a holiday romance, who came to England to marry his girlfriend despite not being able to speak any English.
Dating Girlfriend Or Single?
The actor, who shares a passionate relationship and dated girlfriends on-screen, seems to have not found his perfect partner in his real life. It might be because he is just focusing on his career.
However, back on 1 February 2014, he shared a picture of a girl for his fans. In the caption, he questioned how often she got a tag in the same shot.
Sharing a picture of a single girl through his Instagram account was a different update for his social account and the bunch of queries for his fans, who speculated that the girl was Peter's girlfriend.
Peter Gadiot shares a picture of a mysterious girl on 1 February 2014 (Photo: Peter Gadiot's Instagram)
However, back on 4 April 2014, replying to one of his fans tweet that asked ‘Do you have a girlfriend,’ Peter replied that sadly but hopefully, he will have one soon.
Moreover, on 14 February 2018, the special day for the couple’s, Peter shared a picture of a lock in which ‘I Love You X’ was written. He captioned the photo as, "Happy Valentine's day to all the lonely hearts and unrequited lovers."
Based on that tweet it can be concluded that Peter might have a girlfriend in his past, but as of now, he is single and relishing his singlehood.
But, the low profile on his personal life and the status of being single has aroused speculations for Peter to be a gay. However, he has not commented on anything regarding his sexuality to the media.
Active Philanthropist
Besides acting and directing credits, Peter Gadiot, who has the height of 5’9’’ (1.8m) tall, is also an active philanthropist. He shares happiness to the world not only through his acting but his various humanitarian works.
The actor actively campaigns against human trafficking and slavery, and once rowed across the Atlantic Ocean from the Caribbean to Africa to support the cause with a crew in about thirty-nine days.
After that, the actor-cum-director ran a self-sufficient 250 km ultra-marathon in the Sahara Desert and finally completed his journey by climbing Mount Kilimanjaro.
Not only that, but he also educated thousands of school children about the issues of slavery. With Rowing Against Slavery, Peter was able to raise money for Anti-Slavery International and Save the Children.
