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Jake Canuso

Acting Born Jan 13, 1970 Zurich, Switzerland 24 credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jake Canuso (Carmine Canuso) was born in Switzerland to Italian descendants. In his late teens he trained as a professional dancer in London.

Canuso has worked with Elton John, Annie Lennox, featured in Take That's "Sure" video and was a backing dancer for the Spice Girls SpiceWorld 1998 tour, where he befriended Louie Spence and Emma Bunton. He is best known for his role in the ITV series Benidorm as the barman Mateo. Canuso can speak six languages fluently including English, Spanish and Italian. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jake Canuso, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Full filmography

  • Heartbeat (1992) as Giovanni Viora
  • Hustle (2004) as Barman at Spa Hotel
  • Shameless (2004) as Damien Di Soto
  • Celebrity Juice (2008) as Self
  • The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Waiter in Florence Café
  • Grace (2021) as Pierre
  • Benidorm (2007) as Mateo
  • Catchphrase (2013)
  • Tipping Point: Lucky Stars (2013) as Self - Contestant
  • Kinky Boots (2005) as Waiter
  • Nine (2009) as Reporter 4
  • The Big Quiz (2011) as Self - Team Captain
  • Keep It in the Family (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Russian Dolls (2005) as Miguel
  • Fyre Rises (2024) as Alejandro
  • Journal of a Contract Killer (2008) as Alessandro
  • Celebrity Wedding Planner (2012) as Self
  • Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid (1998) as Self - Dancer
  • City Rats (2009) as Marco Harper
  • School for Seduction (2004) as Giovanni
  • Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday (2018) as Himself
  • Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Lyon (1998) as Self - Dancer
  • Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Paris (1998) as Self - Dancer
  • Bad Education: Christmas Special (2013) as Javier