# Ignacio Serricchio
**Ignacio Serricchio** (full name Ignacio Ariel Serricchio) is an Argentine-born actor known for roles in American daytime television, prime-time series, and streaming productions, including Diego Alcazar on *General Hospital*, Alex Chavez on *The Young and the Restless*, Rodolfo Fuentes on *Bones*, and Don West on Netflix's *Lost in Space*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ignacio-serricchio/credits/3030370886/) Born in 1982 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has worked in English- and Spanish-language productions and has become a public advocate for mental health awareness after the suicide of his younger brother.[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ignacio-serricchio/credits/3030370886/) • [3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Lanús Este, Monte Chingolo)[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ignacio-serricchio/credits/3030370886/) • [3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) |
| Training | Theater at Syracuse University in New York; transferred to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles in his senior year[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/) |
| Soap opera roles | Diego Alcazar on *General Hospital* (2006–2008); Alex Chavez on *The Young and the Restless* (2012–2014, 71 episodes)[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/03/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-on-representing-latinos-and-family-roots-for-restless-character) • [5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069658/fullcredits/) |
| Signature streaming role | Don West in Netflix's *Lost in Space* (2018–2021, 28 episodes)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/) |
| Spanish-language debut | *El Recluso* (Telemundo, 2018), the Mexican remake of *El Marginal*, playing the role Juan Minujín originated[3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) |
| Film | *States of Grace* (2005), *The Wedding Ringer* (2015), *The Mule* (2018, directed by Clint Eastwood)[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ignacio-serricchio) • [3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) |
| Advocacy | Mental health awareness after his younger brother's suicide at age 20; ambassador for Tangible Movement[3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) • [7](https://www.tangiblemovement.org/blog/interview-ignacio-serricchio) |
## Early life and education
Serricchio was born in Lanús Este, in the Monte Chingolo area of Buenos Aires, Argentina.[3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) When he was eleven, his family moved to Mexico City, where he attended high school; his father's work later took the family to New York.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/) • [8](https://www.infobae.com/2014/06/19/1574420-ignacio-serricchio-el-argentino-que-triunfa-hollywood/) Facing the choice of what to study at university, he settled on theater with his parents' encouragement. As he described it in a 2013 interview, his father asked what he liked, and his answer, people and making people laugh, led to the suggestion that he study acting.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/03/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-on-representing-latinos-and-family-roots-for-restless-character)
He enrolled in the theater program at [Syracuse University](https://www.edgepedia.org/syracuse-university) in New York. Once his second year finished, Serricchio's family relocated to Los Angeles, and he moved to [Loyola Marymount University](https://www.edgepedia.org/loyola-marymount-university); as his final year got underway, ABC placed him in the cast of *General Hospital*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/) He came to the United States at nineteen and became a US citizen in early 2013.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/03/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-on-representing-latinos-and-family-roots-for-restless-character)
## Television career
**Daytime soap operas.** Serricchio's first major break came as Diego Alcazar on *General Hospital*, a role he played from 2006 to 2008.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/03/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-on-representing-latinos-and-family-roots-for-restless-character) In late 2012 he joined CBS's *The Young and the Restless* as Alex Chavez, an undercover police officer from New York, first airing in December 2012; he appeared in 71 episodes through January 2014.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069658/fullcredits/) • [9](https://www.tvguide.com/news/ignacio-serricchio-joins-young-restless-1054755/) He has said he valued the role as a way of representing Latinos on American television.[4](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/03/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-on-representing-latinos-and-family-roots-for-restless-character)
**Prime-time and streaming work.** His early American television credits include an episode of *House* in its second season, which he has described as his first professional job in the United States, plus recurring or guest roles on *Ghost Whisperer*, *Privileged*, *Bones* (as Rodolfo Fuentes, 2014–2017), *[Witches of East End](https://www.edgepedia.org/witches-of-east-end-tv-series)*, *Covert Affairs*, *The Client List*, *The Finder*, *Scorpion*, and *Good Girls*.[8](https://www.infobae.com/2014/06/19/1574420-ignacio-serricchio-el-argentino-que-triunfa-hollywood/) • [10](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ignacio-serricchio/) The *House* audition came about after he performed, first at university and later in Los Angeles, a monologue written and originally performed by [John Leguizamo](https://www.edgepedia.org/john-leguizamo), who gave him the rights free of charge.[8](https://www.infobae.com/2014/06/19/1574420-ignacio-serricchio-el-argentino-que-triunfa-hollywood/)
From 2018 to 2021 he played Don West in Netflix's *Lost in Space*, appearing in 28 episodes, and he voiced characters on *Family Guy* from 2018 onward.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/) In 2021 he joined the Netflix drama *Firefly Lane* as Danny Diaz, an Argentine sports journalist; at his suggestion the character was written as Argentine, and Serricchio improvised lines about mate, the traditional Argentine infusion, to reflect his own culture.[10](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ignacio-serricchio/) • [11](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/ignacio-serricchio-el-actor-argentino-que-triunfa-en-hollywood-y-cumple-su-sueno-de-hacer-teatro-en-nid06062023/)
**Spanish-language television.** In 2018 Serricchio starred in *El Recluso*, Telemundo's remake of the Argentine series *El Marginal*, playing Lázaro Mendoza/El Inge, the role Juan Minujín performed in the original's first season: an ex-Marine who infiltrates a maximum-security Mexican prison to rescue a kidnapped judge's daughter.[3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) • [12](https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/ignacio-serricchio-el-recluso-telemundo/) He described the project as his first work in Spanish-language television and as an effort to show that high-quality Spanish-language production was possible.[3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/)
## Film and stage
Serricchio's film work includes a starring role as Lozano in the independent drama *States of Grace* (2005), which holds an 82 percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, *[Quarantine 2: Terminal](https://www.edgepedia.org/quarantine-2-terminal)* (2011), *The Wedding Ringer* (2015), and *[The Mule](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-mule-2018-film)* (2018), directed by and co-starring [Clint Eastwood](https://www.edgepedia.org/clint-eastwood).[6](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ignacio-serricchio) • [3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) In 2023 he fulfilled a long-held goal of performing on Corrientes Street, Buenos Aires's main theater district, in the Argentine production of Jeff Gould's comedy *Es Sólo Sexo* (*It's Just Sex*) at the Teatro Picadilly.[11](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/ignacio-serricchio-el-actor-argentino-que-triunfa-en-hollywood-y-cumple-su-sueno-de-hacer-teatro-en-nid06062023/) • [13](https://www.teatrosargentinos.com/2023/06/critica-es-solo-sexo.html) He has also performed stand-up comedy, including sets at the Jon Lovitz Comedy Club at Universal Studios.[14](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/12/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-opens-up-about-his-yr-status-possible-romance-with-chloe-not-impressing-his-cbs-boss-and-more)
## Mental health advocacy
In 2016, Serricchio's younger brother died by suicide at the age of 20 after suffering from depression.[3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) Serricchio has said he also lives with depression and has spoken publicly about it to reduce stigma, telling EFE in 2018 that he wanted to be a "voice and support" for people suffering from mental illness.[15](https://www.latimes.com/espanol/noticas-mas/articulo/2018-09-19/efe-3754953-14631915-20180919) • [3](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/) He became an ambassador for Tangible Movement, a mental health organization, describing in a 2020 interview how his own struggles and motivations led him to the role.[7](https://www.tangiblemovement.org/blog/interview-ignacio-serricchio)
## References
1. [Ignacio Serricchio, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1579445/)
2. [Ignacio Serricchio Credits, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ignacio-serricchio/credits/3030370886/)
3. [Ignacio Serricchio, el protagonista argentino de la versión mexicana de "El Marginal", Infobae (2018)](https://www.infobae.com/teleshow/infoshow/2018/10/17/ignacio-serricchio-el-protagonista-argentino-de-la-version-mexicana-a-el-marginal-sufro-de-depresion/)
4. [CENTER STAGE: Ignacio Serricchio on Representing Latinos and Family Roots for 'Restless' Character, Soap Opera Network (2013)](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/03/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-on-representing-latinos-and-family-roots-for-restless-character)
5. [The Young and the Restless Full Cast & Crew, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069658/fullcredits/)
6. [Ignacio Serricchio, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/ignacio-serricchio)
7. [Interview – Ignacio Serricchio, Tangible Movement (2020)](https://www.tangiblemovement.org/blog/interview-ignacio-serricchio)
8. [Ignacio Serricchio, el argentino que triunfa en Hollywood, Infobae (2014)](https://www.infobae.com/2014/06/19/1574420-ignacio-serricchio-el-argentino-que-triunfa-hollywood/)
9. [Exclusive: General Hospital Fave Ignacio Serricchio Joins The Young and the Restless, TV Guide (2012)](https://www.tvguide.com/news/ignacio-serricchio-joins-young-restless-1054755/)
10. [Ignacio Serricchio, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/person/ignacio-serricchio/)
11. [Ignacio Serricchio, el actor argentino que triunfa en Hollywood y cumple su sueño de hacer teatro en calle Corrientes, LA NACION (2023)](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/espectaculos/personajes/ignacio-serricchio-el-actor-argentino-que-triunfa-en-hollywood-y-cumple-su-sueno-de-hacer-teatro-en-nid06062023/)
12. [Ignacio Serricchio, el actor detrás de El recluso, People en Español (2018)](https://peopleenespanol.com/telenovelas/ignacio-serricchio-el-recluso-telemundo/)
13. [Crítica: Es Sólo Sexo, Teatros Argentinos (2023)](https://www.teatrosargentinos.com/2023/06/critica-es-solo-sexo.html)
14. [CENTER STAGE: Ignacio Serricchio Opens Up About His 'Y&R' Status, Soap Opera Network (2013)](https://www.soapoperanetwork.com/2013/12/center-stage-ignacio-serricchio-opens-up-about-his-yr-status-possible-romance-with-chloe-not-impressing-his-cbs-boss-and-more)
15. [Actor Ignacio Serricchio quiere ser "voz y apoyo" de los que sufren depresión, Los Angeles Times en Español (2018)](https://www.latimes.com/espanol/noticas-mas/articulo/2018-09-19/efe-3754953-14631915-20180919)
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