Mexican Actor "Adan Canto" Dies Aged 42

metalmachine · Jan 9, 2024

Mexican Actor Adan Canto, has died. on Monday of appendiceal cancer. He was 42.

Born in Mexico and raised in Texas, Canto was a skilled actor and musician who was starring in the Fox series “The Cleaning Lady,” which was filming its third season at the time of his death. Allen said Canto had not yet begun working on the new season.

Adan’s first credit came in 2009 when he appeared in two episodes of “Estado de Gracia,” a TV series distributed in Mexico. He went on to appear in a number of Mexican TV shows and films until 2013, when he landed his breakout role in the US market on Season 1 of Fox’s “The Following” alongside Keifer Sutherland.

In 2014, Canto appeared in the Marvel superhero movie “X-Men: Days of Future Past” as the mutant Sunspot, who can channel the power of the sun.

An emerging filmmaker in his own right, Canto starred in and directed his first short film in 2014 titled “Before Tomorrow.”

Canto went on to appear in one episode of Netflix cartel series “Narcos,” and in Season 1 of the ABC series “Blood & Oil.” He reunited with Sutherland in “Designated Survivor,” appearing in all three of the show’s seasons between 2016 and 2020.

In 2021, Canto starred in his “X-Men” costar Halle Berry’s directorial debut “Bruised,” and appeared in the CIA thriller “Agent Game” in 2022 before starring in “The Cleaning Lady” that same year.

Canto is survived by his wife Stephanie Ann Canto and his two young children Roman Adler and Eve Josephine.