Media Wire Express Correspondent
Adan Canto, the Mexican-American actor who parlayed his music career in Mexico into becoming a Hollywood leading man, died Jan. 8 after a private battle with appendiceal cancer. He was 42.
Canto most recently starred in Fox’s drama series The Cleaning Lady, playing the male lead for the first two seasons. While his health did not allow him to film when production on the upcoming Season 3 started in December, following the end of the strikes, Canto was planning to rejoin the cast later in the season. The series will pay tribute to its star with a card in the Season 3 premiere.
Born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico in 1981 and raised in Texas, Canto left home at age 16 to pursue a career as a singer and guitarist in Mexico City. He started acting in local commercials and TV shows before being scouted for a major role in Kevin Williamson’s 2013 Fox drama series The Following.
Showcasing his versatility as an actor, he went on to star in such series as Designated Survivor, where he portrayed Vice President-elect Aaron Shore opposite Kiefer Sutherland for three seasons, Mixology and Blood & Oil. He also had a memorable turn on Narcos as real-life politician Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and did an arc on Second Chance.
In the aftermath of Adan Canto’s death, the 42-year-old actor’s co-stars and colleagues are among those leading tributes for their late friend.
Publicist Jennifer Allen confirmed Wednesday that Canto died on Jan. 8, after battling appendiceal cancer, a diagnosis he kept private.
Adan had a depth of spirit that few truly knew”,” Allen said in a statement to the Associated Press. “Those who glimpsed it were changed forever. He will be greatly missed by so many.”
The Mexican actor was best known for roles in X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Designated Survivor (2016), Agent Game (2022) and The Cleaning Lady (2022), but he also directed his own short films Before Tomorrow and The Shot in 2014 and 2020 respectively.
Canto is survived by his wife Stephanie Ann Canto, and their two children, Roman Alder, 3, and Eve Josephine, 1. On Wednesday, Stephanie posted an image of her and Canto on Instagram, alongside a verse from the bible. “Forever my treasure, Adan, see you soon,” she wrote.
Canto’s loss has been felt by his industry peers, many of whom shared their own posts and statements.
Kiefer Sutherland, who portrayed Tom Kirkman alongside Canto’s character Aaron Shore in TV drama Designated Survivor, said he was “heartbroken” over his co-star’s death. “He was such a wonderful spirit. As an actor his desire to do well, to be great, and then do better, was truly impressive and he will be greatly missed,” Sutherland wrote. “I am also heartbroken for his wife, Steph and his two young children. Adan, may you rest in peace.”
Italia Ricci, who portrayed Canto’s love interest on Designated Survivor, said that she was “lost for words” in an instagram post featuring herself and Kal Penn posing with Canto in the first of nine images. “He was the strongest person I know in every sense of the word and I am so angry that this happened. No one deserved this less than this sweet, brilliant, kind, and gentle man,” she said of her colleague. She added that she was “heartbroken” for the family.
Penn also shared an instagram post of him laughing beside Canto, with seven other images of their time together. His caption praised the late actor as “so genuine and warm, immensely talented; such a good person who was simultaneously calm and motivating. And funny. He was very, very funny.” Penn also paid respect to Canto’s wife, children, and family.
Actress Maggie Q, who portrayed Hannah Wells on Designated Survivor, shared a trio images of Canto on Instagram with the caption: “Beautiful friend… You are the level of person that Hollywood didn’t even deserve.” She also praised his moral compass, adding, “I don’t understand this. Anyone who knew you was a lucky one. That’s all I do know.”
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