Mauricio Henao Serbia (born 16 February 1987 in Armenia, Quindío, Colombia) is a Colombian actor. He rose to international fame with his standout role as Tony on the Nickelodeon teen drama series Grachi, and he's also known for acting in telenovelas for Telemundo. More recently, Mauricio gained widespread attention for his role as Adrian Ferrer in the Netflix hit show, Fake Profile.
Career Henao grew up in Colombia until he turned 12 years, then moved to the United States where he studied at Cypress Creek High School. Subsequently he dedicated himself to modeling for different local cities in both Europe and the United States, arriving to work with Nicolas Felizola, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, Paul Joe Paris, among others. Henao has repeatedly been compared to actors like James Dean, and Ryan Gosling. After appearing in several magazines as a model. In 2009 he decided to move to Miami, United States, where he began taking acting classes and learned to modify his Colombian accent. Subsequently, in 2010 he decides to perform the casting for Telemundo' telenovela ¿Dónde está Elisa?, where he played Eduardo Cáceres. Later that in the same year, he returns to work for Telemundo in the telenovela El fantasma de Elena, where he plays Michell. Although he had already excelled in two television projects, the role that made him be recognized nationally and internationally was Tony, main character of the first season of the Nickelodeon teen drama series Grachi. While filming Grachi, he came up with the opportunity to work for another Telemundo telenovela entitled Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán, where he played Daniel Santacruz, the younger brother of Jencarlos Canela in the telenovela.
In 2012 he won his first major role in the MTV teen drama series Último año, where he shared credits with Dulce María. In 2013, he obtained a special participation in the last chapters of the Televisa telenovela La Tempestad. In 2014 he was part of the main cast in the Telemundo telenovela La impostora. The following year he joined the cast of the series Señora Acero, where he played José Ángel Godoy, Michel Duval's best friend in the series. and lasted three seasons as part of the regular cast.
In 2023, Mauricio appeared in the Netflix series Fake Profile as a restaurateur. The series has a following within the LGBTQ community.
Filmography + Television performance Year Title Roles Notes 2010 ¿Dónde está Elisa? Eduardo Cáceres Series regular; 88 episodes 2010–2011 El fantasma de Elena Michel Series regular; 117 episodes 2011–2013 Grachi Antonio "Tony" Gordillo Main role (season 1), recurring role (seasons 2–3); 95 episodes 2011 Mi corazón insiste en Lola Volcán Daniel Santacruz Series regular; 116 episodes 2012 Último año Martín Santoro Main role; 68 episodes 2013 La Tempestad Valentín Series regular; 12 episodes 2014 La impostora Jorge Altamira Series regular; 116 episodes 2015–2018 Señora Acero José Ángel Godoy Series regular (seasons 2–4); 204 episodes 2018 Mi familia perfecta Santiago Vélez Series regular; 68 episodes 2019 Betty en NY Fabio Series regular; 56 episodes 2019–2020 Médicos Marco Ávalos Main role; 87 episodes 2022 La herencia Mateo del Monte 2022 High Heat Daniel Main role 2023 Fake Profile Adrian Ferrer Main role (season 1) 2025 La Jefa Mateo Restrepo 2026 El renacer de Luna Federico Grajales Iturralde
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2012 Kids Choice Awards México Favorite Supporting Actor Grachi
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