Rio Mangini (born October 6, 2002) is an American actor, musician, and composer. He is known for his roles as Ace McFumbles in Bella and the Bulldogs and as McQuaid in Everything Sucks!
Life and career Rio Mangini is the son of Academy Award-winning sound editor Mark Mangini. His father is of Italian descent. His mother is of Māori and German descent.
Mangini is a pianist. He placed first in the 2011 Cypress College Competition (8-year-old division) and received an honorable mention in the 2011 American Protege International Piano Strings Competition. As a pianist, he was awarded by Young Artist Awards in 2012 with a special award in the category "Outstanding Instrumentalist".
In 2012, Mangini starred as Jax in Lisanne Sartor's short film Six Letter Word. The film made it through the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase in 2013 to the Cannes Film Festival. In 2013, he appeared in various films and television projects including The Garcias Have Landed, Marvin Marvin, What If, and Kickin' It. In 2014, Mangini appeared in Good Luck Charlie, Switched at Birth, Doc McStuffins, and See Dad Run. He also appeared in the films Pizza Bear Delivery Challenge, The Little Rascals Save the Day, and Finders Keepers. He appeared in One Crazy Cruise, Miles from Tomorrowland, and Bella and the Bulldogs in 2015, Teen Wolf in 2016, and General Hospital in 2017.
In 2018, Mangini appeared in Lethal Weapon and Just Add Magic and starred in the Netflix comedy-drama series Everything Sucks! as McQuaid. He is set to star in Reach, as well as compose and perform music for the film.
Filmography + Television and film rolesYearTitleRoleNotes 2012 Six Letter Word Jax Short film 2013 Marvin Marvin Tom Episode: "Battle of the Bands" 2013 What If Young David / Grandpa / Kid 3 episodes 2013 The Garcias Have Landed Felix Garcia Television movie 2013 Kickin' It Sam 5 episodes 2013 Pizza Bear Delivery Challenge Judah Short film 2014 Good Luck Charlie Matt Episode: "Good Bye Charlie" 2014 Switched at Birth Sammy Episode: "Dance Me to the End of Love" 2014 The Little Rascals Save the Day Woim Film 2014 Doc McStuffins Ian "Crikey! It's Wildlife Will!/Rootin' Tootin' Southwest Sal" episode 2014 Finders Keepers Dylan Television movie 2014 See Dad Run Carlos 2 episodes 2015–2017 Miles from Tomorrowland Rygan 4 episodes 2015 One Crazy Cruise Cameron Jensen-Bauer Television movie 2015–2016 Bella and the Bulldogs Ace McFumbles 28 episodes 2015 Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday Special Snowflake Television movie 2016 Lasso & Comet Lasso Short film 2016 Teen Wolf Alex Episode: "Memory Lost" 2017 Bitch Max Hart Film 2017 The Imbalancing Act Theo Short film 2017 General Hospital Oscar Nero 2 episodes 2017 Super Roy Short film 2018 Lethal Weapon Nunes Episode: "Funny Money" 2018 Just Add Magic Oren Episode: "Just Add RJ" 2018 Everything Sucks! McQuaid Main role 2018 Guess Who Died Jeff Television movie 2018 Reach Leo Film 2018 Relish Theo Film 2020–2021 Home Before Dark Ethan 8 episodes 2023 Wolf Pack Austin Recurring role 2025 The Rookie Andy Mersh Episode: "The Mickey" 2025 9-1-1 Parker Straiton 3 episodes2026Street SmartHerojiFilm
Accolades
Young Artist Awards
| 2012 | Rio Mangini | Special Award–Outstanding Instrumentalist
| 2014 | Kickin' It | Best Performance in a TV Series (Recurring Young Actor 10 and Under)
| 2015 | Good Luck Charlie | Best Performance in a TV Series (Guest Starring Young Actor 11–14)
| 2016 | One Crazy Cruise | Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot (Young Actor)
| 2016 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Best Performance in a TV Series (Recurring Young Actor 13 and Under)
| 2017 | Teen Wolf | Best Performance in a TV Series (Guest Starring Teen Actor)
| 2017 | Lasso and Comet | Best Performance in a Voice-Over Role (Young Actor 12–21)
| 2017 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Best Performance in a TV series (Recurring Teen Actor)
Young Entertainer Awards
| 2016 | One Lazy Cruise | Best Leading Young Actor (Television Movie, Mini Series or Special)
| 2017 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Best Supporting Young Actor (Television Series)
| 2017 | Teen Wolf | Best Guest Starring Young Actor (Television Series)
| 2017 | Lasso & Comet | Best Young Actor (Voice Over Role)
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