Froylán Gutierrez (born April 27, 1998)
is an American actor and singer, known for playing Nolan Holloway in Teen Wolf and Jamie Henson in Cruel Summer. He is also known for his part as Ryan in the first instalment of an intended standalone trilogy, The Strangers: Chapter 1. Gutierrez released his first single, "Sideswipe", in 2018.
Early life and education Gutierrez was born and raised in Highland Park, Texas and attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. He is of Indigenous (Caxcan) and Mexican descent through his father. He grew up bilingual by learning both English and Spanish. After an agent saw him in a Dallas Children's Theater play, he began submitting audition tapes in 2015. He also experienced racist bullying and was part of a performance group at Planned Parenthood, where he worked on peer-to-peer outreach with other adolescents. "Growing up, I was surrounded by these very macho boys that would bully me," he explained. "I was afraid of them [...] I was attacked by them as a kid all the time".
Career After making his television debut in 2015 as Charlie in Nickelodeon's Bella and the Bulldogs, in 2017, Gutierrez appeared in the final season of Teen Wolf and on the first season of One Day at a Time. He was one of the two narrators in the audiobook version of Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera's 2018 young adult LGBT romantic comedy What If It's Us and its 2022 sequel Here's To Us. In 2019, he was cast in the second season of Hulu's television series Light as a Feather. In 2021, he had his first series regular role as Jamie in Freeform's teen drama Cruel Summer. After that, Gutierrez appeared in several feature films, including the 2020 slasher film Initiation. In 2022, Gutierrez starred in Hocus Pocus 2, a sequel to the 1993 film Hocus Pocus. In 2023, Gutierrez starred in The Strangers: Chapter 1, directed by Renny Harlin.
Personal life Gutierrez came out as gay on August 7, 2023, when he and actor Zane Phillips announced their relationship on Instagram.
Filmography Film Year Title Role 2017 A Cowgirl's Story Jason2018 The VampyreEnglish man2020InitiationWes Scott2022Hocus Pocus 2Mike 2024 The Strangers: Chapter 1 Ryan Perez 2025 The Strangers – Chapter 2Ryan Perez This Is Not a TestRhys Moreno
Television Year Title Role Notes2015–2016Bella and the BulldogsCharlie Huggins3 episodes2016 The GoldbergsHandsome Ben2 episodes 2017One Day at a TimeJosh4 episodesTeen WolfNolan Holloway Recurring role (season 6)2018Liza on DemandDougEpisode: "Popular"2019Light as a FeatherRidge ReyesRecurring role (season 2)2020Acting for a CauseAntonio/Curio/Sir Andrew AquecheekEpisode: "May 22, 2020"2020WirelessBrad CarnegieMain role 2021 Cruel Summer Jamie Henson Main role (season 1) 2025 I Love LA Lukas Landry 2 episodes 2026 RuPaul's Drag Race Himself Episode: "Snatch Game of Love: Island Edition"The Rookie: NorthOdell ChanceMain role
Discography
Singles Title Year Album "Sideswipe" 2018 Non-album singles "Fix Me" 2019 "Crash" "When It's Midnight"
References
External links
at Rotten Tomatoes