Gregory Diaz IV (born May 2, 2005) is an American actor. Diaz is known for his role as Quentin in the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Sonny in the musical drama In the Heights.
Early life and education Diaz was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Puerto Rican descent. He attended Professional Performing Arts High School for one semester before transferring to Dwight Global Online.
Career In 2015, Diaz was cast as Obnoxious Kid #1 in Carrie Pilby. In 2016, Diaz joined the revival and first all-kid professional cast of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown as Schroeder at the York Theater. Diaz went on to join the closing cast Broadway production of Matilda the Musical as a Bruce swing. Early in 2017, Diaz was cast as Tommy in the last U.S. tour production of Matilda the Musical.
Diaz played the role of boy in January 2018 in the production of Zurich at NYTW, and earned a nomination for Outstanding ensemble at the New York Innovative Theatre Awards - Home. In March 2018, Diaz appeared in the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Quentin. Diaz was cast as lead role Pedro in May 2018 in the production of Pedro Pan at the Acorn theatre. He won a NYMF Performance award.
In June 2018, it was announced that Diaz had been cast as Luis Acosta in the comedy film Vampires vs. the Bronx. In December 2019, Diaz made a guest starring appearance in NBC's series New Amsterdam.
In July 2022, it was announced that Diaz would be a part of the cast of The Long Game alongside Jay Hernandez, Julian Works, Jaina Lee Ortiz, Brett Cullen, Oscar Nuñez, and Paulina Chávez.
Filmography +Film and TelevisionYearTitleRoleNotes2015Carrie PilbyObnoxious Kid #12018Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Quentin 2 episodes 2020New AmsterdamCephas FernandezEpisode: "Sabbath"Vampires vs. the BronxLuis Acosta2021In the HeightsSonny2023The Long GameGene Vasquez
Stage +Year Production RoleLocation Category 2016You're a Good Man, Charlie BrownSchroeder York TheaterOff Broadway2016Matilda the MusicalBruce SwingShubert TheatreBroadway2017Matilda US Acrobat TourTommyVariousNational Tour2018ZurichBoyNYTW Off Broadway2018Pedro PanPedroAcorn TheatreOff Broadway2019The Bitter SweetsAaronAcorn TheatreOff Broadway
Awards and nominations +YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.2018New York Innovative Theatre AwardsOutstanding Ensemble Zurich 2018New York Musical Theatre FestivalPerformance awardPedro Pan
References
External links
Gregory Diaz IV on the Internet Broadway Database