Ignacio Diaz-Silverio is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Rafa in the Amazon Freevee comedy series Primo (2023), a role that earned him the Imagen Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
Early life Diaz-Silverio was born in Tampa, Florida and grew up in Tallahassee, Florida. As a child, he spent two years living in San Antonio, Texas, an experience he later drew on while filming Primo in the same city.
Career Diaz-Silverio's early television work included guest appearances on the CBS drama The Good Fight and the Apple TV+ series Suspicion. In 2022, he made his stage debut originating the role of Mason Adams in the world premiere of Kimberly Belflower's play John Proctor Is the Villain at Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C.. The following year, he made his off-Broadway debut in a production of Samuel D. Hunter's A Bright New Boise at Signature Theatre. His performance in the former earned him a nomination for the Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Play in 2023.
He made his film debut in 2023 as Quinn in Zach Braff's drama A Good Person, starring alongside Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman. That same year, he played the lead role of Rafa, a teenager based on series creator Shea Serrano, in the Amazon Freevee sitcom Primo, co-executive produced by Michael Schur. The performance led TV Insider to name him one of its Breakout TV Stars of 2023, and he won the 2024 Imagen Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for the role.
Diaz-Silverio also starred as Javier, a bullied high school senior, in the slasher-comedy film Departing Seniors (2024). He appeared in the Green Day-inspired coming-of-age comedy Nimrods (2025) and starred in the independent comedy Youthful Pleasures (2025). He has also had guest roles on Zero Day, Law & Order: SVU, and FBI. In 2026, he was cast as a series regular in the NBC comedy Newlyweds, playing Lolo opposite Tea Leoni, Tim Daly, and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes2023 A Good Person Quinn Departing Seniors Javier2025 Nimrods Keith TBA Post-production Trav Liam
Television Year Title Role Notes 2021 The Good Fight Andres Episode: "And the End Was Violent..." 2022 Suspicion Protestor 2 Episode: "Questions of Trust" 2023 Primo Rafa Lead role 2024 FBI Fernando Perez, Jr. Episode: "Détente" 2025 Zero Day Cesar Rocha Miniseries; 3 episodes 2026 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Ethan Weiss Episode: "Impropriety" Newlyweds Lolo Main role
Stage Year Title Role Venue Notes 2022 John Proctor Is the Villain Mason Adams Studio Theatre World premiere 2023 A Bright New Boise Alex Signature Theatre Off-Broadway
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoryWorkResult Ref. 2023 Helen Hayes Awards Outstanding Supporting Performer in a Play John Proctor is the Villain 2024 Imagen Awards Best Actor – Comedy (Television) Primo
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