Gerardo Roberto Celasco (born April 8, 1982), also known as Adrian Bellani, is an American actor.
Early life and education Born in Miami, Celasco moved to his parents' home country El Salvador with his family as a child. He is the middle child and has two siblings - an older brother Sergio and a younger sister Sofia. He received his schooling at the Escuela Americana El Salvador, where he competed in international horse jumping competitions and competed in the AASCA Central America Games representing his country. Celasco also became an accomplished volleyball player and was again invited to partake in the Central America Games.
Celasco later returned to the United States to earn a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Southern Methodist University.
Career After graduating from college, Salvadoran fashion photographer Roberto Aguilar asked Celasco to be the face of the Toni & Guy Bed Head campaign. He also appeared in Frankie J's music video for his song "And I Had You There".
People en Español magazine voted him as one of the 25 hottest Latin bachelors in the world in 2006. Celasco played Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama Passions from 2006 to 2007. In 2007, he appeared with Passions co-star Heidi Mueller on The Tyra Banks Show to help host Tyra through "soap opera school".
In 2019, Celasco appeared as Xavier Castillo in the ABC series How to Get Away with Murder.
Personal life Celasco resides in Los Angeles but remains close with his family and visits them in San Salvador. As of 2019, Celasco was in a relationship with Jennifer Morrison. The couple announced their marriage in April 2022. In April 2024, Morrison revealed that the two had welcomed their first child by calling Celasco "the best dad".
Filmography
Film +YearTitleRoleNotes2010Las AngelesFreddy2011MoneyballCarlos PeñaPimp BulliesDaniel2012BattleshipEnsign Chavez2013Greencard WarriorsRigo2014White DwarfAdrian
Television YearTitleRoleNotes2007HeroesGilbertoEpisode: "Four Months Ago..."2011RPM MiamiAlejandro 'Alex' Hernandez13 episodesRizzoli & IslesManny VegaEpisode: "Don't Hate the Player"2013WestsideAlex DeanneTelevision film2014CleanersJoshua2 episodesPerson of InterestTomas KoroaEpisode: "Honor Among Thieves"2014–2015The Haves and the Have NotsCarlos9 episodes2015The PlayerSuarezEpisode: "L.A. Takedown"2017BonesMark Kovac2 episodes2018StartUpFernan2019S.W.A.T.David AriasEpisode: "Los Huesos"2019–2020How to Get Away with MurderXavier Castillo7 episodes2020NextTy Salazar10 episodes2022Swimming with SharksMiles6 episodesGood SamDr. Nick Vega3 episodesDevil in OhioDetective Lopez8 episodes2023The IdolAndresEpisode: "Daybreak"2025PulseCam FuentesEpisode: "Nothing Personal" The WaterfrontDEA Agent Marcus Sanchez5 episodes
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