Gregory Diaz IV explained

Gregory Diaz IV (born May 2, 2005) is an American actor, singer and dancer. Diaz is known for his role as Quentin in the Netflix series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Sonny in the musical drama In the Heights.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Diaz was born and raised in Manhattan, New York City, and is of Puerto Rican descent.^{[1] [3]} He attended Professional Performing Arts High School for one semester before transferring to Dwight Global Online.^[4]

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.^{[5] [6]} 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 ^[7] 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.^[8] In December 2019, Diaz made a guest starring appearance in NBC's series New Amsterdam.

Filmography

Film and Television!Year!Title!Role!Notes

2015	Carrie Pilby	Obnoxious Kid #1
2018	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Quentin	2 episodes
2020	New Amsterdam	Cephas Fernandez	Episode: "Sabbath"
	Vampires vs. the Bronx	Luis Acosta
2021	In the Heights	Sonny
2023	The Long Game	Gene Vasquez

Stage

!Year !Production !Role!Location !Category

2016	You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown	Schroeder	York Theater	Off Broadway
2016	Matilda the Musical	Bruce Swing	Shubert Theatre	Broadway
2017	Matilda US Acrobat Tour	Tommy	Various	National Tour
2018	Zurich	Boy		Off Broadway
2018	Pedro Pan	Pedro	Acorn Theatre	Off Broadway
2019	The Bitter Sweets	Aaron	Acorn Theatre	Off Broadway

Awards and nominations

!Year!Award!Category!Nominated Work!Result!Ref.

2018	New York Innovative Theatre Awards	Outstanding Ensemble	Zurich		[9]
2018	New York Musical Theatre Festival	Performance award	Pedro Pan		[10]

External links

• • Gregory Diaz IV on the Internet Broadway Database

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimmy Smits Joins Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'In The Heights' Film; Olga Merediz, Gregory Diaz Also Cast. Amanda. N'Duka. Greg. Evans. 2019-04-15. Deadline. en. 2020-04-23.
2. Web site: Olga Merediz, Gregory Diaz IV, Jimmy Smits Join In the Heights Movie. McPhee. Ryan. 15 April 2019. Playbill. en. 2020-04-28.
3. News: Dubey . Akash . Marc Anthony joins In the Heights cast . 7 June 2019 . Indian Express . Indian Express.
4. News: Bowling . Suzanna . Hamilton and In the Heights . 24 June 2020 . Time Square Chronicles . 437–3782.
5. Web site: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Opens at the York Theatre Company TheaterMania. www.theatermania.com. June 2016 . en-US. 2020-04-25.
6. News: Genzlinger. Neil. Review: 'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown' Takes a Youthful Turn. 2016-06-26. The New York Times. 2020-04-28. en-US. 0362-4331.
7. News: Brantley. Ben. Review: In the Hotel in 'Zürich,' Room Service Comes With a Bang. 2018-05-04. The New York Times. 2020-04-25. en-US. 0362-4331.
8. Web site: Broadway Video Sets Cast For 'Vampires Vs. The Bronx' From 'Saturday Night Live's Oz Rodriguez. D'Alessandro. Anthony. 2018-08-14. Deadline. en. 2020-04-25.
9. Web site: 2018 It Awards Nominees - News from the IT Awards. www.nyitawards.com. 2020-04-23.
10. Web site: New York Musical Festival Names 2018 Award for Excellence Winners. McPhee. Ryan. 2018-08-06. Playbill. en. 2020-04-23.