James Blanco

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Blanco and the surname or paternal family name is Castillo.

James Blanco
Born	James Blanco Castillo (1981-06-15) 15 June 1981 Manila, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Other names	Jay, Jack, Jonathan
Occupations	Singer-songwriter actor
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Tania Creighton-Castillo (m. 2002 and 2008)
Children	3

James Blanco Castillo (born June 15, 1981), known professionally as James Blanco, is a Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality. He is known for his roles in Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin (2001 – 2002), Rubi (2010), Lorenzo's Time (2012), One More Chance (2007), Now and Forever: Ganti (2005) and in the 2014 GMA afternoon primetime Yagit as Victor Guison. Blanco was also notable for his roles in the youth oriented shows Click (1999 – 2002) and Kahit Kailan (2002 – 2003), both on GMA Network.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Studio
2001	Cool Dudes 24/7	John	Regal Films
	Bahay ni Lola	Neil
2002	Home Alone da Riber	Vic	RVQ Productions
2004	Homecoming		Frontera Media Productions Cinema Partners
	Kuya	Vincent	Regal Films
	Sigaw	Jude
2005	Lovestruck		GMA Films
	Kutob	RJ	Canary Films OctoArts Films
2006	I Will Always Love You	Andrew	Regal Films GMA Films
2007	One More Chance	Kenneth Del Rosario	Star Cinema
2012	Guni-Guni	Angelo	Regal Films
2015	A Second Chance	Kenneth Del Rosario	Star Cinema
2016	Pilapil		Tofarm Film Festival
2017	Mang Kepweng Returns	Dr. Zacharias Rivera	Cineko Productions Viva Films
	Ang Guro Kong 'Di Marunong Magbasa	Abdul	MPJ Entertainment Productions
2022	Family Matters	Fortune's husband	Cineko Productions
2024	Outside	Diego	Netflix

Television/Digital

Year	Title	Role	Network
2000–2002	Click	Anton	GMA Network
2001–2002	Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin	Joseph Marcelo
2002	Pangako ng Lupa	Paul	IBC
2002–2003	Kahit Kailan	Victor	GMA Network
2003	Narito ang Puso Ko	Santiago "Santi" Tatlonghari
2004	Ikaw sa Puso Ko	Alfie
2004–2005	Mulawin	Aramis
2005	Sugo	Topel
	Bubble Gang	Himself
	Now and Forever: Ganti	Luis
2006	Hongkong Flight 143	Andy
	Noel
	Komiks Presents: Inday sa Balitaw	Cleto	ABS-CBN
	Komiks Presents: Da Adventures of Pedro Penduko	Tricycle Driver
2007	Kemis: Ke Misis Umaasa		RPN
	Your Song Presents: With You	Ramil	ABS-CBN
	Your Song Presents: Wishing Lampira	Bob
	Lastikman	Albert "Alingasaw" Langitan
2008	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Sanggol	Francis
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Card	Miguel
2009	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Bulaklak	Arnel
	Nasaan Ka Maruja?	Caloy Ruedo
2010	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Plane Ticket	Young Tomas
	Rubi	Marco
	Beauty Queen	Young Virgilio	GMA Network
	Magkaribal	Young Manuel Abella	ABS-CBN
	Inday Wanda	Toryo	TV5
2011	Rod Santiago's The Sisters	Dennis
	Regal Shocker Presents: Espiritista	Carlos
	Mga Nagbabagang Bulaklak	Eros
2012	Regal Shocker Presents: Gayuma	Levi
	Valiente	Joel Gatchalian
	Wansapanataym Presents: Trick or Trixie	Trixie's dad	ABS-CBN
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Upuan	Angel
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Flyers	Young Luis
	Mundo Man ay Magunaw	Young Dante Santos
	Makapiling Kang Muli	Emilio dela Rosa	GMA Network
	Lorenzo's Time	Jonas Silvestre / Archimedes "Archie" Montereal	ABS-CBN
2013	Wansanapanatym Presents: Tago, Diego, Tago!	Tatay
	Juan dela Cruz	Emil
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Drawing	Arnel
	Kahit Konting Pagtingin	Jacob Dimagiba
2014	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Seashells	Gardo
	The Legal Wife	Young Javier Santiago
	Mirabella	Alfred Robles
	Ipaglaban Mo: Hindi Ko Sinasadya, Yaya	Jimmy
	Magpakailanman: Habang Buhay Na Maghihintay - The Elvira Bolo Story	Tirso	GMA Network
2014–2015	Yagit	Victor Guison
2015	MariMar	Rodolfo San Jinez
2016	Dear Uge	Rodrigo
	The Millionaire's Wife	Mark Crisostomo
	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Edwin Maniego	ABS-CBN
	Ipaglaban Mo: Witness	Raul
2017	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Makeup	Mark
	Impostora	Eric Espiritu	GMA Network
	Road Trip	Himself / Guest
2018	Ipaglaban Mo: Ate	Cardo	ABS-CBN
	Magpakailanman: Tatay Ng Lansangan - The Butch Nerja Story	Butch	GMA Network
	Tadhana	Tonyo
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Hapagkainan	Robert	ABS-CBN
	Ipaglaban Mo: Nars	Glen
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Lason	Raul
	Onanay	Mark	GMA Network
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Red Lipstick	Mike	ABS-CBN
2019	Ipaglaban Mo: Apelyido	Harry
	Maalaala Mo Kaya: Family Portrait	young Edong
	Dragon Lady	Bryan Atienza	GMA Network
2019–2020	The Killer Bride	Juan Felipe Dela Torre	ABS-CBN
2020	Ipaglaban Mo: Tukso	Gio
	Beauty Queens	Roger	iWant TFC
2020–2022	Prima Donnas	Ruben Escalante	GMA Network
2024	Forever Young	Rigor Peralta

Awards and nominations

Year	Award Giving Body	Category	Nominated Work	Results
2000	14th PMPC Star Awards for TV	Best New Male TV Personality	Click	Won

External links

• James Blanco at IMDb