Coco Martin, or Rodel Nacianceno in real life, was born on November 1, 1981. He started out in showbiz as one of the members of Star Magic’s Star Circle Batch 9 in ABS-CBN. His claim to fame are the indie films Masahista and Daybreak which earned him raves and awards here and abroad.
Coco's first ever film appearance was a cameo role in the 2001 film Luv Txt starring Judy Ann Santos, where he was credited under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno.
He then had a brief haitus in acting but has appeared in several TV advertisements before breaking back into showbiz via the film Masahista (Masseur) which won him the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. Masahista was his first ever lead role. He also starred in Kaleldo (Summer Heat) in 2006.
Early in 2007, Martin became an exclusive artist of GMA Network, and appeared in several GMA TV shows starting with Daisy Siete. He also became a member of the boy-group The Studs. Martin was also seen in independent gay-oriented films Daybreak and Jay.
In 2008, Martin returned to ABS-CBN as an exclusive artist and was cast in Ligaw na Bulaklak as one of the regular members. He also starred in the drama series Tayong Dalawa where he won the Best Drama Actor in the 2009 Star Awards for Television. After Tayong Dalawa, he also starred in the afternoon soap opera titled Nagsimula sa Puso.
In 2010, he became part of the cast of ABS-CBN's primetime drama, Kung Tayo'y Magkakalayo and had his leading role via Tonyong Bayawak. He was also part of Sa 'yo Lamang, his first mainstream film, and starred with Sarah Geronimo and Sam Milby in the defunct primetime series, 1DOL.
On January 16, 2012, Coco impresses the audience again with his impeccable acting via Walang Hanggan, ABS-CBN's latest soap opera which also stars Richard Gomez, Dawn Zulueta, Susan Roces, Helen Gamboa, Julia Montes and many others.
