# Ryan Agoncillo

Kristoffer Lou "Ryan" Gonzales Agoncillo (Tagalog pronunciation:; born April 10, 1979) is a Filipino actor, model, host, musician, and photographer.

## Career
### Modelling and hosting

Agoncillo started as a model at the age of 15, beginning as one of the early Penshoppe's Club Pen models. He has appeared in various television commercials for a variety of products such as Greenwich Pizza (together with Donita Rose), Sprite, Smart Communications, Emperador Brandy, Rexona, Swish mouthwash, and McDonald's.
Agoncillo became one of the original hosts of Mornings @ GMA, an early morning variety program of GMA Network. He also hosted Campus Video, a short-lived program shown every Saturday morning at GMA Network. He then moved to ABS-CBN and became a co-host on Talk TV, which is a morning talk show co-hosted by broadcasters Julius Babao and Christine Bersola-Babao, and actress Janette McBride. He also hosted Breakfast, an early morning variety program; Star in a Million, with Edu Manzano and Zsa Zsa Padilla, and Y Speak, a youth-oriented talk show and debate forum. Both shows aired in Studio 23, an ABS-CBN Corporation subsidiary. He won his first KBP Golden Dove Awards for Best Talk Show Host in 2005 for Studio 23's Y Speak.
Agoncillo was the main host of Philippine Idol alongside fellow ABS-CBN actress Heart Evangelista on ABC-5 (now TV5) before it was moved to GMA Network and rebooted into Pinoy Idol. In August 2008, he began hosting TV5's Talentadong Pinoy, which showcases Filipino undiscovered talents. He also hosted Endemol's Pinoy Fear Factor which aired on ABS-CBN. Pinoy Fear Factor was shot entirely in Argentina.
On October 24, 2009, Agoncillo finally returned to GMA Network and began hosting the country's longest running noontime show, Eat Bulaga!. From April 2010 to February 2011, Agoncillo co-hosted the noontime musical variety show P.O.5 on TV5. For his hosting stints in Eat Bulaga! and Talentadong Pinoy, Agoncillo became a four-time award winner of the Aliw Award for Best Male Emcee, for which he won consecutively from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, he was elevated to the Hall of Fame. Agoncillo hosted a game show called Picture! Picture! which premiered on November 23, 2013, on GMA Network, the show aired for 28 weeks ending on June 15, 2014. In 2015, Agoncillo was announced as the host of Cash Cab Philippines, the Philippine edition of the game show format Cash Cab. The show would go on to air 13 episodes on AXN Asia from December 22.
From 2020 to 2021, he was the director of the documentary show Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? hosted by his wife Judy Ann Santos, marking his partial return to ABS-CBN despite his commitments to other networks.

### Acting

Agoncillo joined the talent cast of ABS-CBN. He is most memorable for playing the love interest of Judy Ann Santos in the television soap opera Krystala. He once again appeared with Santos in the movies Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006) and Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo (2007). He received best actor nominations from different award-giving bodies for his portrayal of a confused newly-wed husband in this film. He also played a role of a husband who lost his job and became a house husband in a movie with Judy Ann Santos titled My House Husband: Ikaw Na! in 2011.
He also played a main cast role in Bituing Walang Ningning, an ABS-CBN soap opera featuring singer-actresses Sarah Geronimo, Angelika dela Cruz, and Zsa Zsa Padilla in the leads.
Agoncillo also played leading roles in independent film projects and television drama shows. He played the distinct roles of a grease-filled beggar and a transvestite in two separate dramatic episodes of Maalaala Mo Kaya, the biographical drama series of ABS-CBN.
He starred in the ABS-CBN television series, Ysabella with his long-time on-screen partner and then girlfriend, Judy Ann Santos.
Agoncillo returned to acting on TV with drama series titled Pieta airing weekday afternoons over ABS-CBN where he portrayed Rigor, a character originally portrayed by Ace Vergel.
Agoncillo played the role of a high school teacher in the comedy sitcom George and Cecil (2009) alongside his wife Judy Ann Santos who played the role of a policewoman.
Agoncillo returned to acting again for his new role in May Bukas Pa where he played a media cameraman in the final 11 episodes of the series (253–263, aired January 22–February 5, 2010) after his wife Judy Ann Santos also guested in the show (episodes 237–241, aired December 31, 2009 – January 6, 2010).
Agoncillo appeared in Lady Dada on TV5 in 2010.
Agoncillo returned to acting again this time on GMA Network with My Husband's Lover as his very first television series on the network appearing in a minor role (also in a last week of the drama series), with his co-stars Carla Abellana and Dennis Trillo in 2013, and in Ismol Family from 2014 to 2016, also with Carla Abellana.

### Photography

Agoncillo had a one-man colored photo exhibit at Glorietta, sponsored by Fujifilm in 2007. He published a black-and-white photography coffee table book titled Ploning – The Making as a birthday gift to his fiancée (now wife) Judy Ann Santos in 2008.

## Personal life

Ryan belongs to the Agoncillo clan in Rosario, Batangas.
Agoncillo married actress Judy Ann Santos in a private ceremony at the San Juan de Nepomuceno Church in the San Juan area of Batangas on April 28, 2009. They have three children together: Johanna Louise (Yohan), Juan Luis (Lucho) and Juana Luisa (Luna).
Agoncillo is a motorcycle enthusiast who enjoys drifting. He competes in various drifting events with a Nissan Silvia (S13) sponsored by Adidas, Yellow Cab Pizza, Shell, and Nexen Tire.

### Education

Ryan Agoncillo attended his elementary education and secondary education at San Beda College of Alabang, Muntinlupa. He attended his tertiary education at De La Salle University, Manila campus and graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Communication.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Production |
| 2005 | Kutob | Carlo | Canary Films |
| 2006 | Umaaraw, Umuulan | Paolo | Heaven's Best Entertainment |
| 2006 | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Jerome "Jed" Valeriano | Star Cinema |
| 2007 | Ouija | cameo - Flight Attendant | GMA Films, Viva Films |
| 2007 | Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo | Jerome "Jed" Valeriano | Star Cinema |
| 2007 | My Kuya's Wedding | Kuya Jeff | Regal Entertainment |
| 2008 | Iskul Bukol 20 Years After: The Ungasis and Escaleras Adventure | Samnang | APT Entertainment, MZet Productions, OctoArts Films |
| 2011 | My House Husband: Ikaw Na! | Rodrigo "Rod" Alvarez | OctoArts Films |
| 2012 | Si Agimat, si Enteng Kabisote at si Ako | cameo | OctoArts Films, GMA Films, APT Entertainment, M-Zet Productions, Imus Productions |
| 2013 | Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap? | Andre | Film Development Council of the Philippines, Singeng Pambansa, Largarista Productions |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role / Episodes | Network |
| 1998–2000 | Campus Video | Himself | GMA Network |
| 1998–1999 | Mornings @ GMA | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 1999–2000 | Maynila | Various | GMA Network |
| 2000–2002 | Breakfast | Himself / Host | Studio 23 |
| 2001–2002 | Talk TV | Himself / Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2001–2002 | Unang Hirit | Himself / Host | GMA Network |
| 2001–2003 | Star in a Million | Himself / Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2001–2003 | Kiss the Cook | Himself / Host | Studio 23 |
| 2001–2003 | Review Night | Himself / Host | Cinema One |
| 2001–2007 | Alas Singko Y Medya/Magandang Umaga Bayan/Magandang Umaga Pilipinas | Himself / Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2001–2010 | ASAP | Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2003–2006 | Y Speak | Himself / Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2004–2005 | Krystala | Miguel San Diego | ABS-CBN |
| 2005 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Ralph / Episode: "Rosaryo" | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Maalaala Mo Kaya | Rads / Episode: "Tubig" | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Komiks | Greg / Episode: "Inday Bote" | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Bituing Walang Ningning | Nico Escobar | ABS-CBN |
| 2006 | Philippine Idol | Himself / Host | ABC-5 |
| 2006 | Your Song Presents: No Ordinary Love | Various | ABS-CBN |
| 2007 | Your Song Presents: I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song | Robbie | ABS-CBN |
| 2007–2008 | Ysabella | Albert Amarillo / Andrew Amarillo | ABS-CBN |
| 2008–2013; 2020–2021 | Talentadong Pinoy | Himself / Host | TV5 |
| 2008–2009 | Pieta | Rigor Tupaz | ABS-CBN |
| 2009 | Parekoy | Andong | ABS-CBN |
| 2008–2009 | Pinoy Fear Factor | Himself / Host | ABS-CBN |
| 2009–2010 | George and Cecil | Cecilio "Cecil" Murillo | ABS-CBN |
| 2009–2010 | Kuwentong Talentado | Host | TV5 |
| 2009–present | Eat Bulaga! | Co-host | GMA Network TV5 CNN Philippines RPTV |
| 2010 | May Bukas Pa | Paulo | ABS-CBN |
| 2010 | P.O.5 | Co-host | TV5 |
| 2010 | Lady Dada | Dindo | TV5 |
| 2012 | Talentadong Pinoy Kids Edition | Host | TV5 |
| 2012–2013 | Talentadong Pinoy Junior | Host | TV5 |
| 2013 | Dancing Nation Philippines: A Talentadong Pinoy Special Edition | Host | TV5 |
| 2012–2013 | Talentadong Pinoy Worldwide | Host | TV5 |
| 2013 | My Husband's Lover | Samuel Ledesma/Sam | GMA Network |
| 2013–2014 | Picture! Picture! | Host | GMA Network |
| 2014 | Celebrity Bluff | Guest Celebrity Gangnamm | GMA Network |
| 2014 | Anyo ng Pag-Ibig: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Drama Special 2014 | Junior | GMA Network |
| 2014–2016 | Ismol Family | Jingo Ismol | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Pinagpalang Ama: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Drama Special 2015 | Edward | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Sabado Badoo | Cameo Featured Footage | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Cash Cab Philippines | Host | AXN Asia |
| 2016 | Dalangin ng Ama: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special 2016 | PO2 Ramil Abquilan | GMA Network |
| 2016 | Pepito Manaloto | Jingo Ismol | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Kapatid: Eat Bulaga! Lenten Special 2017 | Aldo | GMA Network |
| 2018 | Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Pamilya | Paco | GMA Network |
| 2019 | Eat Bulaga Lenten Special: Bulawan | Erwin | GMA Network |
| 2020 | Bangon Talentadong Pinoy | Host | TV5 |
| 2020 | Paano Kita Mapasasalamatan? | Program Director | Kapamilya Channel A2Z Channel |
| 2024-present | Gud Morning Kapatid | Host | TV5 |

## Discography
### Albums

| Year | Title | Label |
| 2006 | Lovespeak – No Ordinary Love | Vicor Music |
| 2006 | One Heart, One Hand | Sony BMG Music Entertainment |

### Songs

* "I'll Have to Say I Love You in a Song"
* "Ikaw ang Pag-ibig"

## Awards and recognition

* "Anak TV Seal Award" – 2010 with wife Judy Ann Santos
* Winner, Male Star of the Night – 2009 MTRCB TV Awards
* Winner, German Moreno Youth Achievement Award 2008 – FAMAS Awards Night 2008
* Winner, Best Public Affairs Program Host "Y-Speak" – 2007 KBP Golden Dove Awards
| Year | Award Giving Body | Category | Nominated Work | Results |
| 2006 | FAMAS Awards | Best Actor | Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo | Nominated |
| 2006 | FAP Awards | Best Supporting Actor | "Kutob" | Nominated |
| 2007 | Aliw Awards | Best Emcee | — | Won |
| 2007 | Gawad Urian Award | Best Actor | — | Nominated |
| 2008 | Aliw Awards | Best Emcee | — | Won |
| 2009 | Anak TV Seal Awards | Most Admired Male TV Personality | — | Won |
| 2009 | Aliw Awards | Best Emcee | — | Won |
| 2009 | 1st MTRCB TV Awards | Male Star of the Night | — | Won |
| 2009 | PMPC Star Awards for Television | Best Talent Show Host | — | Won |
| 2010 | Aliw Awards | Best Male Emcee | — | Won |
| 2010 | Anak TV Awards | Favorite Anak TV Makabata Star | — | Won |
| 2011 | Golden Screen TV Awards | Outstanding Original Reality Competition Program Host | — | Won |
| 2011 | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | Best Actor | — | Nominated |
| 2017 | Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Awards | Most Trusted Entertainment Presenter | — | Won |
| 2018 | Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Awards | Most Trusted Entertainment/Variety Show Presenter | — | Won |