# Cedrick Juan

Paul Cedrick Gutierrez Juan (born June 26, 1990) is a Filipino theater, movie and television actor. He is best known for portraying the role of Fr. Jose Burgos in historical film GomBurZa, and was awarded as the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Actor.

## Life and career

Paul Cedrick Gutierrez Juan was born on June 26, 1990, in Santa Cruz, Manila. He grew up in Santa Maria, Bulacan. He is the second eldest among the eight siblings.
Juan began his acting career in theater in 2008.
His early acting stints include being part of the Dulaang UP at the University of the Philippines in Diliman from 2013 to 2016, and at the FEU-Art Theatre Clinique of the Far Eastern University.
He was also cast in the musical Mula sa Buwan (From the Moon), a musical adaptation of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano De Bergerac.
In 2023, he was cast as Fr. Jose Burgos in the historical drama film GomBurZa, a dramatization of the events that led to the execution of the titular martyr priests who were implicated in the Cavite Mutiny. Originally, he was auditioning for a different role until the movie's director Pepe Diokno asked him if he wanted to take the role of Fr. Burgos instead. On December 27, 2023, he won the Best Actor award at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival.
In 2024, Juan signed a contract with Manny Pangilinan's newly-launched MediaQuest Artist Agency, becoming one of the newest 13 artists to appear in TV5's dramas.

## Personal life

Juan married actress Kate Alejandrino on February 2025.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2011 | Ang Sayaw ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa | Marlon's friend | |
| 2016 | Viva Escolta | | short film |
| 2016 | Bakit Lahat ng Gwapo may Boyfriend? | Henry's husband | |
| 2016 | Die Beautiful | Erika | |
| 2016 | Oro | Bong | |
| 2017 | Bliss | Director's boy | |
| 2017 | Last Night | | |
| 2017 | Dapol tan payawar na Tayug 1931 | young Pedro Calosa | |
| 2018 | Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral | Col. Jose Leyba | |
| 2019 | The Panti Sisters | Estong | |
| 2019 | Utopia | Zed | |
| 2019 | Gitarista | Marcelo | |
| 2019 | Kalel, 15 | Danny | |
| 2020 | Miss Q and A | | |
| 2021 | Big Night! | | |
| 2022 | Two And One | Joaquin | |
| 2023 | Fin | Isidro | |
| 2023 | Gomburza | José Burgos | |
| 2024 | The Kingdom | young Makisig Nandula | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Network/Producer |
| 2014 | Ilustrado | Valentin Ventura (uncredited) | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Karelasyon (two episodes) | | GMA Network |
| 2015 | Single/Single | Guy at the bar | Cinema One |
| 2015–2016 | Ipaglaban Mo (three episodes) | | ABS-CBN |
| 2016 | Till I Met You | Otap Miranda | ABS-CBN |
| 2017 | Tadhana | Butchok | GMA Network |
| 2017 | Wagas | Rocky | GMA Network |
| 2019 | The Orbiters | Pol | Cignal Play |
| 2019 | Manilennials | Romeo | iWant TV |
| 2019 | Uncoupling | Kurt | iWant TV |
| 2020 | I Am U | Tristan | iWant TV |
| 2020–2021 | Paano ang Pasko? / Paano ang Pangako? | Alex | TV5 |
| 2021 | Pearl Next Door | Linus | Youtube/IdeaFirst Company |
| 2021 | Now Streaming | Cedrick | |
| 2023 | Fit Check: Confessions of an Ukay Queen | Avel | Amazon Prime |
| 2023 | Gud Morning Kapatid | Himself / Guest | TV5 |
| 2023 | TV Patrol | Himself / Star Patrol guest anchor | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z |
| 2024 | E.A.T. | Himself / Guest / Mr. Cutie judge | TV5 |
| 2024 | Fast Talk with Boy Abunda | Himself / Guest | GMA Network |
| 2024 | Tao Po! | Himself / Guest | Kapamilya Channel / A2Z |
| 2024 | Ang Himala ni Niño: Unang Libro ng Niña Niño | Victor Deogracia | TV5 |

## Awards

| Year | Category | Title of work | Organization | Result |
| 2016 | Best Supporting Actor | Oro (film) | Metro Manila Film Festival | Nominated |
| 2017 | Best Actor | Sakuntala: Ang singsing ng kapalaran sa Dusyanta (play) | Aliw Awards | Won |
| 2023 | Best Actor | Gomburza (film) | Metro Manila Film Festival | Won |