Enrique Gil

Later in the year, he appeared in The Strangers, one of the official entries for the 38th Metro Manila Film Festival.

This was his first MMFF film.

Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V (born March 30, 1992 ) is a Filipino actor.

Gil has appeared in various films and television shows such as Mula sa Puso, Budoy, Princess and I, Muling Buksan ang Puso and She's the One.

Enrique Mari Bacay Gil V was born on March 30, 1992, in Cebu City, Philippines.

He is the second son of Enrique Amadeo Gil III and Barbara Anne Bacay.

He has an older brother named Enrique Javier IV and a younger sister named Diandra Frances.

His parents used to work as flight crew for Philippine Airlines.

Gil is a relative of actor Dingdong Dantes.

Gil finished grade school at the Montessori De Manila in March 2004, a private institute inside the BF Executive Village in Las Piñas, and secondary school at the Manresa School in Parañaque in March 2008.

He went to San Beda College Alabang to pursue a degree in Information Technology, but put his studies on hold to focus on his acting career.

Gil started acting in 2008.

He was 16 years old when his mother made him join My Talent summer workshops headed by Trumpets Playshop founder and STAGES president Audie Gemora, to overcome his shyness.

They eventually pushed him to audition for Star Magic.

Before being introduced to the media as a member of the Star Magic Circle Batch 16, he appeared in a series of TV commercials, including a Lewis and Pearl's advertisement, alongside Coleen Garcia.

He landed his first television role in the action-drama series Pieta where he played the character Harold.

Before Pieta, he had a cameo appearance in I Love Betty La Fea as one of the "Eco-models."

In 2009, during the taping of Pieta, his mother convinced him to audition for the sitcom George and Cecil.

As soon as head writer and director Jose Javier Reyes saw Gil, he immediately cast him to be on the show.

Later he was cast in the indie film Pitas as a brother of the lead character played by Kristel Moreno.

In 2010, he co-starred in the indie war film Diego and His Brothers.

He joined ASAP XV as one of Star Magic's "Gigger Boys" in April, and in May, co-starred in the teleserye Rosalka, in which he played Andrew.

He was originally set to appear in Kokey @ Ako, but his character was written off in favor of Jason Francisco.

In October, he was given the role of Joco, the younger brother of Paolo Barredo (Gerald Anderson), in the film Till My Heartaches End. He got his first hosting stint in the ABS-CBN teen variety show Shoutout!.

This was revamped and renamed to Shoutout!: Level Up, but the show was eventually cancelled due to poor ratings.

He next played Jim in the 10th episode of Your Song Presents: Kim.

The same year, he played Troy Cabrera in Good Vibes.

Gil admitted, during the Good Vibes press conference, that he was set to appear in the ABS-CBN's remake of María la del Barrio but had to turn down the role due to conflicting schedules.

He replaced Albie Casiño in the Star Cinema film Way Back Home — the film debut of Kathryn Bernardo and Julia Montes.

It was succeeded by his stint as Benjamin “BJ” Maniego in Budoy.

He was featured in Zia Quizon's music video debut entitled "Ako Na Lang".

In 2011, Gil finally nabbed his first lead role as Michael Miranda — originally played by Diether Ocampo — in the 2011 remake of Mula Sa Puso.

In 2012, he starred as Dasho Jao Rinpoche in Princess and I, which became one of the most popular shows on ABS-CBN.

He was also cast in the film The Reunion, a Filipino teen romantic comedy film directed by Frasco Mortiz.

He was included in Amorosa, his first horror film.

In February 2013, he was featured in Myrtle Sarrosa's "Mr. Kupido" music video.

He also portrayed Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Maalaala Mo Kaya.

He is best known for his role as Alexander "Xander" Grande III in the television series Forevermore in 2014–15, alongside Liza Soberano.

Since then, he has starred in the films Just the Way You Are (2015), Everyday I Love You (2015), Dukot (2016), My Ex and Whys (2017), Seven Sundays (2017), and Alone/Together (2019); and the television series Dolce Amore (2016), Bagani (2018), and Make It With You (2020).

In 2016, he started attending a Business Management Program at the Southville International School in BF International, Las Piñas.