McCoy de Leon

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is de Jesus and the surname or paternal family name is de Leon.

Marc Carlos Francis de Jesus de Leon (born February 20, 1995) is a Filipino actor, dancer, and filmmaker. He is known as a member of #Hashtags, a male-group dance performer on the noontime variety show It's Showtime on ABS-CBN.

McCoy de Leon
de Leon at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival's Parade of Stars
Born	Marc Carlos Francis de Jesus de Leon (1995-02-20) February 20, 1995 (age 30) Tondo, Manila, Philippines
Education	San Sebastian College – Recoletos
Occupations	Actor dancer filmmaker
Years active	2012–present
Agents	Star Magic (2012–2020) Viva Artists Agency (2020–present)
Partner	Elisse Joson
Children	Felize de Leon

In 2016, he joined Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7 along with his co-hashtag member Nikko Natividad as a 2-in-1 celebrity housemate.^[1][2] He's currently part of Batang Quiapo as one of the main antagonists, David Dimaguiba.

Early life and education

De Leon attended high school at San Sebastian College – Recoletos. He then tried to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at Mapúa University, but decided to stop to pursue his career.^[3]

Personal life

On January 4, 2023, de Leon publicly confirmed his split with his former partner, Elisse Joson, who is the mother of his daughter, Feliz (born April 10, 2021).^[4] After a few weeks, they fixed their relationship and were back together again.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2017	Instalado	Victor	An entry to 2nd ToFarm Film Festival	[5]
	Ang Panday	Caloy	An entry to the 2017 Metro Manila Film Festival	[6]
2018	Sin Island	Jack		[7]
2019	Sakaling Maging Tayo	Apollo "Pol" Patnubay Agbuya		[8]
	G!	Sam	An Official Entry to the 2019 Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino	[9]
	The Heiress	Renz		[10]
2020	D' Ninang	Kali		[11]
	Block Z	Myles		[12]
	The Mirror			[13]
2022	Yorme: The Isko Domagoso Story	young Scott / Isko / Yorme		[14]
	Deleter	Jace	An entry to the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival	[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2012–2014	Be Careful With My Heart	Iñigo Cabanatan
2015	Nasaan Ka Nang Kailangan Kita	young Carlo Asuncion
2015–2021	It's Showtime	Himself
2016–present	ASAP Natin 'To	Himself / Performer
2016	Wansapanataym	Boyong Acosta	Episode: "Tikboyong"
	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7	Himself	Housemate / 6th Lucky Placer
	We Will Survive	Ralph Ataiza		[3]
2016–2017	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Juan Pablo "JP" Arevalo
2017	The Good Son	Oliver "Obet" Reyes-Moreno
	Wansapanataym	Himself	Episode: "Amazing Ving"
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Josh	Episode: "Laptop"
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Mon	Episode: "Saklay"
	Pinoy Big Brother presents Titig ng Pag-ibig	Alec
2018	Ipaglaban Mo	Greg	Episode: "Hadlang"
2018–2020	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Juan Pablo "JP" Arevalo
2019	Wansapanataym	Val Cruz	Episode: "Mr. Cutepido"
	Project Feb 14	Briccio "Brix" Zamora
2020	24/7	Gerard Capili
	Maalaala Mo Kaya	Kobe	Episode: "Mata"
2020–2021	Walang Hanggang Paalam	Bernardo "Bernie" Salvador
2021	Puto	Uno dela Cruz
2022	2 Good 2 Be True	young Fred Borja
2023–present	FPJ's Batang Quiapo	David A. Dimaguiba / Impostor Hesus Nazareno “Tanggol” A. Montenegro

Awards and nominations

Year	Film Awards/ Critics	Awards	Nominated Work	Result	References
2016	8th PMPC Star Awards for Music	Dance Album of the Year	#Hashtags album	Won
	Push Awards	Push Tweet and Gram Newcomer	—	Nominated	[16]
	Star Cinema Awards	Favorite Breakthrough Loveteam	Pinoy Big Brother	Won	[citation needed]
	ASAP Pop Viewers' Choice Awards	Pop Hearthrob	—	Nominated
		Pop Love Teen with Elisse Joson	Pinoy Big Brother	Nominated
2017	Pinoy Big Brother: Lucky 7	6th Big Placer with Nikko Natividad	—	Finalist
	2017 Box Office Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Loveteam with Elisse Joson	FPJ's Ang Probinsyano	Won	[17][circular reference]
		Most Popular Recording/Performing Group	#Hashtags	Won
	PEP'sters Choice Awards	Male Breakout Star of the Year	—	Won	[18]
2018	34th PMPC Star Awards for Movies	Best New Movie Actor of the Year (Tied with Mateo Sanjuan)	Instalado	Won
	49th Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation Box Office Entertainment Awards	Most Promising Loveteam of Movies & TV with Elisse Joson	The Good Son	Won
2019	3rd Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino	Best Actor	G!	Nominated	[19]
2020	RAWR Awards	Beshie Ng Taon	Block Z	Nominated	[20]

References

1. "First two 'PBB' season 7 housemates revealed". Rappler. July 2, 2016. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
2. "PBB Lucky 7 reveals celebrity housemates". Philstar. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
3. "Lucky Housemate: Nikko Natividad & Mccoy De Leon". ABS-CBN Corporation. July 7, 2016. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
4. Mallorca, Hannah (January 5, 2023). "McCoy de Leon confirms split with Elisse Joson: 'Hindi ko po intensyon manakit ng tao o manloko'". Retrieved January 5, 2023.
5. "WATCH: Mccoy de Leon stars in sci-fi movie 'Instalado'". ABS-CBN News. June 21, 2017. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
6. "Coco's "Ang Panday" rules over Cinema One this Sunday". ABS-CBN. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
7. "Xian Lim and McCoy de Leon at SM San Mateo for 'Sin Island' mall show". Star Cinema. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
8. "McCoy and Elisse's carefree, budding Baguio romance in 'Sakaling Maging Tayo'". INQUIRER.NET. December 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
9. "G! is a barkada roadtrip movie with unexpected twists". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
10. "'The Heiress' Grand Reveal". INQUIRER.NET. November 16, 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
11. "Aiai Delas Alas, Kisses Delavin, McCoy de Leon to star in one film". Push. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
12. "Mccoy de Leon at Maris Racal, magtatambal sa "Block Z"". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
13. "McCoy de Leon, makakatambal si Heaven Peralejo sa 'The Mirror'". ABS-CBN Entertainment. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
14. Bernardino, Stephanie (March 10, 2021). "Mccoy de Leon to portray Mayor Isko Moreno in upcoming biopic". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
15. Fanboy Seo. "Nadine Lustre, Mccoy De Leon & Louise Delos Reyes Star in Mikhail Red's Deleter". Fanboy Seo. Archived from the original on February 4, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
16. "PUSH AWARDS: The winners are here!". Push Awards 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
17. 2017 Box Office Entertainment Awards
18. "THE PEP LIST Year 4: Elisse Joson, McCoy de Leon win Breakout Stars of the Year". PEP.ph. September 21, 2017. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
19. "PPP 2019 best actress Angie Ferro asks for more theaters for best picture Lola Igna". PEP.ph.
20. "VOTE NOW! RAWR AWARDS 2020". LionHearTV. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.

External links

• Media related to McCoy de Leon at Wikimedia Commons
• McCoy de Leon at IMDb