Carlos Santos

Carlos Santos (born April 9, 1981) is a Puerto Rican actor and comedian based in Los Angeles. He is best known for playing Chris Morales in the Netflix original series Gentefied. Santos was also the host of the MTV Tres show MiTRL (2006-2009). His credits include Primo, Undone, Vacation Friends, and The Valet.

Early life and education Santos was born and raised in Puerto Rico. He is the youngest of three children. He learned to speak English growing up from watching television, Santos named Will Smith, Steve Carell, Jim Carrey, George Lopez, and Pablo Francisco as some of his biggest comedy influences. After graduating he moved to Los Angeles and trained in improv at Second City. He switched his focus to acting and comedy full-time in 2009, and began to train and perform regularly at Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. His breakout role was on the Netflix comedy series Gentefied (2020-2021) as aspiring chef Chris Morales. He acted in the films Vacation Friends, The Valet, There's Something Wrong with the Children and Amor en toda la cara.

He performs at UCB LA as a member of the only all-Latino comedy variety show Spanish Aquí Presents.

For Primo 2024 – Nominee, Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor – Comedy (Television)

Filmography Film YearTitleRoleNotes 2013 Ghost Team One Sergio 2021 Vacation Friends Maurillio 2022 Cheaper by the Dozen Basketball Announcer 2022 The Valet Javier 2023 There's Something Wrong with the Children Thomas 2023 Vacation Friends 2 Maurillio

Television