Damian Terriquez

Damian Terriquez (born January 24, 1998) is an American actor best known for their role as Dizmal Failure on the Netflix's Glamorous . Their family lives primarily still lives in Guadalajara and Gusave. Before turning to acting, they were a dancer for Halsey, Dillon Francis and Tiësto.

Education Terriquez attended California State University San Marcos and studied abroad at the University of Roehampton in London before eventually transferring and graduating from Woodbury University in 2020.

Career On October 21, 2016, Terriquez was a featured dancer in Phillip Chbeeb's dance video for Gregory Porter's "Liquid Spirit".

From 2017 to 2018 Terriquez was featured in concert visuals for Halsey's Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour.

During their time in university, Terriquez auditioned for film and television roles that required dancers and was first exposed to the industry in a significant way during the audition process for Step Up in 2019.

Terriquez began exclusively acting in 2022, and soon landed their first job on All Rise playing Shay. Shortly after Terriquez was cast as Dizmal on the Netflix drama Glamorous with Kim Cattrall. On the Netflix series, Terriquez plays Dizmal, is a Bushwick fixture, bouncer, DJ, and Drag Show MC who welcomes Marco to the world of Brooklyn nightlife.

Activism and philanthropy As a Latiné, first-generation, non-binary, LGBTQIA+ actor, Terriquez brings an intersectional approach to activism and philanthropy. Terriquez is an active supporter of the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, helping raise funds an awareness on a national and local level. As a former dancer Terriquez enjoys going out and supporting the arts including the ballet and musicals. On August 24, 2024 Terriquez, along with other trans and non-binary activists, led a national march on Washington for trans and non-binary rights and visibility.

Politics Terriquez is a Democrat and began working with the Biden/Harris 2024 campaign as an entertainment surrogate starting in May 2024 in lead up to the 2024 presidential election. Since then they have met with Vice President Kamala Harris, President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama. Terriquez was also seen attending the 25th Annual DNC LGBT Fundraiser in New York City in June 2024 with other high profile democrats. On their tour with the campaign Terriquez has hosted town halls in California and kickstarting Biden/Harris events in battleground states including Pennsylvania, Nevada, Arizona and North Carolina. When Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential campaign, Terriquez stayed on as an entertainment surrogate for Harris's 2024 campaign.

Personal life Terriquez is gay and non-binary, using both he/him and they/them pronouns. They have been in a long term relationship with partner and fiancé Luke Lowrey.