Johnathan Nieves

Johnathan Nieves (born June 1, 1997) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Mateo Vega in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, and Richie Valdovinos in the musical TV series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies in 2023.

Early life Nieves was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. He studied improv Career Film and television In 2015, Nieves made his screen debut in an episode of Chicago Fire, In 2019, he starred as Eduardo in the Stefon Bristol directed sci-fi film See You Yesterday, in a cast which included Michael J. Fox and the rapper Astro.

In 2023, Nieves played the main role of Richie Valdovinos brother of Olivia, and leader of the gang ‘T-Birds’, in the Paramount+ American musical romantic comedy television series Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies, which is a prequel to the 1978 film Grease.

In 2025, he was part of the military show "Boots".

Theatre Theatrical performances include: Sycamore (Raven Theatre, Chicago) How We Got On (Haven Theatre), Compass (Steppenwolf Theatre Company), Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train (Eclipse Theatre) I <3 Juliet (Q Brothers/Sketchbook Festival), Yellow Eyes (Visión Latino Theatre Company); My Mañana Comes (Teatro Vista, Chicago) Balm in Gilead (Griffin Theatre), The Taming of the Shrew (Oak Park Festival Theatre), In The Heights, (The Center Theatre), Fame (Steppenwolf theatre) Dark Play or Short Stories (Steppenwolf theatre) She Like Girls (Steppenwolf theatre) Pride & Prejudice (Steppenwolf theatre) Macbeth (Steppenwolf theatre) Cabaret (Actors Training Center)

Filmography Television and film