Mark Consuelos

Mark Andrew Consuelos (; born March 30, 1971) is an American actor and talk show host. He rose to prominence as a television actor on the ABC soap opera All My Children for his portrayal of Mateo Santos (1995–2002, 2010), and subsequently as Hiram Lodge on The CW drama Riverdale (2017–2023). Consuelos currently co-hosts the daytime talk show Live with Kelly and Mark with his wife Kelly Ripa.

Early life Mark Consuelos was born in Zaragoza, Spain, to an Italian mother, Camilla, and a Mexican father, Saul Consuelos. He is the youngest of three children: he has one older brother, who is a doctor, and one older sister, who is a lawyer. Consuelos was raised in Italy and the United States, growing up in Lebanon, Illinois, and later in Brandon, Florida.

Career Consuelos had a starring role in the educational serial Connect With English, which aired on public television stations as part of the Annenberg/CPB Project.

In the early 1990s, Consuelos was a dancer with the Suncoast Calendar Men, based in Clearwater, Florida. He left in 1995 when he got the part on All My Children.

In February 1995, Consuelos had his breakthrough when he landed the role of Mateo Santos on the soap opera All My Children.

In 2012, Consuelos guest-starred on an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit titled "Justice Denied". He played Michael, the prime suspect in a brutal rape during Fleet Week. Consuelos is not new to the Law & Order franchise, he had guest-starred in the sixth-season episode "Albatross" of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as the U.S. Attorney involved in a case where the judge's life is threatened.

Consuelos portrayed Spivey, a recurring character, in American Horror Story: Asylum, the second season of the anthology horror series.

In 2013, Consuelos co-starred as Florida Senator Andy Guzman in Amazon's Alpha House, a political comedy written by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau. Along with John Goodman, Consuelos plays one of four Republican senators living together in a house on Capitol Hill. He has spent the summer of 2014 filming the second season.

In 2016, Consuelos landed a role on a new FOX series, Pitch, as Oscar Arguella.

In 2017, Consuelos was cast in the series regular role of Hiram Lodge on The CW drama Riverdale. His oldest son, Michael Consuelos, plays a younger Hiram Lodge starting in the third season. His final episode as a series regular was the fifth-season finale, departing after four seasons.

On February 16, 2023, Consuelos was announced as Ryan Seacrest's successor as co-host of Live.

Personal life In 1995, Consuelos met Kelly Ripa, his co-star on All My Children. The two eloped on May 1, 1996. The couple have three children: Michael Joseph (born June 2, 1997), Lola Grace (born June 16, 2001) and Joaquin Antonio (born February 24, 2003).

On October 3, 2008, he performed the marriage ceremony for Howard Stern and model/actress Beth Ostrosky at the Le Cirque restaurant in New York City.

For many years, Consuelos and Ripa lived on Crosby Street in SoHo, Manhattan. They sold the apartment in 2015 for $20 million and moved to a townhouse on East 76th Street purchased from fashion designer Luca Orlandi and his wife, Oluchi Onweagba, for $27 million, making it the second-most expensive townhouse sold in New York City that year.

Awards and honors In 1998 and 1999, Consuelos won the American Latino Media Arts Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Soap Opera." Consuelos won "Hottest Romance" along with Ripa in 1997 at the Soap Opera Awards. He also won the Teen's Choice Award for Choice TV Villain in 2018.

In 2024, he won his first Emmy Award, winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for Live with Kelly and Mark along with his co-host Kelly Ripa.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2002 The Last Place on Earth Party Toast 2002 Pride & Loyalty Bill the Cop 2005 The Great Raid Cpl. Guttierez 2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend Steve Velard 2006 Wedding Daze Morty 2008 Husband for Hire Bo/Normando 2008 For the Love of Grace Steve Lockwood 2010 Cop Out Manuel 2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones Reuben 2016 All We Had Vic 2016 Nine Lives Ian Cox 2026 Scream 7 Robbie Rivers

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995–2002, 2010 All My Children Mateo Santos 104 episodes ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Male Newcomer Soap Opera Digest Award for Hottest Romance Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Younger Lead Actor Nominated — ALMA Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series 1997 Road Rules Himself Episode: "Road Rules on All My Children" 1997 Connect With English Alberto Mendoza 8 episodes 2001 Third Watch Daddy Episode: "Childhood Watch" 2001 Friends Policeman #1 (Mr. Hanson) Episode: "The One with Chandler's Dad" 2002 American Family Eduardo 2 episodes 2003 Third Watch Detective Ramon Valenzuela Episode: "Everybody Lies" 2003 Beautiful Girl Adam Lopez Television movie 2004–2006 Missing Antonio Cortez 37 episodes Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor on Television 2005–2006 Hope & Faith Gary Gucharez 10 episodes 2007 Law & Order: Criminal Intent US Attorney Berner Episode: "Albatross" 2007 Age of Love Himself / Host 8 episodes 2008 Ugly Betty Detective Averaimo Episode: "Crimes of Fashion" 2011 The Protector Chuck Wyatt Episode: "Bangs" 2012 I Hate My Teenage Daughter Alejandro Castillo 2 episodes 2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Mike Martinez Episode: "Justice Denied" 2012–2013 American Horror Story: Asylum Spivey 5 episodes 2013 The New Normal Chris Episode: "Gaydar" 2013 Guys with Kids Andy Episode: "The Will" 2013–2014 Alpha House Andy Guzman 21 episodes Nominated — Imagen Award for Best Actor on Television 2015 Kingdom Sean Chapas 5 episodes 2016 Pitch Oscar 10 episodes 2016Queen of the South Teo Aljarafe 7 episodes 2016 Difficult People Joey Episode: "Italian Piñata" 2016 Nightcap Himself Episode: "Babymaker" 2017–2023 Riverdale Hiram Lodge 75 episodes Main cast (seasons 2–5) Guest role (seasons 6–7) Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villain 2017 The Night Shift Dr. Cain Diaz 8 episodes 2019 Broad City Brad Episode: "Bitcoin & the Missing Girl" 2020 Katy Keene Hiram Lodge Episode: "Chapter Thirteen: Come Together" 2022 Only Murders in the Building Mabel's late father Episode: "Flipping the Pieces" 2023 How I Met Your Father Juan Episode: "Ride or Die" 2023–present Live with Kelly and Mark Himself / Host Substitute host and recurring guest Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host Nominated — Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host 2024 The Girls on the Bus Biff de la Peña Recurring role 2024–2025 Primos Tio Ivan (voice) Recurring role 2025 Running with the Wolves Himself Recurring role 2025 9-1-1 Tripp 4 episodes

Theatre Year Title Role Venue(s) 2026 Fallen Angels Maurice Todd Haimes Theatre, New York City