Biography
Matias Nicolas Agnese was born on June 12, 1996. He got his first credit working in Betty Bennett's Soils of Evil, a low budget independent film shot Miami, Florida, near his hometown. His other credits to date include an episode titled 'Coming Out' in the 1986 Productions' web series Couched (2018) in which he plays and young man coming out to his mom - as a vegan. He's also played Fred Casely in Muse Center for the Arts' production of Chicago.
He was born in Fairfax, Virginia, to Lynne Hamilton Agnese (Norfolk, VA) and Jorge Pablo Agnese (Villa Constitución, Sante Fe, Argentina). Matias was raised bilingual and lived in Argentina for three years when he was a child. Since age six, his hometown has been Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Matias went to St. Thomas Aquinas High School, a secondary school recognized nationally for its sports programs. He also went to Fort Lauderdale High School for his first two years, and considers himself a Flying L for life. For university, he attended Florida International University (FIU), where he earned his B.S. (not to be confused with...) in Computer Science. While at FIU, he had the opportunity to take acting as an elective, which is where his passion for acting began. Since his second year at FIU, his plan had been to get the degree and seriously pursue acting.
Matias has older twin brothers, Mac and Alec, 24, and a young sister, Valentina, 12. They all grew up sailing, as they come from a long line of sailors on their father's side of the family. Matias's favorite hobbies include playing basketball and football, and he also enjoys designing websites in his free time.
