Drew Fonteiro

Drew Fonteiro is an artist born in Brockton, Massachusetts, "The City of Champions." Known for his role in Michael Bay's "The Last Ship," he also starred alongside Gina Rodriguez on her directorial debut in "Jane The Virgin." Recent film credits include "Every Time I Die" on Netflix and Gravitas Ventures' "The Browsing Effect." A first-generation American, he dually spent his childhood in his parents' native country, Cabo Verde -- 10 Atlantic islands 400 nautical miles off the coast of West Africa, where the dominant cultural mix is Portuguese and African. Fonteiro speaks three other languages outside of English, [Crioulo, Portuguese, and Spanish]. An expert equestrian, he also dances Jazz, Kizomba, Latin, 'Step', and Hip-Hop. After penning his soon-to-be-published young-adult fantasy novel - a high seas adventure titled "Benthu of Ti'ago," his storytelling efforts expand into screenwriting across multiple genres.