Jordi Vilasuso

Vilasuso was born in Miami, Florida. He was raised by his parents, Dr. Frank Vilasuso and Ana Vilasuso, in Coral Gables, Florida. He also has an older brother, Javier, and a younger sister, Marianne. Vilasuso attended Ransom Everglades High School and later Glendale Community College in California.

Vilasuso began playing Tony Santos on Guiding Light in August 2000.^{[citation needed]} In 2003, he won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal.^[1] Vilasuso was also nominated in the same category in 2002.^[2]

Vilasuso has appeared in the movies The Last Home Run, The Lost City, Heights and La Linea. He also appeared in other television programs such as 8 Simple Rules, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Numb3rs and CSI: Miami. In November 2010 he was signed on to play the contract role of Griffin Castillo on the soap opera All My Children. Vilasuso joined the cast of Days of Our Lives as Dario Hernandez in 2015.^[3][4] In July 2017, Vilasuso announced his departure from Days of Our Lives.^[5] In July 2018, it was announced that Vilasuso would appear as Rey Rosales on the daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.^[6] In March 2022, Vilasuso announced his departure from The Young and the Restless.^[7] In December 2025, it was announced he had joined the cast of Beyond the Gates.^[8] He will made debut as Grayson Perez on January 16, 2026.^[9]

Vilasuso is married to actress Kaitlin Riley, and they have three children.^{[10][11][12][13]}