John medina actor philippines biography

John Medina is a Filipino character actor best known for playing James Ocampo in the 2012 hit primetime teleseryeWalang Hanggan, Agustin Magdiwang in Juan dela Cruz, and Billy Guzman in FPJ's Ang Probinsyano on ABS-CBN.

Contrary to popular belief, he is not related to fellow actors Pen Medina, Ping Medina and Alex Medina.

Career

Medina started his career as commercial model and bit player. During this period, he met Coco Martin.

The two would be reunited in Tayong Dalawa on ABS-CBN and since then would be part of various series starred by Martin for the network.^[1] He first played body double to Martin in Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin^[1] before landing his biggest role up to that point, that of James Ocampo in Walang Hanggan.^[2] The role came as Medina's big break, with his character's name becoming a top trending topic on Twitter on March 13, 2012.^[2][3]

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