Nicolas Cantu

Nicolas Cantu was born in Austin, Texas, the second of three children. At birth, his mom noticed that he was an unusually alert and social child, very aware of all of his surroundings. As he grew, his mom saw this same awareness translate into an outgoing boy, who articulated his desire to be an actor at the age of seven. He couldn't contain his desire to perform and rehearsed self-created roles, routines, and voices at home, and at school, he participated in all of the school plays, his first being, 'The Bear Went Over the Mountain.' This small boy with the big talent couldn't be confined to the small stage, and soon he went pro, acting in an industrial film for the City of San Antonio followed by three national commercials. This only fueled the fire of passion in Nicolas to do bigger and better things and his supportive mom did something about it. She took him to Hollywood where he landed an agent and snagged a recurring role as Prince James in the animated series, Sofia the First (2