Born in the Philippines and raised in Scarborough, Toronto, Canada. His family emigrated to Canada from Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines when he was 4 years old.
Grew up heavily involved in athletics. He achieved his black belt by the age of six and was a two-time Junior Canadian National Tae Kwon Do champion.
During his freshman year at the University of Toronto, he fell in love with acting, he took up Criminology before he pursued a career in acting.