Diego Andrés González Boneta (born 29 November 1990) is a Mexican actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in Rock of Ages (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and in the Netflix biographical series (2018). He also starred in the romantic comedy films Father of the Bride (2022), and At Midnight (2023).
He recorded his self-titled debut album with his first single, "Responde" in 2005. A Brazilian version of the album with songs in Portuguese was recorded in 2006. In 2008, he released his second album titled Indigo.
Boneta speaks Spanish and English fluently. Boneta has three citizenships, the other two being from the United States and Spain.
As he shot into the spotlight he became the cover model of TROIX magazine's 'March Men Madness' 2011 issue, introducing him as "Prince Charming". His big Hollywood break came when he starred in Adam Shankman's film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Rock of Ages alongside Tom Cruise and Julianne Hough. He played Drew Boley, a young upstart in Los Angeles in the late 1980s with dreams of becoming a rock star. Of Boneta's audition, Shankman called him the "next big thing" and compared him to Zac Efron, Channing Tatum, and Liam Hemsworth.
In 2012, Diego starred in the MTV series Underemployed. In this 12-episode series, Boneta played Miles González, a hilarious stripper. In 2014, Boneta was featured in Abercrombie & Fitch's "Making of a Star" campaign. As a result, photos of Boneta shot by Bruce Weber were featured in A&F stores worldwide. In 2015, Boneta played warrior Amram in the mini-series The Dovekeepers, and recorded the song "The Warrior" which was used as the series' opening theme. Between September and December 2015, he starred in Ryan Murphy's comedy-horror series Scream Queens for the Fox network. The show featured an all-star cast including Ariana Grande, Keke Palmer, Nick Jonas, Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lea Michele.
Boneta played Luis Miguel, the Grammy Award-winning artist in the TV bio-musical series, . The show is based on the early career of the famous Mexican artist. The series officially premiered on April 22, 2018 on Telemundo and Netflix, with its second season premiering in April 2021.
In 2022 he starred in the romantic comedy remake Father of the Bride (2022) portraying the romantic interest opposite Adria Arjona. The film also starred Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan. The film was released on HBO Max and received positive reviews. The following year he starred in the Paramount+ romantic comedy At Midnight (2023) alongside Monica Barbaro. The film received mixed reviews for its story but also earned praise for the chemistry between the two leads. Boneta produced the film and received a story credit for writing the original draft of the film.
In 2023 and 2024, Diego became Lexus Mexico Voice.
When promoting his first album in Mexico he opened three concerts (in Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey) for Hilary Duff in 2006.
| 2012 | Rock of Ages | Drew Boley | |
| 2014 | City of Dead Men | Michael | |
| 2015 | Eden | Arnie | |
| Summer Camp | Will | ||
| 2016 | José Altafini | ||
| 2017 | Before I Fall | Mr. Daimler | |
| The Reason You Haven't Had Sex in So Long | Gary | Short film | |
| Another You | Marcus | Also associate producer | |
| The Titan | Íker Hernández | ||
| Blood Ride | Brian | ||
| A Bend in the Road | |||
| 2018 | The Reason Nobody Likes You | Isaac | Short film |
| Monster Party | Ollie | ||
| 2019 | Diego Ramos | ||
| 2020 | Revenge Ride | Brian | |
| New Order | Daniel | ||
| Love, Weddings & Other Disasters | Mack | ||
| Monster Hunter | Marshall | ||
| 2021 | Die in a Gunfight | Ben Gibbon | |
| 2022 | Father of the Bride | Adan Castillo | |
| 2023 | At Midnight | Alejandro | Also co-writer and producer |
| 2025 | Juegos de Seducción | Sebastián | |
| Killing Castro | Fidel Castro | ||
| 2026 | Starbright | Joshua |
| 2002–03 | Código F.A.M.A. | Himself | Reality show/Contest |
| 2003–04 | Alegrijes y rebujos | Ricardo Sánchez | |
| 2004–05 | Misión S.O.S | Christian Martínez | |
| 2005–06 | Rebelde | Rocco Bezauri | Season 2-3 |
| 2005 | La energía de Sonric'slandia | Himself | Episode: "Ele" |
| 2010 | Zeke and Luther | Tiki Delgado | Episode: "Kojo's BFF" |
| 2010 | 90210 | Javier Luna | 5 episodes |
| Pretty Little Liars | Alex Santiago | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | Mean Girls 2 | Tyler Adams | Television film |
| 2012 | Made in Hollywood | Himself | Archive footage |
| 2012–13 | Underemployed | Miles | 12 episodes |
| 2015 | The Dovekeepers | Amram | 2 episodes |
| Scream Queens | Pete Martinez | Main role (season 1): 10 episodes | |
| 2016 | Jane the Virgin | Dax | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-Two" |
| 2017 | Latin American Music Awards | Host | Award show |
| 2018–21 | Luis Miguel | Main role; also executive producer | |
| 2024 | Who Killed Him? | Jorge Gil | Main role |
| TBA | El Gato | Frank Guerrero / El Gato Negro | Main role; also executive producer |
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| Writer/Acoustic; Uncredited |
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| 2012 | ALMA Awards | Favorite Movie Actor | Rock of Ages | |
| CinemaCon | Rising Star | |||
| Teen Choice Awards | Chemistry | |||
| 2018 | 5th Fénix Awards | Best Acting Ensemble in Series | Luis Miguel: The Series | |
| 2019 | Platino Awards | Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series | ||
| 2020 | Seguso | Best Young Actor | New Order | |
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