Biography

Juan Ayala is an Latin-American actor known for his wide range of characters both onstage and onscreen. Born and raised in Connecticut, his obsession with music led to his first musical theatre performance at 12 years old and he was bitten by the acting bug. He went on to attend Housatonic Community College as a Theater Arts major and worked with several professional theatre companies across Connecticut. In 2016, Juan made an unexpected turn to pursuing work in television, film and commercials, going on to book several spots for brands like Sprint, Blink Fitness and the Manhattan Theatre Club's production of 'Prince of Broadway'. His network television credits include the ABC drama 'For Life' and a three-season spanning role on the FBI thriller 'Blindspot' as Agent Woods.

Juan resides in Brooklyn, NY and is represented by Entertainment Lab and JL David Agency.
- IMDb mini biography by: Juan Ayala

On December 23 2016, he was featured on the award-winning blog 'Humans of New York'. He was approached by photographer and founder of HONY Brandon Stanton while working as a background actor during a shoot in Washington Square Park. He received nearly 7,000 Facebook fans after the post went on, thanks to Brandon linking the page to the Facebook post.

In July 2016, he was one of three winners of the Twitter contest My Carnegie Moment, promoting the Meryl Streep film 'Florence Foster Jenkins', hosted by Laura Osnes. He and the other winners went on to perform solos at Carnegie Hall in New York City.