Adan Canto (born December 5, 1981) is a Mexican-American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. On television, Canto played Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following, and in 2015 starred as AJ Menendez in the ABC prime time series Blood & Oil. Canto played real life politician Rodrigo Lara Bonilla in acclaimed Netflix drama series Narcos. He is also well known for his role as Aaron Shore in the Netflix political drama Designated Survivor starring alongside Kiefer Sutherland. Canto wrote and directed his first short film Before Tomorrow in 2014. His short film The Shot earned several festival awards for Best Narrative Short Film in 2020.
Adan Canto was born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila Mexico to Mexican parents Jose-Luis Narvaez, a dentist and Marlyn Canto-Narvaez a homemaker and singer. Born and raised in Mexico, Canto crossed the border daily as a child to attend an American Catholic School in Del Rio, TX. He grew up riding horses at his grandfather's ranch in Acuña where his father was a Charro. At the encouragement of his mother, Canto began performing on stage as a singer at the age of 7. He was introduced to the traditional Boleros and Mariachi music from a young age and performed in and around his home state through his teenage years.