Christian Bables
Christian Bables in January 2024
Born	Christian Mercurio Bables (1992-12-06)December 6, 1992 (age 32) Bacoor,Cavite, Philippines
Citizenship	Filipino
Alma mater	De La Salle University – Dasmariñas
Occupations	Actor model
Years active	2015–present
Agents	Asian Artist Agency (2017–present) KreativDen (2021–2024) Cornerstone Entertainment (2024-present)
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)

Christian Mercurio Bables (born December 6, 1992), is a Filipino actor and model. Numerous critics have recognized him as one of the most skilled young actors in the Philippine entertainment industry. He won Best Actor at the fifthHanoi International Film Festival for his performance as the lead character Intoy in the drama filmSignal Rock. He also won the Best Supporting Actor Award at theGawad Urian Awards,42nd MMFF and FAP Luna Awards for his character Barbs in the LGBT comedy-drama filmDie Beautiful.

In 2021, won the Best Actor award at theMetro Manila Film Festival, 5th Eddy’s Choice Awards, and 19th Asian Film Festival for the movieBig Night!. In 2022, Bables starred as Dali, aneffeminate fashion designer who falls in love with a beauty queen and faces the pressure to prove his heterosexuality to her and everyone else around them, in the romantic comedy filmMahal Kita, Beksman. The film screened at various international film festivals and won the Best Non-US Release (Philippines) accolade at the27th Online Film Critics Society Awards. He also gained broader recognition among the Filipino public for his role as Max Dionisio in the acclaimedteleserye,Dirty Linen.

Bables was born on December 6, 1992, in Bacoor, Cavite. He is the second son of Rodrigo Bables (deceased) and Bing Mercurio-Urbano ofEscalante, Negros Occidental. He graduated with a Communication Arts Degree from De La Salle University Dasma in 2013.^[1] Although Bables grew up in Cavite, where the dominant language isTagalog, he is fluent inCebuano. He credits his fluency in the language to hisVisayan mother.^[2][3]

Bables has denied gettingplastic surgery for his distinctiveaquiline nose. He has stated that he was "born with it" and inherited the feature from his mother, who is ofSpanish Filipino descent. According to Bables, other people bullied him for his nose when he was growing up, calling himPinocchio.^[4][5]

Bables first enrolled inStar Magic's acting workshops in 2011. At first, Bables' mother disapproved of him pursuing showbiz. She wanted him to seek a corporate job or focus on their family'sadvertising firm. However, Bables was drawn more towards the performing arts, particularly acting. She eventually relented, allowing him to continue his career in entertainment.^[6]

In 2017,The Philippine Star wrote that Bables' career "languished for six years", as he was relegated to bit and supporting roles. Bables said of his career's early years, "I auditioned, but no one wanted to cast me. They said I wasn't popular; that I had no name. No one wanted to trust me." He auditioned for the LGBT comedy-dramaDie Beautiful and initially failed to land a role. However, the creatives behind the film gave him another chance, asking him to recite the script, and later decided to cast him as the main character Trisha's best friend, Barbs. Bables won Best Supporting Actor at theMetro Manila Film Festival for his performance as Barbs, and the film bolstered his career. The media gave him the moniker "Pambansang Bes" (Nation's Best Friend).Regal Films cast Bables in his first lead role in 2017, for the then-untitled drama filmSignal Rock, which was released a year later in 2018.^[7]

Bables' performance as Barbs Cordero inDie Beautiful earned him 3 Best Supporting Actor awards from separate award-giving bodies, theMMFF,Gawad Urian, andLuna Awards.^[8]

In 2018, he won Best Leading Actor at the 5thHanoi International Film Festival for his performance inSignal Rock.^[9]

In 2021, he played the lead role in theblack comedy filmBig Night!. Jason Tan Liwag ofRappler lauded Bables' performance, describing him as "an indelible onscreen presence" and "a force to be reckoned with."^[10] Bables won Best Actor at the 47thMetro Manila Film Festival for his performance in the film.^[11]

In May 2024, Bables signed a contract with Legacy Entertainment, a talent agency based inthe USA. He clarified that he will "forever" be a Filipino actor and has no intentions to leave his Philippines-based talent agency, KreativDen.^[12]

Despite Bables' association withqueer characters, he has clarified that he identifies as astraight man. He has said that he's "tired" of thegender role-based stereotyping he has faced and speculation towards his sexuality.^[13]

• 1992 births
• Living people
• Filipino male television actors
• Filipino male models
• Star Magic personalities
• People from Bacoor
• Male actors from Cavite
• De La Salle University alumni
• Visayan people
• Filipino people of Spanish descent

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