Coco Martin (born Rodel Nacianceno^[1]) is a Filipino actor whose work includes the independent films Masahista and Daybreak as well as the television series Tayong Dalawa.
Martin started out in showbiz as one of the members of Star Magic's Star Circle Batch 9 in ABS-CBN.
Martin's first cameo film appearance was in the 2001 film Luv Txt starring Judy Ann Santos, where he was credited under his real name, Rodel Nacianceno. After that he took a brief hiatus in acting.
Since then he has appeared in several TV advertisements before breaking back into showbiz with his lead debut film Masahista (Masseur) which won him the Young Critics Circle Best Actor Award in 2006. He also starred in Kaleldo (Summer Heat) in 2006.
Early in 2007, Martin joined GMA Network, and appeared in several GMA TV shows starting with Daisy Siete. He also became a member of the boy-group The Studs. Martin was also seen in independent gay-oriented films Daybreak and Jay.