Romeo Reyes is a Canadian actor, singer, songwriter, model, tattoo artist, and transgender rights advocate. He was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Reyes made his acting debut in Nimisha Mukerji & Orsy Szabó's short film In the Deep (2013) where he played a tattoo artist. He played the female role of Carmen in the award-winning short sorror film Día de los Muertos (2013) directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero. He has also portrayed a tattoo artist on the hit show Supernatural in 2013 and had a small role on Arrow in 2019 with Colton Haynes & David Ramsey. More recently, he appeared on A Million Little Things in 2021, on The Flash in 2022, and on The Imperfects in 2022.
Reyes has performed in numerous venues as a singer/songwriter. He has performed for charity events, LGBTQIA+ events, fashion shows & art shows locally, and in Seattle & Hawaii. He has participated as a model for fashion shows, professional pair shows & numerous photo shoots. Reyes has had 3 original songs, Longing for You, Back Seat, and Vows aired on the radio. He was a finalist in an online vocal competition called The Vocalist in May 2020. Reyes released new original tracks in 2020 titled Thinking of You and Dear Julie under his full name, Romeo Ryu Reyes.
In 2016 Reyes opened his first shop called Zen Tattoo in Vancouver, B.C. specializing in Asian & floral tattoos. He opened his second location in Richmond, B.C. in January 2019.
Reyes has produced and directed his own show filmed by Nathalie De Los Santos titled Interview of the Month! which showcases different viewpoints from the transgender community. He has also documented the changes in his vocal range during the first few years of his gender transition.
Reyes has been featured on CBC Radio One's On the Coast with Gloria Macarenko Future of Gender segment, Cold Tea Collective's The Story of Us, Soju Events United by Love campaign, Vancouver Pride Society's Pride Premiere Event, Jeepney Cafe Radio, and Lisa Betts-LaCroix's Super Power U podcast Pride Special Episode 80, #UnapologeticallyAsian campaign, and was featured in Orange County Pride 2020. Reyes strives to inspire LGBTQIA+ youth by being a voice for the transgender community & people of colour.
