Hunter Payton Mendoza

From a young age, it was clear that Hunter Payton Mendoza would be working in front of the camera. At age 6, he was already seen in National commercials, as well as in the HBO series Funny or Die Presents... (2009) . Hunter is a versatile actor, always challenging himself to play different character types in all genres- Comedy, Drama, Improv, etc. In 2020 Hunter played Jordan on the Disney Channel's Raven's Home (2017) as well as a role in L.A.'s Finest (2019) where he performed a few of his own stunts where he won an award for his work in 2022. The feature film A Genie's Tail (2022) with Laura Marano, Jake Paul and The Farley Brothers where Hunter has a lead role as Ryder premiered in the beginning of 2022 and can now be seen on Showtime. Hunter is often recognized for his recurring role on the NBC TV series A to Z (2014) created by Ben Queen with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack as Executive Producers. Once of his most rewarding experiences was playing a Young RJ Mitte in a challenging role as a young child with Muscular Dystrophy in the film Who's Driving Doug (2016) winning him an award in 2017. Other TV credits include Criminal Minds (2005) , A Day in the Life (2016) , SyFy's Ominous (2015) and the TV Movie The Joneses Unplugged (2017) Hunter was also able to utilize his knowledge of sign language in an award-winning lead in the short Father's Day Breakfast (2017) to play the son of a deaf father Oscar winner Troy Kotsur winning him two Best Actor awards in 2017 and 2018. Among his many national commercial bookings are Home Depot, Buick, Hyundai, McDonalds, and Samsung. In addition to acting and improv, Hunter is constantly training in Parkour and is a two time all around first place winner in the Tempest Games. With his determination, talent, compassion, and gregarious nature, he will certainly be in the public eye for a long time.