Peter Gadiot

About

Alan-Peter Gadiot (, born 2 January 1985) is a British actor known for his roles as James Valdez in the USA Network show Queen of the South (2016–2021) and as Shanks in Netflix’s series One Piece (2023). He also played Cyrus in ABC’s Once Upon a Time in Wonderland (2013–2014), Adam in Showtime’s Yellowjackets (2021), and Tom Westfall in season two of NBC’s Quantum Leap (2023–2024).

Peter Gadiot was born in England, raised in East Grinstead, West Sussex, and educated in London. His father is Dutch, and his mother is Mexican. Gadiot speaks English and Spanish and has one older brother.
He holds citizenship in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Mexico.

Gadiot trained classically at Drama Centre London and has appeared in numerous stage productions. His past credits include MTV’s Hot Mess, the British series My Spy Family (2010) and a British horror film 13Hrs (2010), also known by the name Night Wolf.
In 2013, Gadiot made his American network debut as Cyrus, the handsome and mysterious Genie, in ABC’s Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. That same year, Gadiot starred opposite Léa Seydoux in a short film (campaign) Prada: Candy for the fragrance Prada Candy…