Biography - Mark Consuelos

Who is Mark Consuelos?

Mark Consuelos is an actor by profession American, and Spanish by nationality. He is well known for his portrayal of Mateo Santos in All My Children and as Hiram Lodge in Riverdale.

Mark Consuelos – Birth, Parents, Siblings

Mark Consuelos’ birth took place on March 30, 1971, in Zaragoza, Spain. He was born Mark Andrew Consuelos to an Italian mother, Camilla Consuelos, and a Mexican father, Saul Consuelos. He is not the only child of his parents and has two older siblings. His brother is a doctor, and his sister is a lawyer, but their names have yet to be shared.

Education, Ethnicity

For education, he attended Bloomingdale High School and, after graduation, enrolled at the University of Notre Dame. However, he transferred to the University of South Florida and graduated in 1994 with a degree in marketing.

His ethnicity includes Italian and Mexican.

Mark Consuelos – Girlfriend, Wife, Children, Divorce

He met Kelly Ripa on the set of All My Children, who was also his on-screen love interest. The couple soon started dating, and he secretly married his girlfriend on May  1, 1996, in Las Vegas. At that time, Mark Consuelos was living on co-star Winsor Harmon's sofa!

Consuelos and his wife have welcomed three children together - Michael Joseph Consuelos (born June 2, 1997), Lola Grace Consuelos (born June 16, 2001), and Joaquin Antonio Consuelos (born February 24, 2003). The couple is residing without rumors of divorce or extra-marital affairs.

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Mark Consuelos – Career

Early Career

Years after completing his education, Mark Consuelos decided to pursue his passion for drama and acting. He worked as a male exotic dancer at a club called Stingers. In 1995, he landed his breakthrough role as Mateo Santos in the soap opera All My Children. He portrayed the role until 2001.

In 1997, he starred in the educational serial Connect With English, followed by roles in the TV series Friends (2001), American Family (2002), Missing (2004-2006), Hope & Faith (2005-2006), and Age of Love (2007). He has appeared in films such as The Great Raid (2005) and My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006), among others.

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Since 2010

In the recent decade, Mark Consuelos has portrayed roles in the TV series American Horror Story: Asylum (2012-2013), Alpha House (2013-2014), Kingdom (2015), Pitch (2016), Queen of the South (2016), and Riverdale (2017- 2023) as Hiram Lodge, The Girls on the Bus (2024), 9-1-1 (2025). He has also starred in films Cop Out (2010), All We Had (2016), and Nine Lives (2016). 

With his wife, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos opened New York-based Milojo Productions in 2008. The company is named after the first two letters of Mark & Kelly's three children - Michael, Lola, and Joaquin.

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Co-stars

Consuelos’ fellow All My Children cast includes Cady McClain, Jacob Young, Susan Lucci, Walt Willey, Cameron Mathison, etc.

On the set of Riverdale, Mark Consuelos has worked alongside Luke Perry, Camila Mendes, Marisol Nichols, and Tiera Skovbye.

Mark Consuelos – Awards, Nominations

Consuelos has won three Soap Opera Digest Awards, a Teen Choice Award, and an ALMA Award and earned nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award, Imagen Award, etc.

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Mark Consuelos – Net Worth, Salary

His net worth is estimated to be over $40 million, but there have been no estimates of his annual salary.

Mark Consuelos – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

On social media, Mark Consuelos is active on Instagram and Twitter with a hundred thousand followers, but is absent from Facebook.

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