Richard Gutierrez

Richard Kristian Rama Gutierrez is an American-born Filipino actor, television host, and environmental spokesperson. The media has recognized him as the original Fantaserye King for leading numerous fantasy television series, as well as the Valentine Box-Office King for starring in several successful romantic feature films. Over the course of his career, Gutierrez has been awarded a FAMAS Award and three PMPC Star Awards for Television.

Gutierrez was born on January 21, 1984, in Beverly Hills, California, along with his twin brother, Raymond. He is the son of actor Eddie Gutierrez and talent manager Annabelle Rama. Growing up in a prominent entertainment family, his siblings include Ruffa, Rocky, Elvis, Raymond, and Ritchie Paul, alongside two older half-brothers, Tonton and Ramon Christopher. He began acting as a child alongside his twin brother and frequently appeared in film projects featuring his father and brothers.

His television career gained momentum with early roles on GMA-7 programs such as Click, Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin, and Habang Kapiling Ka. Gutierrez achieved major television success starring as the lead character Aguiluz in the fantasy series Mulawin, which aired from August 2004 to March 2005 and spawned the feature-length film Mulawin: The Movie. Following this breakthrough, he headlined numerous GMA-7 television shows, including Sugo, Kamandag, Codename: Asero, Zorro, Lupin, Full House, Captain Barbell, and Makapiling Kang Muli.

In film, Gutierrez headlined box-office projects such as Let the Love Begin, When I Met U, My Best Friend's Girlfriend, My Lady Boss, For the First Time, The Promise, and Patient X. He signed contracts with Viva Artists Agency in 2008 and 2015. After becoming a freelance actor in 2013, Gutierrez signed with ABS-CBN in 2017, playing the main antagonist Sandrino in the horror fantasy series La Luna Sangre. He officially joined Star Magic after signing an exclusive ABS-CBN contract in 2018, later joining the cast of Ang Probinsyano in 2020 and leading the action series The Iron Heart in 2022.

Beyond scripted acting, Gutierrez has worked as an environmental spokesperson for Greenpeace Southeast Asia and the National Commission for Culture and the Arts. He hosted several documentaries, reality programs, and specials, including Signos: Banta ng Nagbabagong Klima, Full Force Nature, Pinoy Adventures, Oras Na, Wildlife for Sale, Extra Challenge Extreme, and seasons of Survivor Philippines. In 2010, his environmental project Planet Philippines secured a Bronze World Medal at the New York Festivals Television and Film Awards. He also hosted the Korean-produced talent search KisPinoy in 2015 and starred in his family's reality series, It Takes Gutz to Be a Gutierrez.

In his personal life, Gutierrez married Sarah Lahbati in Taguig in March 2020 after having two sons together, Zion and Kai. The couple separated in October 2023, and Gutierrez stated in January 2025 that they were seeking an annulment. Earlier in May 2009, Gutierrez was involved in a car accident in Cavite that resulted in injuries to himself and the death of his production assistant, Norman Pardo; reckless imprudence charges related to the incident were reinstated by the Court of Appeals in August 2012.