Ku Aquino

Name: Ku Aquino
Native name: Ku Aquino
Also Known as: Kuh Aquino
Nationality: Filipino
Gender: Male

Manuel Rolison Aquino, known as Ku, is a Filipino actor.

He studied at the Ateneo de Manila (AGS69, AHS73, BSME/ABECO77), was a member of the Dramatics Club, Boy Scouts, PMT Officers Corps (Cdt. Lt. Colonel, 1st Class) NCAA Sr. Track and Field, and NCAA Jr. (1973) and Sr. (1976, 1977) Champion Volleyball Teams. He was inducted into the ADMU Sports Hall of Fame in 2004.

Ku also completed the Managing the Arts Program at the Asian Institute of Management (AIM) in 2007. He received a Certificate of Training and Completion for Studio Camera, Editing, and Directing from Access Sacramento in California in 1996.

Ku has performed with the premier theater companies in the Philippines, namely Tanghalang Pilipino, Repertory Philippines, Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA), Gantimpala Theater Foundation, and Dulaang UP from 1999 to the present.

Some of Ku's notable appearances on TV were in "The Millionaire's Wife" (GMA), "Imortal", and "Spirits" (ABS-CBN)

(Source: IMDb) Edit Biography

Year	Title	#	Role	Rating
2025	The Muse of Section E Book 2: The Dark Side Filipino Drama, 2025, 9 eps (Unknown)	9	Unknown	7.9
2019	The Killer Bride Filipino Drama, 2019, 115 eps Santiago Jimenez [Judge] (Support Role)	115	Santiago Jimenez [Judge] Support Role	8.0
2017	My Love from the Star Filipino Drama, 2017, 55 eps Ramon Perez (Support Role)	55	Ramon Perez Support Role	7.4
2011	Maria la del Barrio Filipino Drama, 2011, 145 eps Mr. Lacsamana (Support Role)	145	Mr. Lacsamana Support Role	7.5
2011	Green Rose Filipino Drama, 2011, 73 eps Qiangdao (Guest Role)	73	Qiangdao Guest Role	7.4
2010	Immortal Filipino Drama, 2010, 148 eps Albert Esguerra (Support Role)	148	Albert Esguerra Support Role	8.0
2009	May Bukas Pa Filipino Drama, 2009, 263 eps Mang Poldo (Support Role)	263	Mang Poldo Support Role	7.8
2004	Spirits Filipino Drama, 2004, 107 eps [Tagasundo] (Support Role)	107	[Tagasundo] Support Role	7.4
1991	Memories Filipino Drama, 1991, 1428 eps (Guest Role)	1428	Guest Role	7.8

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2024	Nokturno Filipino Movie, 2024, (Support Role)	Support Role	5.5
2019	Dead Kids Filipino Movie, 2019, Uncle Rody (Support Role)	Uncle Rody Support Role	7.1
2017	Spirit of the Glass 2: The Haunted Filipino Movie, 2017, Budoy (Support Role)	Budoy Support Role	6.6
2017	Across the Crescent Moon Filipino Movie, 2017, Chief Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa (Support Role)	Chief Ronald 'Bato' dela Rosa Support Role	0.0
2016	Birdshot Filipino Movie, 2016, Diego (Support Role)	Diego Support Role	7.6
2014	Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles 2 Filipino Movie, 2014, Manong (Support Role)	Manong Support Role	6.8
2013	Shadows of the Past Filipino Movie, 2013, [Father] (Support Role)	[Father] Support Role	7.4
2012	Flames of Love Filipino Movie, 2012, (Support Role)	Support Role	0.0
2012	Harvest Filipino Movie, 2012, (Unknown)	Unknown	10.0
2012	Melodrama Negra Filipino Movie, 2012, (Unknown)	Unknown	6.4
2012	Born to Love You Filipino Movie, 2012, Mr. Jimenez (Support Role)	Mr. Jimenez Support Role	7.0
2011	Amok Filipino Movie, 2011, [Taxi Driver] (Guest Role)	[Taxi Driver] Guest Role	10.0
2011	Bulong Filipino Movie, 2011, Inn Owner (Guest Role)	Inn Owner Guest Role	6.7
2010	My Amnesia Girl Filipino Movie, 2010, [Apollo's boss] (Guest Role)	[Apollo's boss] Guest Role	7.2
2006	The Wedding Curse Filipino Movie, 2006, Mang Cesar (Support Role)	Mang Cesar Support Role	7.2
2003	Filipinas Filipino Movie, 2003, Fred (Guest Role)	Fred Guest Role	7.8

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