De Guzman lived in Laguna in his early years and became involved in various extracurricular activities. In his first year of high school, he was part of a band. In the next year, he became a dancer and, in his third year of high school studies, he started to play badminton. He attended the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde under a scholarship program.[2] He graduated with a degree in Human Resource Management.[3]
Volleyball career
De Guzman only took up volleyball at age 18 after his high school studies. His involvement with the sport enabled him to study at no cost at the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde (CSB) as an athletic scholar. Playing for the men's volleyball team of CSB, he led his school to back-to-back Final Four appearances.[2] In his final school year as a college student he led his team in winning the men's volleyball title of NCAA Season 92. He was also named as the MVP and first best opposite spiker in his final NCAA season.[4]
As a child, De Guzman had aspired to become an actor.
He then starred in Seklusyon, the sole horror film entry at the 2016 Metro Manila Film Festival. He played the role of Marco, one of the four deacons in the film.[2] Marco is characterized as someone who has many secrets and De Guzman was told to express emotions through his eyes as part of playing the role.[3] He secured the role of Marco after director Erik Matti encouraged him to audition for the role. De Guzman also underwent an acting workshop having no prior acting experience.[3]
In 2017, he was cast in radio series Ang Lahat Ng Ito'y Para Sa'Yo on FBS-14.
In 2018, he was cast as one of the 24 students in the suspense-thriller film Class of 2018 directed by Charliebebs Gohetia and under T-Rex Entertainment.[9]
De Guzman signed a contract with GMA Network in September 2020, becoming a part of their talent agency GMA Artist Center (now Sparkle).[10][11] Prior to that, he tried to audition in 2018 but he was rejected.[12]
In 2022, he played the role of Dr. Kenneth 'Ken' Prado, a snobbish, judgemental, and arrogant doctor in the APEX Medical Hospital in GMA's hit drama series, Abot-Kamay na Pangarap.
Personal life
De Guzman has a sister, who he viewed as an inspiration when he took up volleyball. He is also the maternal nephew of Lino Brocka.[2]
