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Siegfrid Calizo was born in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines. At the moment, he is based in London, England. Although he spent most of his teenage years in the Philippines, Siegfrid used most of his time watching American TV shows and reading English Literature books since he was a young boy. He is fluent in English, Tagalog and Visayan. Coming from a Spanish/Chinese background, Siegfrid is the only son of a respected General of the Army, General Romeo V Calizo and Politician, Mary Cor Reyes Calizo. He is the middle child between two sisters. His love for acting began to blossom at the age of 16 when he played the lead theatre role of Mario, a Filipino soldier who was beheaded during Japanese regime in the Philippines held at the AFP Theatre for their Digmaan production in 2003, which turned into a true passion at the age of 17 when he became the President of their Filipino Arts Club "Lakas Wika" of GCIC where he won two Best Actor Trophies in acting competitions while taking up a medical course in his college years. He became a licensed nurse in 2007 and moved to Dubai with his older sister in 2009 where he received a scholarship to study in Liverpool, England by 2011. In 2012, he moved to London where he started acting in TV commercials for Hilton, Durex, Pfizer, Telefonica to name a few. Siegfrid appeared on British TV soaps like Hollyoaks, Shameless, Fresh Meat, Accused and Made in Chelsea. In 2013, he had worked with Ian Somerhalder in Noel Clarke's film "The Anomaly", he also played lead roles in Independent Film "Hung's Unchosen Story" and Musical "Love In The Fast Lane". - IMDb Mini Biography By: TMG
Siegfrid Calizo finished two Master's Degree - Master of Arts (2008) & Master of Science (2012). Graduated High School with 5 Special Awards (MCA Montessori School 2003) : Actor of The Year, Declaimer of the Year, Orator of the Year, Scrabble Wizard of the Year & Public Speaker of the Year. Graduated in Liverpool John Moores University (2012) ; famous celebrity graduate is Kim Cattrall of Sex and the City. Played the drums & soprano recorder as a child. His first work was in Hackensack, New Jersey based call center working as a Relay Operator for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and speech disabled. Siegfrid Calizo remained an unbeaten Champion in the regional & national public speaking competitions. He even beat a 36 year old defending champion at the age of 17. His all time favorite British actor, James Sutton became his acting coach five years after he had his cut-out picture framed on his bedroom's wall, this was even before he came to England.