Background
Cibrian, an only child, was born in Burbank, California. His mother, Hortensia (née Balaguer), is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker.
Cibrian, an only child, was born in Burbank, California. His mother, Hortensia (née Balaguer), is an office manager, and his father, Carl Cibrian, a banker.
University of California, Los Los Angeles
He is best known for his television role as Cole Deschanel on Sunset Beach, which gained popularity for the actor in the 1990s. He has also appeared in multiple films and as a cast member in several other television series, filling such roles as Russell Varon in Invasion, Jimmy Doherty on Third Watch and Jesse Cardoza in Computer Society of India: Miami. He is of Cuban descent.
Cibrian starred in The Young and the Restless as Matt Clark, Baywatch Nights as Griff Walker, Sunset Beach as Cole Deschanel, Third Watch as womanizing New York City firefighter Jimmy Doherty, Tilt as rising poker star Eddie Towne, and Invasion as Everglades park ranger Russell Varon.
He also guest-starred in Saved by the Bell: The College Years, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, Criminal Minds, and Beverly Hills, 90210. His movie credits include Living Out Loud (1998), But I"m a Cheerleader (1999), and The Cave (2005).
In 2006, Cibrian joined the cast of the Fox series Vanished midway through the season. The series was canceled after nine of the thirteen episodes produced were aired with subsequent episodes released via Myspace.
The following year, he was cast as Jason Austin in the unaired pilot of Football Wives, the American Broadcasting Company remake of the British drama Football players Wives.
Cibrian has had guest spots on Samantha Who?, Dirty Sexy Money, and Ugly Betty. In 2009, he joined the cast of Computer Society of India: Miami as an officer from the Hollywood division who joins Horatio"s team in Miami. His contract was not picked up for the 2010-2011 season.
In July 2010, Cibrian guest starred as a bounty hunter in multiple episodes of National Broadcasting Company"s drama series Chase.
In March 2011, Cibrian was cast as the lead in the National Broadcasting Company pilot for The Playboy Club, a television series set at the first Playboy Club in Chicago in 1963. In early October 2011, The Playboy Club was canceled by National Broadcasting Company after three episodes due to low ratings.