Santino Ramos was born in northern California but has lived in Los Angeles most of his life. He studied acting at The American Repertory Company with Manu Tupou, a student of Lee Strasberg. Santino also trained in martial arts while living in San Jose. He is well versed in stage combat and has trained with stunt professionals to re-purpose his martial arts ability for the camera. In addition to acting and stunts, Santino specializes in other types of performing such voice acting, hosting, and motion capture.