2011–2012: Early roles and short hiatus On March 8, 2011, he signed a three-year exclusive contract with
ABS-CBN; he was 15 years old then. He became part of ABS-CBN's top-rated series
Mara Clara reprising the role of Derrick Gonzales originally played by
Rico Yan. He had a number of TV guesting roles including the variety talk show
Gandang Gabi, Vice!, in which he chaperoned
Daniel Padilla and
Neil Coleta. In September 2011, he was cast in the youth-oriented drama series
Growing Up, in which he played the role of Jason, the brother of Patrick. In 2011, he was nominated as Amazing Male Newcomer in
Yahoo! Awards Philippines. While keeping up with his studies, he held various endorsements including the clothing brand
Bench labeled "Happy in Bench" with co-stars
Julia Montes,
Kathryn Bernardo, and
Albie Casiño. He took a break from show business to complete his secondary education in 2012.
2013–present: Comeback and new opportunities In May 2013, he returned onscreen when he played the role of Bruce in the episode "Box" of
Maalaala Mo Kaya (
MMK), Asia's longest drama anthology. His comeback acting talent received good feedback on social media describing him as being able to "converse in flawless Tagalog" unlike in his past projects in which he tended to halt in twang. Subsequently, he starred in the fantasy-drama series
Wansapanataym in the second installment of "Petra Paminta," in which he played the role of Sancho and was paired with
Julia Barretto. In July 2013, he was initially signed for a major role in the soap opera
Mirabella mainly cast by
Julia Barretto; however, he was later delegated to a supporting role. In September 2014, he played a supporting role in
TV5’s
Wattpad Presents "Mr. Popular Meets Miss Nobody". During the presscon of
Wattpad Presents, he said that he had no problems with working exclusively with TV5, explaining that an artist like him did not consider network war relevant and that his work was to portray the character well. In January 2015, he was revealed as one of three new VJ's of
MYX, Still in January 2015, he guested as the young G (God) in the hit daytime program
Oh My G!. In February 2015, he joined the cast of the TV series
Forevermore, which was top-billed by
Enrique Gil and
Liza Soberano. On May 21, 2016, when he celebrated his 21st birthday, he played the lead role of
Rommel, a schoolteacher, in the
MMK episode "
Pasa" ("
Bruise") reaching a 30.2% nationwide rating, which was more than twice as high as the 15.0% rating garnered by the
Magpakailanman (
MPK) episode aired by
GMA 7. A number of
Facebook,
Twitter, and
Instagram users commented that he had given justice to the lead role even without a romantic partner and that he deserved an acting award for such a commendable performance. Among the
netizens who congratulated him on
Twitter was Filipino recording artist and TV host
Jed Madela. There were even comments on
YouTube.com saying that Filipino talk show host and actress
Kris Aquino had referred to him as the "male version" of diamond star
Maricel Soriano and that Filipino comedian
Vice Ganda had remarked that his acting performance was often comparable to that of
Glaiza de Castro or
Angel Locsin. In April 2021, Loyzaga stars in a mystery love story cinema film called "Death of a Girlfriend" directed by director, Yam Laranas. This film is based on a true story. He will portray Alonzo alongside his co-star, AJ Raval as Christine. Loyzaga plays
Ferdinand "BongBong" Marcos Jr., son of the former late president
Ferdinand Marcos, in the historical fiction film
Maid in Malacañang by
Darryl Yap. On May 15, 2024, the
Coleen Garcia-Diego Loyzaga film "Isang Gabi" premiered in a
Quezon City mall.
Ricky Lee and
Mac Alejandre wrote and directed the film, respectively. ==Filmography==