Gutierrez began acting as a child with his twin brother. He has worked in many movies with his father and his brothers. He appeared on the GMA-7 show
Click and primetime series
Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin and
Habang Kapiling Ka with
Angelika dela Cruz. He starred in the TV fantasy series
Mulawin which aired from August 2, 2004 until March 18, 2005, where he played the lead character Aguiluz. The series led to a feature-length film of the same name (
Mulawin: The Movie). Since then he has played lead roles in other GMA-7 shows including
Sugo,
Kamandag,
Codename: Asero,
Zorro,
Lupin,
Full House and
Captain Barbell (both
the 2006 prequel and
the 2011 sequel). Gutierrez signed a non-exclusivity contract with
Viva Artists Agency in 2008, wherein he worked in a movie
Patient X and where his ex-girlfriend
Anne Curtis is a talent; in 2015, he, his twin brother
Raymond and sister
Ruffa signed an exclusivity contract with
Viva Artists Agency. In 2012, Gutierrez headlined
GMA Network's Heavy Drama & Action Series entitled
Makapiling Kang Muli. He is also an
Greenpeace spokesperson and
environmentalist and hosted documentary and
reality series and
television specials such as
Anatomy of a Disaster,
Full Force Nature,
Pinoy Adventures,
Signos: Banta ng Nagbabagong Klima,
Planet Philippines, the
third and
fourth seasons of
Survivor Philippines,
Oras Na,
Wildlife for Sale,
Extra Challenge Extreme and
Puso ng Pasko: Artista Challenge. Gutierrez was a freelance actor following the end of his exclusive contract with
GMA Network on June 26, 2013. On August 7, it was reported by the Philippine Entertainment Portal that Gutierrez had fathered a child with
Sarah Lahbati, a boy whom they named Zion back in April 2013. He later confirmed the news on the first episode of
It Takes Gutz to Be a Gutierrez, a reality TV program that revolves around his family's life. The show began airing in June 2014. In 2017, Gutierrez signed a contract with
ABS-CBN, and starred in the horror fantasy series
La Luna Sangre as Sandrino, the main antagonist. He signed again an exclusive two-year contract with
ABS-CBN on May 10, 2018 and became also a new
Star Magic artist. He joined the cast of
Ang Probinsyano as Lito Valmoria, another villain role in 2020. In 2022, he led his own series titled
The Iron Heart.
Controversy In 2009, Gutierrez was charged with reckless imprudence, arising from the death of his production assistant, Norman Pardo, who died in a car accident in May 2009. Gutierrez and Pardo were driving to Manila from
Silang, Cavite. Gutierrez was injured, and Pardo, seated in the passenger seat, died on the spot. In August 2012, the Court of Appeals reinstated the charge of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide after it granted a petition filed by Pardo's widow seeking the nullification of the two resolutions that had been issued by former justice secretaries
Agnes Devanadera and
Alberto Agra, respectively. == Personal life ==