Nyle DiMarco

Nyle DiMarco (born May 8, 1989) is an American model, actor, and Deaf activist who portrayed Ben Genovese in the Sundance Now television series This Close.

He is known for participating and winning The CW's America's Next Top Model Cycle 22 and season 22 of ABC's Dancing with the Stars.

Trivia

 * Both Nyle DiMarco and Marlee Matlin (who portrayed Annie in This Close) were contestants of Dancing With the Stars: Matlin participated in season 6 in 2008, while DiMarco became the winner of season 22 in 2016.
 * DiMarco also counted with the assistance of American Sign Language interpreter Ramon Norrod while in Dancing With the Stars. Norrod is part of the cast of This Close portraying Carl.