Nyle DiMarco (born May 8, 1989)[3][4] is an American model, actor, and Deaf activist.

[9][12] In 2014 and 2015, he played the recurring role of Garrett Banducci in Switched at Birth on the Freeform network.

[13] Shortly after winning the competition, DiMarco signed with Wilhelmina Models in New York City.

DiMarco became the first deaf celebrity to win any global version of BBC Worldwide's Dancing with the Stars franchise.

DiMarco played the lead role in Dan + Shay's "Tequila" music video, which premiered in February 2018.

[8] DiMarco is a spokesperson for LEAD-K (Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids).

[22] He criticized Republican nominee Donald Trump, after reports surfaced of ableist comments, one directed at deaf actress Marlee Matlin.

"[24] On November 22, 2020, DiMarco delivered the keynote address at the closing general session of the Annual Convention and Expo of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference was fully online, so DiMarco delivered the keynote via video streaming.