Full Name Lazaro Alonso Name Laz Alonso Years active 2000–present Nationality American | Occupation actor Height 1.83 m Role Film actor | |
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Born March 25, 1974 (age 50) ( 1974-03-25 ) Washington, D.C., U.S. Awards NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Movies and TV shows Similar People C C H Pounder, Janina Gavankar, Max Jenkins, Josh Lucas, Debra Messing Profiles |
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Lazaro Alonso (born March 25, 1974) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Tsu'tey in James Cameron's science fiction film Avatar and Fenix "Rise" Calderon in the film Fast & Furious. Alonso has had roles in other films such as Jarhead, This Christmas, Miracle at St. Anna and Detroit.
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- Career
- Personal life
- Filmography
- References

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Career

Alonso began his career hosting shows on the BET network. Alonso appeared in music videos by Toni Braxton and Aaliyah.

Alonso has had supporting roles in films such as Stomp the Yard, Down for Life, Jarhead, G, Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood, This Christmas, and Miracle at St. Anna.

In 2009, he played Fenix "Rise" Calderon, the main antagonist in the film Fast & Furious, the fourth installment in The Fast and the Furious film series. Alonso had a major role as the Na'vi warrior, Tsu'tey, in James Cameron's science fiction adventure film Avatar.
Alonso also played one of the lead characters on the 2011 TV series Breakout Kings during its first season and the first episode of season two.
He has made television guest starring appearances on The Unit, Bones, CSI: Miami, NCIS, The Practice and Eyes.
He was the lead in the 2013 NBC drama Deception.
Alonso also played one of the main characters, Detective Billy Soto, on the NBC series The Mysteries of Laura.
Personal life
Alonso was born in Washington, D.C., and is of Afro-Cuban descent. He is an alumnus of Howard University. After graduating from Howard University with a BBA in Marketing, he had a career as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch on Wall Street before making his way into entertainment. He is a devout Christian and resides in Los Angeles.