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dancer Website www.ramonr.com Role Actor | Years active 2005–present Name Ramon Rodriguez | |
Born December 20, 1979 (age 45) ( 1979-12-20 ) Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico Education Wheeling Jesuit University, New York University Nominations ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actor Movies and TV shows Gang Related, Need for Speed, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Battle: Los Angeles, Charlie's Angels Similar People Scott Waugh, Jonathan Liebesman, Julie White, John Turturro, Michael Bay Profiles | ||
Ramon Rodriguez (born December 20, 1979) is a Puerto Rican-American actor known for his roles on the television series The Wire (2006–08) and Day Break (2006–07), and in the films Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009). He portrayed John Bosley on the short-lived ABC television reboot of Charlie's Angels (2011). In 2014, Rodriguez starred as Ryan Lopez on the Fox crime drama television series Gang Related.
Life and career
Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He attended New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, and went on to attend The Leelanau School in Michigan, where he played basketball during his final two years. He continued playing basketball for another two years at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, before transferring to New York University from which he earned his degree in sports marketing.
Rodriguez began his career in 2005 with the role of Angel Rodriguez in the direct-to-video film Carlito's Way: Rise to Power and the recurring role of Kevin Vasquez on two episodes of Rescue Me. He went on to appear on series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Day Break, and The Wire. He has also appeared in the films Bella (2006), Pride and Glory (2008), Surfer, Dude (2008), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). Rodriguez was cast as John Bosley for the television reboot of Charlie's Angels in 2011. The series was cancelled after four episodes had aired.
In 2013, he landed the lead role on the Fox crime drama series Gang Related, portraying Ryan Lopez, the adopted son of a crime lord who infiltrates the Los Angeles Police Department so his family can keep ahead of the law. The series began in 2014, but was ultimately cancelled after one season. Rodriguez then co-starred as Joe "Beasty" Peck, with Aaron Paul, in the action film Need for Speed. In 2016, Rodriguez will co-star opposite Vera Farmiga and Virginia Madsen in the adventure drama film Burn Your Maps, directed by Jordan Roberts. He will then portray the male lead role of Matt Morales in the drama biopic Megan Leavey, alongside Kate Mara.
