Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born ) is an American actor. He is known for playing Carlos Nieto on ''

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'' and Alex Longshadow on ''

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''. He also voiced Batman on '' Beware the Batman''.

Early life and education

Ruivivar was born in

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, to a musician father of

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and

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descent, while his mother is of

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and Scottish descent.

Career

Ruivivar's early appearances include the films '' Race the Sun'' (1996) and a minor character in '' Starship Troopers'' (1997). Ruivivar's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the action/drama series ''

'' (1999–2005), which centers around the life of police officers, paramedics, and

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of a fictional precinct and fire station in

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. In the show, Carlos was a Hawaiian-born Filipino-American who was abandoned by his family and spent his youth in various foster homes. After ''

'', Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent in shows such as '' Traveler'', '' Quantico'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (all 2007) and ''

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'' (2009). In 2010, he had a main role in ABC's '' The Whole Truth'' as Alejo Salazar. He also had recurring roles as Alex Longshadow in ''

'' and Bruce Wayne / Batman in '' Beware the Batman''.

Personal life

In January 1998, he married actress Yvonne Jung, who would later appear in seasons 5 and 6 (2003–05) of ''

'' as FDNY EMS Paramedic Holly Levine. In the show, Ruivivar and Jung's characters became a couple and got married in the series finale. They have 3 children; two sons, Kainoa and Kale, and a daughter, Levi, who is a member of the US Junior Women's Gymnastics national team. He is fluent in Spanish and has incorporated this in ''

''. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruivivar, Anthony 1970 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors Boston University College of Fine Arts alumni Male actors from Honolulu American male actors of Filipino descent American people of Spanish descent American people of German descent American people of Scottish descent Hawaii people of Chinese descent Hawaii people of Filipino descent Hispanic and Latino American male actors