David Joel Barrera (born December 28, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego in ''

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''. He has appeared in television series including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

Boston Legal ''Boston Legal'' is an American legal drama and comedy drama television series created by former lawyer and Boston native David E. Kelley, produced in association with 20th Century Fox Television for ABC. The series aired from October 3, 2004, t ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Murder One'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' 24'' for which he got nominated for an

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. Barrera is a graduate of

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) Early College High School is a public school in San Juan, Texas (United States). It is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District and is one of the district's six high schools. It educates over 2,500 s ...

in his hometown,

San Juan, Texas San Juan is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 35,294, up from 33,856 in 2010. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. The city is known fo ...

, where he was part of the Theater Club. This high school is part of the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District. David Barrera is a graduate of

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, and went on to study in the graduate acting program at the

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. He is currently an

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member teaching acting at

Azusa Pacific University Azusa Pacific University (APU) is a private, evangelical Christian university in Azusa, California. The university was founded in 1899, with classes opening on March 3, 1900, in Whittier, California, and began offering degrees in 1939. The uni ...

. Barrera appeared in

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's family comedy ''

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'', further he worked on films like ''

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'', '' No Way Back'' and ''

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'' (First Officer).Official website
/ref> Barrera guest starred in the episode, "Alex Gives Up", as Carlos Cucuy in a ''

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'' live-action sitcom, ''

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'' in which his wife, Maria, was one of the main cast members. In 2015, Barrera guest starred in the episode, " Flicker", as Dr. Kaplan in the fifth season of ''

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''.

Personal life

Barrera has been married to actress

Maria Canals-Barrera Maria Canals-Barrera (; born September 28, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for starring as Theresa Russo in the Disney Channel series ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' (2007–2012), Connie Torres in ''Camp Rock'' (2008) and ''Camp Rock 2 ...

since 1999, and they have two daughters.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

Awards

While at the

graduate acting program he was awarded the

Princess Grace Award The Princess Grace Foundation – USA is a charity organization named after Princess Grace of Monaco, which supports emerging performers in theater, dance, and film in the form of awards, grants, scholarships, and fellowships. The Foundation hol ...

in acting.

References

External links

* * American male television actors Living people University of California, San Diego alumni People from Hidalgo County, Texas Male actors from Texas 1968 births Princess Grace Awards winners Southern Methodist University alumni American people of Bolivian descent {{US-actor-stub