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Early life

Ramirez was born in Matanzas, Cuba. When he was a baby, his family moved to the United States and he was raised in

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Career

Ramirez played a recurring character on the first season of '' Power'' before being promoted to a regular cast member in the second season. He followed up by having a recurring appearance as Ted Grant / Wildcat on the third season of ''

'', before joining the second season of ''

'' as Oscar Arocho. In February 2018, Ramirez was cast as Detective Jared Vasquez in the NBC series ''

''.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, J. R. 1980 births Cuban emigrants to the United States People from Matanzas 21st-century American male actors 21st-century Cuban male actors American male film actors American male television actors Cuban male film actors Cuban male television actors Living people Male actors from Tampa, Florida