J. R. Ramirez is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his series regular role of Detective Jared Vasquez on the

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series ''

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''. Prior, he was a series regular as Julio on the Starz series ''

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'' and as Oscar Arocho on the

/ Marvel Studios series '' Jessica Jones''. Ramirez also played Ted Grant / Wildcat in a recurring role in the third season of '' Arrow''.

Early life

Ramirez was born in

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. 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 ''

'' 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 '' Arrow'', before joining the second season of '' Jessica Jones'' as Oscar Arocho. In February 2018, Ramirez was cast as Detective Jared Vasquez in the

series ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * {{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