Ramón Rodríguez (born December 20, 1979) is a Puerto Rican actor known for his current role as the lead character, Will Trent, in the
ABC series ''
Will Trent
''Will Trent'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series based on Karin Slaughter's Karin Slaughter#Will Trent (Atlanta) series, Will Trent series of novels. The series premiered on January 3, 2023, on American Broadcasting C ...
''. Previous roles of interest included ''
The Wire
''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...
'' (2006–08) and ''
Day Break
''Day Break'' is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper li ...
'' (2006–07), and in the films ''
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009) and ''
The Taking of Pelham 123'' (2009). He portrayed
John Bosley in the 2011 reboot of ''
Charlie's Angels
''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by ...
''. In 2014, Rodríguez starred as Ryan Lopez on the
Fox crime drama television series ''
Gang Related
''Gang Related'', alternatively known as Criminal Intent, is a 1997 American action crime thriller film written and directed by Jim Kouf starring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Dennis Quaid, Lela Rochon, David Paymer and James Earl Jones. The film ...
''. In 2018, he played the role of Benjamin Cruz on the
Showtime television series ''
The Affair''.
Life and career
Rodríguez was born in
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico (; abbreviated PR; tnq, Boriken, ''Borinquen''), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( es, link=yes, Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit=Free Associated State of Puerto Rico), is a Caribbean island and unincorporated ...
and grew up on the
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets.
Traditionally an im ...
of
Manhattan
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. He attended
New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies and then
The Leelanau School in
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and t ...
, where he played basketball during his final two years. He continued playing basketball for another two years at
Wheeling Jesuit University in
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...
, before transferring to
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then- Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, th ...
, where he earned his degree in sports marketing.
Rodríguez began his career in 2005, with the role of Ángel Rodríguez 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
''Day Break'' is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. The series starred Taye Diggs as Detective Brett Hopper, who is framed for the murder of Assistant District Attorney Alberto Garza. Due to a time loop, Hopper li ...
'', and ''
The Wire
''The Wire'' is an American crime drama television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The Wire'' premiered on June 2 ...
''. He has also appeared in the films ''
Bella
Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of names ending in -bella. ''Bella'' is related to the Italian, Spanish, Greek, Portuguese and Latin words for beautiful, to the name Belle, meaning ''beautiful'' in French. It increased in ...
'' (2006), ''
Pride and Glory'' (2008), ''
Surfer, Dude
''Surfer, Dude'' is a 2008 American comedy film directed by S.R. Bindler and starring Matthew McConaughey.
Woody Harrelson claims the film is the most "non-work" he has ever done. McConaughey and Harrelson, who previously appeared together in ''ED ...
'' (2008), ''
The Taking of Pelham 123'' (2009), and ''
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' (2009). Rodríguez was cast as
John Bosley for the television reboot of ''
Charlie's Angels
''Charlie's Angels'' is an American crime drama television series that aired on ABC from September 22, 1976, to June 24, 1981, producing five seasons and 115 episodes. The series was created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and was produced by ...
'' 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
''Gang Related'', alternatively known as Criminal Intent, is a 1997 American action crime thriller film written and directed by Jim Kouf starring James Belushi, Tupac Shakur, Dennis Quaid, Lela Rochon, David Paymer and James Earl Jones. The film ...
'', portraying Ryan Lopez, the adopted son of a crime lord who infiltrates the
Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-lar ...
so his family can keep ahead of the law. The series began in 2014, but was ultimately cancelled after one season. Rodríguez then co-starred as Joe "Beasty" Peck, with
Aaron Paul
Aaron Paul (born Aaron Paul Sturtevant; August 27, 1979) is an American actor best known for portraying Jesse Pinkman in the AMC series ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–2013), for which he won several awards, including the Critics' Choice Television ...
, in the action film ''
Need for Speed
''Need for Speed'' (''NFS'') is a racing game franchise published by Electronic Arts and currently developed by Criterion Games, the developers of ''Burnout''. The series generally centers around illicit street racing and tasks players to c ...
''. In 2016, Rodríguez co-starred opposite
Vera Farmiga
Vera Ann Farmiga ( ; born August 6, 1973) is an American actress who is best known for portraying paranormal investigator Lorraine Warren in the Conjuring Universe films ''The Conjuring'' (2013), ''The Conjuring 2'' (2016), ''Annabelle Comes ...
and
Virginia Madsen
Virginia Gayle Madsen (born September 11, 1961) is an American actress and film producer. She made her film debut in ''Class'' (1983), which was filmed in her native Chicago. After she moved to Los Angeles, director David Lynch cast her as Pr ...
in the adventure drama film ''
Burn Your Maps
''Burn Your Maps'' is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jordan Roberts, based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. The film stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Suraj Sharma, Ramón Rodríguez, Virginia Ma ...
'', directed by
Jordan Roberts. In 2017, he co-starred as Matt Morales in the drama biopic ''
Megan Leavey'', alongside
Kate Mara
Kate Rooney Mara ( ; born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama ''House of Cards'' (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in t ...
, who played US Marine
Megan Leavey.
Also that year, he played the role of Bakuto in both the
Netflix
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series ''
Iron Fist'' and ''
The Defenders''.
Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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1979 births
Living people
21st-century American male actors
American male film actors
American male television actors
Puerto Rican male actors
Hispanic and Latino American male actors
People from the Lower East Side
People from Río Piedras, Puerto Rico
New York University alumni
Wheeling University alumni