Danny Ramirez

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Danny Ramirez
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Danny Ramirez is an American actor.

Joaquin Torres in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Lt. Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia in Top Gun: Maverick
(2022).

Early life

Ramirez is of Colombian and Mexican descent. He attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School. Growing up he wanted to be an athlete and he tried American football and soccer. He says that after encountering injuries it took him a year to realize he would need a new career.[1]

Career

Danny Ramirez made his television debut on

Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

He played a recurring role as Wes on

On My Block. He also guest-starred in Orange Is the New Black. His first notable film credits came shortly after graduating in Sam Levinson's Assassination Nation[3][4] which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He was Chip shortly after that in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's remake of the musical Valley Girl
.

Recently he has wrapped director

South by Southwest Film Festival in 2019 and David Raboy's The Giant, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019.[5]

In August 2018, it was announced Ramirez would be in Top Gun: Maverick, along with Tom Cruise.[6]

In November 2018, Ramirez was presented the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Award, which was previously awarded to Miles Teller and Rachel Brosnahan.[7]

In 2021, Ramirez played

Joaquin Torres in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[8] In 2024, he will reprise the role as Torres, who will take on the mantle of Falcon, in the upcoming film Captain America: Brave New World.[9]

He appeared in the 2022 movie Root Letter, based on a Japanese video game.[10] In January 2022, Ramirez was cast in Stars at Noon directed by Claire Denis.[11] In February 2022, he starred in Hulu's thriller No Exit as Ash.

Filmography

Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Assassination Nation Diamond
2019 Tone-Deaf Rodrigo
Lost Transmissions Jake
The Giant Brady
Silo Daniel 'Lucha' Mendoza
2020
This is Not a War Story
 		LCpl Timothy Reyes
Valley Girl Chip [8]
2022 No Exit Ash Garver
Top Gun: Maverick Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia
Look Both Ways Gabe [12]
Stars at Noon Costa Rican Policeman
Root Letter Carlos Alvarez
2023 Chestnut Danny [13]
2024 Winner Andre
2025 Captain America: Brave New World †
Joaquin Torres / Falcon
 Post-production [14][9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Affair Moving Kid 1 episode
Blindspot Panicked Student Episode: "In the Comet of Us"
2017
Orange Is The New Black
 		Paolo Episode: "Tied to the Tracks"
The Gifted
 		Wes 3 episodes
2018
On My Block
 		Mario Martinez 4 episodes [8]
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Joaquin Torres
 5 episodes [8]
2022 Tales of the Walking Dead Eric Episode: "La Doña"
2023 Black Mirror Hector Episode: "Mazey Day"
2025 The Last of Us † Manny

References

  1. ^ a b "Danny Ramirez is ready to take flight". The Face. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Schutz, Lauren (October 7, 2015). "Some hope for drama majors: Meet the NYU senior heading for the silver screen". The Tab. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Felperin, Leslie (February 9, 2018). "'Assassination Nation': Film Review Sundance 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Nicholson, Amy (January 23, 2018). "Sundance Film Review: 'Assassination Nation'". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Giant". TIFF.
  6. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 22, 2018). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Casts Up Flight School Saga Around Tom Cruise". Deadline. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  7. ^ ""Top Gun: Maverick" Danny Ramirez to Receive Third Annual Stonestreet Studio Granite Award". ArtVoice. November 28, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ a b c d Galuppo, Mia (October 16, 2020). "'On My Block' Actor Danny Ramirez Joins 'Falcon & the Winter Soldier'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Whitten, Sarah (September 10, 2022). "'Captain America: New World Order' Casts Shira Haas as Sabra and Tim Blake Nelson as The Leader". Variety. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Frater, Patrick (September 20, 2019). "Danny Ramirez to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Root Letter' Video Game (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 14, 2022). "Danny Ramirez Joins A24's 'Stars At Noon' From Claire Denis". Deadline. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  12. ^ Galuppo, Mia (June 7, 2021). "Luke Wilson, Andrea Savage Join Lili Reinhart in Netflix's 'Plus/Minus' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  13. ^ Lang, Brent (October 5, 2021). "Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller and Danny Ramirez Starring in Queer Love Triangle Drama 'Chestnut' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
  14. ^ "Anthony Mackie's Replacement as Falcon Gets Officially Confirmed". The Direct. September 21, 2022. Retrieved October 13, 2022.

External links

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