Rick Gonzalez

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Not to be confused with Ricky Gonzalez.
Rick Gonzalez
Gonzalez at the 2017 Heroes and Villains Fan Fest
Born (1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 (age 44)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present
SpouseSherry Aon
Children1

Rick Gonzalez (born June 30, 1979) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Timo Cruz in the motion picture

Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog on the CW superhero drama series Arrow. In 2021, he starred in the TV series adaptation of The Lost Symbol. In 2022, he joined the cast of Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Detective Bobby Reyes.

Early life

Gonzalez was born in New York City, of

LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, on which Fame was based, in Manhattan. He did as suggested and was accepted. In 1997, he graduated and began to pursue a career in acting.[3]

Career

Gonzalez started his acting career in New York, where he landed a small role in the made for

Los Angeles, California.[3][dead link
]

Gonzalez in 2005

In

Red Cafe
's video for "All Night Long" which was also in the Coach Carter movie soundtrack.

Gonzalez has appeared in the 2003 comedy Old School (alongside Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell) as "Spanish", Laurel Canyon (2003) as Wyett, Subway Cafe (2004) as Vincent Young, War of the Worlds (2005) as Vincent, Roll Bounce (2005) as Naps, Pulse (2006) as Stone, First Snow (2006) as Andy Lopez, Illegal Tender (2007) as Wilson DeLeon Jr., What We Do Is Secret (2007) as Pat Smear. He also appears in Apartment 143 as Paul Ortega.

His

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) as Tomas, The Shield (2002), CSI: Miami (2006), Castle (2010), Lie to Me (2010), and Bones (2011). The Closer (2011) Most recently, he co-starred in the CW television series Reaper as Ben Gonzalez. Gonzalez had a blog about the 2008 MLB Post Season and was nicknamed the "October Gonzo". He co-starred in Lady Gaga's 2011 music video for her single "Judas" where he portrays Jesus. In 2013, Gonzalez appeared in the NCIS episode "Oil & Water", as Lenny Machaca. In 2022, Gonzalez joined the cast of Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Detective Bobby Reyes.

Music

On May 24, 2011, Gonzalez released his mixtape album hosted by DJ G-Spot titled "The Invisible Man" citing "I called it the invisible man because of my frustration trying to get my music career going for at least 7 years and feeling ignored by the industry. So I felt invisible to them (music industry)."[This quote needs a citation] He also appeared on the song "Bully Rap" off of Sean Price's last album Mic Tyson, it was released on October 30, 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Mambo Café Ricky
Prince of Central Park Gangbanger
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Gang Banger
2002 The Rookie Rudy Bonilla
Laurel Canyon Wyatt
2003 Biker Boyz Primo
Old School Spanish
2004 Subway Cafe Vincent Young
2005 Coach Carter Timo Cruz
War of the Worlds
 		Vincent
Roll Bounce Naps
2006 First Snow Andy Lopez
Pulse Stone
For Your Consideration Chillaxin' Host
2007 Game of Life Gerardo
What We Do Is Secret Pat Smear
Illegal Tender Wilson DeLeon Jr.
In the Valley of Elah Phone Technician
2008 The Promotion Ernesto
Pride and Glory Eladio Casado
2010 Flying Lessons Benji
2011 Apartment 143 Paul Ortega
2012 The Guilt Trip Mark
2013 Make Your Move Rene
2014 Commencement N/A
Victor Pablo
2015 November Rule Nick
2016 179th Street Chelo Santiago
2017 Deuces Papers

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 F/X: The Series N/A Episode: "Spanish Harlem"
1998 Thicker Than Blood Sanchez Television film
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Alfonso Cardenas Episode: "The Third Guy"
Touched by an Angel Ramone Episode: "Living the Rest of My Life"
2000–2001 Boston Public Juan Figgis 4 episodes
2001 Nash Bridges Hector Episode: "Slam Dunk"
ER Jorge Escalona Episode: "Quo Vadis?"
2002
The Shield
 		Lucas Episode "Pay in Pain"
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Tomas Episode: "Help"
2006 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Marcus Episode: "Poppin' Tags"
CSI: Miami Hector Rivera Episode: "Backstabbers"
2007–2009 Reaper Ben Gonzalez Main role
2009 Medium Juan Espinosa Episode: "The Future's So Bright"
2010 Castle Mickey Carlson Episode: "The Third Man"
Cold Case Tut' 82 Episode: "Bombers"
Lie to Me Raul Campos Episode: "Headlock"
Dark Blue Manny Aguilar Episode: "Shelter of the Best"
The Whole Truth Ronnie Soto Episode: "Cold Case"
2011 Traffic Light Charlie Episode: "No Good Deed"
The Protector Jamie Sosa Episode: "Help"
The Closer Bruno Perez Episode: "Star Turn"
Bones Rick Cortez Episode: "The Prince in the Plastic"
2012 Bad Girls Rodrigo Television film
2012-2014 Dark Prophet DJ Rashnu 2 episodes
2013 Blue Bloods Ricky Episode: "The Bitter End"
Ironside Platano Episode: "Uptown Murders"
NCIS Lenny Machacha Episode: "Oil & Water"
2014 Rush Manny Maquis Main role
2015 Battle Creek Omar Episode: "Pilot"
2015 Mr. Robot Isaac Vera 2 episodes
2016 Bad Dad Rehab Pierre Television film
2016–2020 Arrow
Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog
 Recurring role (Season 5); Main role (seasons 6–8)
2017, 2020 Legends of Tomorrow Rene Ramirez / Wild Dog 2 episodes
2021 The Lost Symbol Alfonso Nunez Main role
2022–present Law & Order: Organized Crime Det. Bobby Reyes Main role (season 3–present)

See also

References

  1. ^ TV Guide
  2. ^ Arispe, Rudy. "New World Man", San Antonio Express-News, June 30, 2005. Accessed June 8, 2009. "I'm from Bushwick (an area of Brooklyn)..." [dead link]
  3. ^ a b From Brooklyn Archived June 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

External links

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