Danny Ramirez Explained

Danny Ramirez
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2016–present

Danny Ramirez is an American actor.[1] He is best known for his roles as Wes in The Gifted, Mario Martinez in On My Block, Joaquin Torres in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Lt. Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia in (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.

Career

Danny Ramirez made his television debut on Showtime's The Affair followed by roles on NBC's Blindspot and the feature film, Rapid Eye Movement while attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

He played a recurring role as Wes on Fox's The Gifted and he was Mario Martinez on the hit Netflix series 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 Katharine O'Brien's Lost Transmissions (with Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, and Alexandra Daddario) which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, Richard Bates Jr.'s Tone-Deaf which premiered at 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 , 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 2025, he will reprise the role as Torres, who will take on the mantle of Falcon, in the upcoming film .[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

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Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018Assassination NationDiamond
2019Tone-DeafRodrigo
Lost TransmissionsJake
The GiantBrady
SiloDaniel 'Lucha' Mendoza
2020This is Not a War StoryLCpl Timothy Reyes
Valley GirlChip
2022No Exit Ash Garver
Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia
Look Both WaysGabe[12]
Stars at NoonCosta Rican Policeman
Root LetterCarlos Alvarez
2023ChestnutDanny[13]
2024WinnerAndre
2025Joaquin Torres / FalconPost-production[14]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016The AffairMoving Kid1 episode
BlindspotPanicked StudentEpisode: "In the Comet of Us"
2017Orange Is The New BlackPaoloEpisode: "Tied to the Tracks"
The GiftedWes3 episodes
2018On My BlockMario Martinez4 episodes
2021The Falcon and the Winter SoldierJoaquin Torres5 episodes
2022Tales of the Walking DeadEricEpisode: "La Doña"
2023Black MirrorHectorEpisode: "Mazey Day"
2025Manny

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Danny Ramirez is ready to take flight. 2021-05-12. The Face. en-gb.
  2. Web site: Schutz . Lauren . October 7, 2015 . Some hope for drama majors: Meet the NYU senior heading for the silver screen . The Tab . en-US . April 4, 2018.
  3. Web site: Felperin . Leslie . February 9, 2018 . 'Assassination Nation': Film Review Sundance 2018 . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US . April 4, 2018.
  4. Web site: Nicholson . Amy . January 23, 2018 . Sundance Film Review: 'Assassination Nation' . Variety . en-US . April 4, 2018.
  5. Web site: The Giant . TIFF.
  6. Web site: Fleming . Mike Jr. . August 22, 2018 . 'Top Gun: Maverick' Casts Up Flight School Saga Around Tom Cruise . Deadline . en-US . November 30, 2023.
  7. Web site: "Top Gun: Maverick" Danny Ramirez to Receive Third Annual Stonestreet Studio Granite Award . ArtVoice . November 28, 2018 .
  8. Web site: Galuppo . Mia . October 16, 2020 . 'On My Block' Actor Danny Ramirez Joins 'Falcon & the Winter Soldier' . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US . May 12, 2021.
  9. Web site: Whitten . Sarah . September 10, 2022 . 'Captain America: New World Order' Casts Shira Haas as Sabra and Tim Blake Nelson as The Leader . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220910200738/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/captain-america-new-world-order-shira-haas-sabra-tim-blake-nelson-the-leader-1235363618/ . September 10, 2022 . Variety . en-US . September 10, 2022.
  10. Web site: Frater . Patrick . September 20, 2019 . Danny Ramirez to Star in Film Adaptation of 'Root Letter' Video Game (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . en-US . May 12, 2021.
  11. News: Kroll . Justin . January 14, 2022 . Danny Ramirez Joins A24's 'Stars At Noon' From Claire Denis . Deadline . en-US . November 30, 2023.
  12. Web site: Galuppo . Mia . June 7, 2021 . Luke Wilson, Andrea Savage Join Lili Reinhart in Netflix's 'Plus/Minus' (Exclusive) . The Hollywood Reporter . en-US . April 6, 2022.
  13. Web site: Lang . Brent . October 5, 2021 . Natalia Dyer, Rachel Keller and Danny Ramirez Starring in Queer Love Triangle Drama 'Chestnut' (EXCLUSIVE) . Variety . en-US . April 6, 2022.
  14. Web site: Anthony Mackie's Replacement as Falcon Gets Officially Confirmed . The Direct . September 21, 2022 . October 13, 2022.