Freddy Rodriguez (actor) explained

Freddy Rodriguez
Birth Date:January 17, 1975[1]
Education:Lincoln Park High School
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:1993–present
Children:2

Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor, known for his starring roles as Federico Diaz on Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and Benny Colon in Bull (2016–2021), as well as his recurring role as Gio on Ugly Betty (2007–2010). He also starred in the Robert Rodriguez (to whom he bears no relation) film Planet Terror (2007). In addition to an Emmy nomination for Six Feet Under, he received two SAG Awards and four Imagen Awards for his work.

Early life and education

Rodriguez attended Lincoln Park High School and left for Hollywood, California shortly after graduation to take a role in his first film.[2] [3]

Career

One of his first films was in A Walk in the Clouds in 1994 where he played Pedro Aragon Jr.[2] He also played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents. He went on to play roles such as Ninja in The Pest, an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait and Carla's brother Marco on Scrubs. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on Teen Titans.[4] Rodriguez portrayed Federico Diaz on the hit HBO series Six Feet Under throughout its five seasons.[5] For this role he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,[6] and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category).[7] In 2005, Rodriguez played a vicious inner-city drug dealer named Hector in the movie Havoc, and a jockey in the film Dreamer, co-starring Dakota Fanning. In 2006, appeared as a waiter in the film Poseidon, and played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water, and starred alongside Eva Longoria and Christian Bale in Harsh Times, his first leading role in a major theatrical release.[8] Rodriguez starred alongside Roselyn Sanchez in the 2003 movie Chasing Papi, playing "Victor" (directed by Linda Mendoza). He played busboy José Rojas in the 2006 film Bobby. He starred as El Wray in Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's portion of the double-feature film Grindhouse (2007),[8] and played the role of Gustavo Brambila in the true-life story Bottle Shock (2008).[9] He appeared in the music video for the Santana song "Into the Night" and also made a cameo appearance as a pilot/flight attendant in the music video for the song "Glamorous" by Fergie. He starred in the popular video game Saints Row as the voice of Angelo Lopez and in the latest Merry Mixit Gap Christmas commercial videos.On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest for Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in an episode of the third season and reprised the role again late in the fourth season.[10] From 2016 to 2021, Rodriguez starred as attorney and former New York City prosecutor Benny Colón in the CBS courtroom drama Bull.[11] In 2023, he starred in the film V/H/S/85, and in the final season of . He is set to star in the upcoming film Days When the Rains Came.[12]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Party of FiveAlbert3 episodes
Oh, Grow UpDeke3 episodes
2001–2005Six Feet UnderFederico Diaz63 episodes
2003–2004ScrubsMarco Espinosa3 episodes
2004Static ShockFade, TechVoice, episode: "Army of Darkness"[15]
Danny PhantomMayor MontezVoice, episode: "Public Enemies"
2005American Dad!HectorVoice, episode: "Not Particularly Desperate Housewife"
2005–2006Teen TitansMás y MenosVoice, 5 episodes
2007ERSimonEpisode: "Dying is Easy"
2007–2010Ugly BettyGio12 episodes
2010–2012Handy MannyReuben GarciaVoice
2011CHAOSRick Martinez13 episodes
2011–2013Generator RexCesar Salazar, additional voicesVoice, 17 episodes
2013KaijudoHector Chavez, BloodmaneVoice, 28 episodes
PerceptionWesley Sumter2 episodes
2013, 2019Eduardo Dorado Jr., Roman BracudaVoice
2014Teen Titans Go!Más y MenosVoice, episode: "Mas y Menos"
Family GuyHandy MannyEpisode: "Herpe the Love Sore"
2014–2015The Night ShiftDr. Michael Ragosa22 episodes
2015Ultimate Spider-ManMiguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099Voice, 2 episodes
2016–2021BullBenny ColónMain cast
2018Elena of AvalorEl MisticoVoice, episode: "The Return of El Captain"
2023Scavengers ReignTerrenceVoice, 2 episodes
Detective GrecoMain cast

Music videos

Awards and nominations

Screen Actors Guild Awards

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rose . Mike . January 17, 2023. Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey. January 17, 2023 . Cleveland.com.
  2. Web site: Decision has worked out fine for actor Freddy Rodriguez . Columbus Dispatch . July 8, 2014.
  3. Web site: Metz . Nina . Actor Freddy Rodriguez lives from sea to shining sea: Pacific Coast to Lake Michigan shores . Chicago Tribune . December 14, 2008.
  4. Web site: Nilles . Billy . Where Is the Cast of Can't Hardly Wait Now? . E news . April 2, 2020.
  5. Web site: Maas . Jennifer . 'Six Feet Under' Follow-Up Series in the Works at HBO . The Wrap . December 10, 2021.
  6. Web site: Awards and Nominations . Emmy.
  7. Web site: Kilday . Gregg . Rodriguez in the ShoWest spotlight . Hollywood Reporter . March 5, 2007.
  8. Web site: Crowder . Courtney . Freddy Rodriguez works 'The Night Shift' . Chicago Tribune . June 30, 2014.
  9. Web site: Scott . A.O. . Plaid Suits, Prize Grapes and the Rise of Napa . The New York Times . August 5, 2008.
  10. Web site: 2007-07-13 . 'Ugly Betty' Gets a New Beau . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120519140656/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-uglybetty-freddyrodriguez,0,7629143.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines . 2012-05-19 . 2013-02-20 . Zap2it.
  11. Web site: Glenn Gordon Caron Out As 'Bull' Showrunner, Deal With CBS Studios Ends. Deadline Hollywood. Petski. Denise. Patten. Dominic. May 21, 2021. May 22, 2021.
  12. Web site: Ryan . Jeanne . Minnesota Actress is Making Movie in the Twin Cities About Her Life . Mix 108. 3 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Cordero . Rosy . Freddy Rodriguez Leading Shudder's 'V/H/S/85' . Deadline . September 7, 2023 . August 22, 2023.
  14. Web site: Cordero . Rosy . Freddy Rodriguez & Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr To Lead Indie Horror Feature ‘You Lose You Die’ From Carlos ‘Spiff TV’ Suarez . Deadline.
  15. Web site: Freddy Rodriguez (visual voices guide) . October 22, 2023 . Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.