| Kamar de los Reyes | |
| Birth Date: | 8 November 1967 |
| Birth Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Years Active: | 1988–2023 |
| Children: | 3 |
| Father: | Walfredo de los Reyes |
| Relatives: | Daniel de los Reyes (brother) Walfredo Reyes Jr. (brother) |
Kamar de los Reyes (November 8, 1967 – December 24, 2023) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live, and as Raul Menendez, the primary antagonist of the 2012 video game, .
De los Reyes also played Jobe, a demon in the fourth season of Sleepy Hollow, and Ryan Caradine on The Rookie.
De los Reyes starred as a Chicano boxer named Pedro 'Roadman' Quinn, in 1994's acclaimed theatrical production of Blade to the Heat.
De los Reyes appeared alongside Patrick Stewart as a "dashing, if thick-tongued" Ferdinand in a 1995 production of William Shakespeare's The Tempest. In 1997, de los Reyes was named on People Magazine's "Fabulous 50" list. In 2001, he starred in a television film, The Way She Moves, starring Annabeth Gish and fellow soap opera star Daniel Cosgrove. He also starred in the controversial film Love and Suicide and in Toni Braxton's video for her song "Spanish Guitar". He has made numerous guest appearances on shows such as Law & Order and . In 1995, de los Reyes starred with James Woods, Ed Harris and Sir Anthony Hopkins in Oliver Stone's controversial biopic, Nixon, playing convicted Watergate burglar, Eugenio Martínez.
In 2012, he performed the voice acting and the motion-captured body acting of the main antagonist, Raul Menendez, in the video game titled . The game's publisher Activision reports an estimated US$1 billion gross in its first fifteen days of availability, which the company states is superior to the seventeen day cinema record held by 2009's Avatar.
In 2013, he played the role of Los Lordes gang leader, Santana in the two-part season finale of the third season of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods.
In 2022, he joined the cast of CW’s All American, in the role of Coach Mr. Montez.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde Pages, Kamar de los Reyes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the brother of the percussionist of the band Chicago, Walfredo Reyes Jr., and to former Yanni, and now Zac Brown Band percussionist, Daniel de los Reyes. He married actress Sherri Saum in 2007 and they had twin boys. He had a son from a previous relationship.[1]
De los Reyes died from cancer in Los Angeles, on December 24, 2023, at the age of 56.[2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face | Puerto Rican | TV movie | |
| Valley of the Dolls | Ray Ariaz | 65 episodes | ||
| 1995 | ER | Hernandez | Episodes: "Sleepless in Chicago", "Full Moon, Saturday Night", & "House of Cards" | |
| 1995–2009 | One Life to Live | Antonio Vega | Regular cast member | |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Luis | Episodes: "Bad Blood" & "Fire Show" | |
| Swift Justice | Palo Montega | Episode: "No Holds Barred" | ||
| 1998 | Four Corners | Tomas Alvarez | ||
| Blood on Her Hands | Gavin Kendrick | TV movie | ||
| 1998–99 | Promised Land | Leon Flores | Episodes: "Denver: Welcome Home", "Out of Bounds", "The Visitor", & "All in the Family" | |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | Jack Brant | Episodes: "Paranoid" & "Restitution" | |
| Touched by an Angel | Eddie Testaverde | Episode: "Godspeed" | ||
| Early Edition | Ramon Archiletta | Episode: "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" | ||
| 2000 | The 27th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself | Television special | |
| 2001 | The 28th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself | Television special | |
| The Way She Moves | Nicholas | TV movie | ||
| 2002 | The 29th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself | Television special | |
| 2003 | Undefeated | Jose Beveagua | HBO TV movie | |
| 2004 | The 31st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself | Television special | |
| SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets | Himself | |||
| 2005 | The 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself | Television special Presenter for Outstanding Young Actor in a Drama Series | |
| Law & Order | Aberto Moretti | Episode: "Dining Out" | ||
| 2006 | Wheel of Fortune | Himself – Celebrity Contestant | Episode: "Soap Stars 1" | |
| The 33rd Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | Himself | Television special | ||
| The 2nd Annual Quill Awards | Himself | Television special | ||
| SoapTalk | Himself | Episodes: dated March 6, 2006 & October 17, 2006 | ||
| 2007 | 6ABC Boscov's Thanksgiving Day Parade | Himself | TV movie | |
| 2008 | Paula's Party | Himself | Episode: dated January 18, 2008 | |
| 2009 | Jason Molina | Episode: "Collateral Damage" | ||
| Teru | Episodes: "The Glory That Was..." & "Alpha Dog" | |||
| 2011 | The Mentalist | Omar Vega | Episode: "Pink Tops" | |
| Reed Between the Lines | Anthony Guillory | Episodes: "Let's Talk About Change", "Let's Talk About Ms. Helen's Son, Part 2", & "Let's Talk About Game Night" | ||
| 2013 | Blue Bloods | Santana | Episodes: "The Bitter End" & "This Way Out" | |
| Pretty Little Liars | Dominic Russo | Episode: "Into the Deep" | ||
| 2014 | Major Crimes | Dr. Enrique Cabrera | Episode: "Frozen Assets" | |
| 2015 | Castle | Manuel Villalobos | Episode: "Private Eye Caramba!" | |
| 2016 | Kingdom | Detective Poole | Episode: "Take Pills" | |
| Shooter | Episode: "Recon by Fire" | |||
| 2017 | Sleepy Hollow | 13 episodes | ||
| Home and Family | Himself | Episode: "Carla Jimenez/Kamar de los Reyes/Shirley Chung/King" | ||
| 2018 | MacGyver | Captain Delarosa | Episode: "Wind + Water" | |
| The Gifted | Sebastian Diaz | Episode: "coMplications" | ||
| SEAL Team | Comandante Salas, Priest | Episodes: "Prisoner's Dilemma" and "Santa Muerte" | ||
| 2019 | The Passage | Julio Martinez | Episode: "You Are Like the Sun", "You Are Not That Girl Anymore", & "Stay in the Light" | |
| 2021 | The Rookie | Ryan Caradine | 5 episodes | |
| 2022–2023 | All American | Coach Montes | 8 episodes | |
| 2025 | Hector Ayala / White Tiger | Posthumous release; post-production |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Salsa | Featured Dancer | credited as Kamar Reyes |
| 1989 | Ghetto Blaster | Chato | |
| East L.A. Warriors | Paulo | credited as Kamar Reyes | |
| 1990 | Coldfire | Nick | |
| 1991 | Lethal Ninja | Sonny | Direct-to-video |
| 1992 | The Silencer | Kickboxer | |
| 1993 | Street Knight | Smokey | |
| Da Vinci's War | Latin Dancer | ||
| Fatherhood | Drug Dealer #2 | ||
| 1995 | Nixon | Eugenio Martinez | Watergate Burglar |
| 1996 | Daedalus Is Dead | Wilson Ortiz | Short film |
| 1997 | In Search of a Dream | Marcos | |
| 2000 | Mambo Café | Manny | |
| The Cell | Officer Alexander | ||
| 2004 | One Life to Live's: Daytime's Greatest Weddings | Antonio Vega / Antinio Vega | Video documentary, Archive footage |
| 2005 | Love & Suicide | Tomas | |
| Cayo | Young Ivan | ||
| 2010 | Salt | Secret Service Agent | |
| 2013 | Hot Guys with Guns | Producer One | |
| 2014 | LA Apocalypse | Carlos Dorado | |
| 2016 | Abducted: The Story of Jocelyn Shaker | Javier | |
| 2017 | Amelia 2.0 | Vaughn | |
| First Strike Butcher Knife | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Raul Menendez | |
| 2018 | ||
| 2022 | ||