Luis Antonio Ramos (born July 13, 1973) is an American actor who has been on and starred in various film and television shows such as Martin, Early Edition, New York Undercover, In the House, Friends, The Shield, CSI, and .[1] [2]
Born in San Germán, Puerto Rico, Ramos was raised in the Bronx, New York. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts.[3]
Ramos list of feature film credits includes Checking Out, Latin Dragon, L.A. Riots Spectacular, Sawbones, Scorpion Spring, Hostile Intentions, Out-of-Sync, Do the Right Thing, Sea of Love, The Sacrifice Fly, Moscow on the Hudson, The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley, The Secret of My Success, and The Return of Superfly, among others.
On TV, he was previously a series regular on both The Brian Benben Show and Queens, and also had recurring roles on In the House, Ink, and Martin. He has also had guest-starring roles on NYPD Blue, Just Shoot Me, The Drew Carey Show, The Jamie Foxx Show, New York Undercover, Mad About You, Law & Order and Miami Vice. In addition, Ramos has starred in a number of television movies, including The Other Side of Dark, Mothershed or Berndt, The Anissa Ayala Story, and Nails.
Miracle In Spanish Harlem, in which Ramos plays a single father of two young girls, was released in 2013. He played Carlos Rojas in Frank Reyes's The Ministers, and Ricky Guzman on USA Network's The Huntress. He has appeared on the television series How To Grow Up In America, The Unit, Burn Notice, Wanted, Numb3rs, The Shield, Early Edition, , The Closer, Alias, Nip/Tuck, , Friends, Strong Medicine, Blue Bloods, The Division, Arli$$ and Roc.[4]
Ramos has also been the Goodwill Ambassador for the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City, the Godfather for the Puerto Rican Day Parade in Los Angeles and the Godfather for the Puerto Rican parade in Cleveland, Ohio.
Ramos was nominated for an Alma Award for best supporting actor for his work in The Huntress. He also received the Helen Hayes Award for Best Actor for his performance in the play Stand Up Tragedy. His additional theater work includes Dancing on Her Knees, Cloud Tectonics, Romeo and Juliet, Tears Will Tell It All, Widows, Richard II, Henry the IV, Pendragon, The Sound of Music, A Midsummer Night's Dream, and Latins from Manhattan among others.
Ramos resides in Los Angeles. In his free time races bicycles, plays baseball, and writes a blog. In 2022, Ramos was inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame.[5]
| 1992 | Law & Order | Tommy Beltran | ||
| 1995 | Out-of-Sync | Ramon | ||
| 1995 | Hostile Intentions | Officer Sergito | ||
| 1995 | Scorpion Spring | Coyote at Orchard | ||
| 1996 | Dead of Night | Raleigh | ||
| 1998 | October 22 | Cesare | ||
| 2003 | Imagining Argentina | Policeman 2 | ||
| 2004 | Latin Dragon | Rafael Silva | ||
| 2005 | Checking Out | Luis | ||
| 2008 | The Ruins | Mayan Rifleman | ||
| 2009 | The Ministers | Carlos Rojas | ||
| 2011 | Trouble in the Heights | Uncle Jose | ||
| 2013 | A Miracle in Spanish Harlem | Tito | ||
| 2015 | You Bury Your Own | Virgil | ||
| 2015 | The Stockroom | Jason |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | Roc | Carlos | 4 episodes | |
| 1993–1996 | Martin | Luis / Mr. Lopez / Raul | ||
| 1994 | The Boys Are Back | Lenny | Episode: "The Fishing Trip" | |
| 1994, 1999 | NYPD Blue | Raphael Vasquez / Ramos | 2 episodes | |
| 1995 | Awake to Danger | Policeman | Television film | |
| 1995 | Sawbones | Hank | ||
| 1995 | First Time Out | Manny | Episode: "The Sale Show" | |
| 1996 | New York Undercover | Ortiz | Episode: "A Time to Kill" | |
| 1996, 1997 | Homeboys in Outer Space | Peacock / Weasel | 2 episodes | |
| 1997 | The Jamie Foxx Show | Teddy | Episode: "I am What I Scam" | |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | Clerk | Episode: "New York and Queens" | |
| 1997 | Pacific Blue | Hector Mendoza | Episode: "Blood for Blood" | |
| 1997 | Sparks | Jesus Santos | Episode: "Silent Night" | |
| 1997 | Just Shoot Me! | Jesus Santos | Episode: "Jesus, It's Christmas" | |
| 1997–1998 | In the House | Tito Gonzales | 7 episodes | |
| 1998–2000 | The Brian Benben Show | Billy Hernandez | ||
| 1999–2000 | Early Edition | Miguel Diaz | 5 episodes | |
| 2000–2001 | The Huntress | Ricky Guzman | 28 episodes | |
| 2001 | Philly | Vincent Ramos | Episode: "Tempus Fugitive" | |
| 2002 | Strong Medicine | Alberto Mendoza | Episode: "Admissions" | |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Nico Scamarel | Episode: "Megan O'Hara" | |
| 2003 | Friends | The Tanning Salon Guy | Episode: "The One with Ross's Tan" | |
| 2003 | Alias | Detective Sanchez | Episode: "Prelude" | |
| 2003, 2007 | Various roles | 2 episodes | ||
| 2004 | The Division | Perez | Episode: "A Death in the Family" | |
| 2005 | Numbers | Jose Salazar | Episode: "Identity Crisis" | |
| 2005 | Wanted | Dep. Ignacio Cortez | Episode: "The Last Temptation" | |
| 2006 | The Unit | Adolpho | Episode: "Eating the Young" | |
| 2006 | The Closer | Hugo | Episode: "Borderline" | |
| 2006 | Tiago Matos | Episode: "Rio" | ||
| 2006, 2007 | The Shield | Guardo Lima | 2 episodes | |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Rincon | Episode: "Friendly Fire" | |
| 2012 | Common Law | Carlos Perez | Episode: "In-Laws vs. Outlaws" | |
| 2013–2014 | Lucky 7 | Antonio Clemente | 8 episodes | |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | President Francisco Suarez | Episode: "Game On" | |
| 2014–2016 | Power | Ruiz | 28 episodes | |
| 2017–2022 | Blue Bloods | Captain Robert Espinoza | 10 episodes | |
| 2018 | Elementary | Father Vega | Episode: "How to Get a Head" | |
| 2021 | The Equalizer | Joseph Ruiz | Episode: "The Room Where It Happens" |