Anthony Ruivivar

Anthony Ruivivar

Ruivivar at the 2013 SDCC
Born (1970-11-04) November 4, 1970
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Years active 1990-present
Spouse(s) Yvonne Jung (1998-present) 2 children

Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born November 4, 1970) is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, Batman/Bruce Wayne in Beware the Batman, and other law enforcement roles in different TV series.

Background

Ruivivar was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a musician father.[1] In January 1998 he married actress Yvonne Jung, who would later appear in seasons 5 and 6 (2003–2005) of Third Watch as FDNY EMS Paramedic Holly Levine. In the show, Ruivivar and Jung's characters became a couple and got married in the series finale. In real life they have 2 children; son Kainoa was born on August 28, 2002 and daughter Levi was born on May 3, 2006.

Ruivivar's father is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent, and his mother is of German and Scottish descent.[2] Given his physical appearance, Ruivivar usually portrays Hawaiian, Filipino, or Latino characters. Ruivivar also speaks Spanish, and he used it in Third Watch.[3] He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University.

Career

Ruivivar's early appearances include the films Race the Sun (1996) and a minor character in Starship Troopers (1997).

Ruivivar's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the action/drama series Third Watch (1999–2005), which centers around the life of police officers, paramedics, and firemen of a fictional precinct and fire station in New York City. In the show, Carlos was a Hawaiian-born Filipino-American who was abandoned by his family and spent his youth in various foster homes. Carlos started as a cocky rookie, often clashing with his superiors. Sometimes, he would display a presumptuous and uncaring attitude towards his patients, and other times he would act as a comic relief. He was the only paramedic to stay as a major character for the six seasons of the show.

After Third Watch, Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent in various TV series, such as Traveler, Quantico, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (all 2007), and Lie to Me (2009).

In 2010, he had a main role in ABC's The Whole Truth as Alejo Salazar. He is currently appearing in a recurring role as Alex Longshadow in Banshee and Batman/Bruce Wayne in Beware the Batman.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1994 White Fang 2 Peter
1996 Race the Sun Eduardo Braz
1997 Starship Troopers Shujumi
1998 High Art Xander
1999 Simply Irresistible Ramos
2004 Poster Boy Daniel
2008 Tropic Thunder Platoon Sergeant
2009 A Perfect Getaway Chronic
2011 The Adjustment Bureau McCrady
2012 Junction Tai
2015 Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant Flight School Administrator

TV series

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Law & Order Raymond Cartena 1 episode: "Mad dog" S7E18
1999–2005 Third Watch FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto Main character during the entire run of the show
2007 Traveler Agent Guillermo Borjes 8 episodes
Chuck Tommy 2 episodes
Numb3rs Agent Cordero 1 episode
Criminal Minds Lt. Ricardo Davis 1 episode
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Ruben Bejarano 1 episode
2009 Lie to Me FBI Agent Dardis 1 episode
2010 The Whole Truth Alejo Salazar Main character
2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Miguel Ramos 1 episode: "Afterbirth"
2012 Burn Notice Rafael Montero 1 episode: "Mixed Messages"
The Mentalist Victor Phipps 1 episode: "Black Cherry"
2013 Beware the Batman Bruce Wayne/Batman Main character
Southland Officer Lucero Recurring character
Banshee Alex Longshadow Recurring character
Revolution General Carver
Castle Barrett Hawke 1 episode: "A Murder Is Forever"
2014 Avengers Assemble Nighthawk Season two
Hawaii Five-0 Marco Reyes 4 episodes
Nashville Rolling Stone Reporter Season 3, episode 7
2015 Quantico Agent Jimenez 1 episode: "Run"
2015–2016 American Horror Story: Hotel Richard Ramirez 2 episodes
2015 NCIS: Los AngelesAgent Mark Ruiz 1 episode: "Unspoken"
2016 Scream Sheriff Miguel Acosta Recurring role; 12 episodes
Frequency Stan Moreno Recurring role

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Marvel Heroes Star-Lord

References

  1. Anthony Michael Ruivivar Biography (1970-)
  2. Biography for Anthony Ruiviar
  3. "History of the World". Third Watch. Season 1. Episode 8. November 21, 1999. Check date values in: |date= (help)

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