Ramón Rodríguez

Biography

Ramón Rodríguez (born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, in 1979) is a Puerto Rican actor whose career has been built mostly in the United States, across both film and television. He began working professionally in the mid-2000s and has since become a familiar presence in studio productions and in series on several networks and streaming platforms. Sources also note that he has worked as a professional dancer.

He was raised on Manhattan's Lower East Side after being born in Puerto Rico. Before turning to acting he played basketball at a boarding school in Michigan and later at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia. He finished his degree in sports marketing at New York University. His screen debut came in 2005, playing Ángel Rodríguez in the direct-to-video title Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, and he had a recurring role on Rescue Me. Series work followed on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Day Break and The Wire, where he was a recurring presence between 2006 and 2008. Among his early films was Bella (2006).

His profile in mainstream film grew with Pride and Glory (2008), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009) and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). On television he played John Bosley in the 2011 reboot of Charlie's Angels, a series cancelled after four episodes aired. In 2014 he led the Fox crime drama Gang Related, which ran for a single season, and that same year he co-starred with Aaron Paul in Need for Speed. In 2016 he appeared in Burn Your Maps, directed by Jordan Roberts, and in 2017 he played alongside Kate Mara in Megan Leavey. That year he also took on the role of Bakuto in Netflix's Iron Fist and The Defenders, part of Marvel's television universe. In 2018 he joined the Showtime series The Affair.

Since 2023 he has starred as the title character in the ABC series Will Trent, the most prominent lead of his career so far. Overall, his work has been defined by supporting parts and co-leads in film and television rather than by a single signature role.

Key films

• Pride and Glory (2008): a New York cop is drawn into an investigation of corruption within his own department.
• The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009): a supporting part in Tony Scott's hostage thriller, with a strong ensemble cast.
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009): an appearance in the sequel to Michael Bay's franchise, one of the biggest box-office hits of its year.
• Need for Speed (2014): co-starring with Aaron Paul in the adaptation of the racing video game.
• Megan Leavey (2017): playing Matt Morales in the biopic about a Marine and her military working dog, opposite Kate Mara.