Carlos Valdes (actor)

Carlos Valdes
Born (1989-04-20) April 20, 1989
Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Nationality American
Colombian
Education Pebblebrook High School (Mableton, Georgia), 2007[1]
Alma mater University of Michigan (2011)[1]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • bass guitar

Carlos David Valdes (born April 20, 1989) is an American actor and singer, known for playing the role of Cisco Ramon / Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related series. The series is called ‘Arrow’

Biography

Valdes was born in Cali, Colombia but was raised in Miami by the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12.[1][2] He studied at the University of Michigan with actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical Me and My Dick.[3]

After graduating in 2011, Valdes became entirely devoted to theater. Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions like High School Musical and The Wedding Singer. He also was a stand-in in the national tour of Jersey Boys.[1]

From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once,[4] in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass and percussion. In 2013, the musical was nominated for a Tony Award.

In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón/Vibe,[5] an engineering genius. Cisco is part of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, along with Dr. Harrison Wells and Dr. Caitlin Snow, that help Barry Allen with his superpowers.

In June 2015, Valdes lent his voice to Cisco Ramon in the animated web series Vixen.[6]

Filmography

Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2016 Arrow Cisco Ramon Recurring role, 5 episodes
2014–present The Flash Cisco Ramon / Vibe[lower-alpha 1] Main role
2015–2016 Vixen Cisco Ramon Web series; voice role; 2 episodes
2016–2017 DC's Legends of Tomorrow Cisco Ramon 3 episodes
2016–2017 Supergirl Cisco Ramon 2 episodes
2017 Freedom Fighters: The Ray Cisco Ramon Web series; voice role
2018 Tom and Grant Lady Passerby Short
TBA The Stew[7] short film


  1. ↑ Is also credited as Reverb and Pablo.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Marietta Daily Journal – Pebblebrook grad goes back in time with 'Jersey Boys'". Marietta Daily Journal. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Sarabia, Martha (October 6, 2014). "Súper héroe The Flash necesita a actor latino". La Opinión (in Spanish). Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ "'My Dick' Rises To Become First Charting Student Musical". Billboard. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Valdes, Carlos. "Carlos Valdes". Playbill Vault. Playbill. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Montes, Jason. "Broadway Actor Carlos Valdes Will Be Shaking Things Up On 'The Flash' As Vibe". sciencefiction.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Lam, Steve. "SDCC 2015: Comic-Con Schedule For Saturday, July 11, 2015". bamsmackpow.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ Riley, Amanda (September 20, 2018). "Amanda Riley Costume Designer For Film and Television - The Stew". Retrieved September 20, 2018.
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