J. R. Ramirez

J. R. Ramirez
J. R. Ramirez on the set of Arrow in 2014
Born (1980-10-08) October 8, 1980
Matanzas, Cuba
Occupation Actor, Model
Years active 2008–present

J. R. Ramirez is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his role as Julio on Starz series Power and Oscar Arocho on Netflix series Jessica Jones. He also played Ted Grant / Wildcat in a recurring role in the third season of Arrow.

Early life

Ramirez was born in Matanzas,[1] Cuba. When he was a baby, his family moved to the United States and he was raised in Tampa, Florida.[2]

Career

Ramirez played a recurring character on the first season of Power before being promoted to a regular cast member in the second season.[3] He followed up by having a recurring appearance as Ted Grant / Wildcat on the third season of Arrow,[4] before joining the second season of Jessica Jones as Oscar Arocho.[5][6] In February 2018, Ramirez was cast as Detective Jared Vasquez in the NBC series Manifest.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Tinslestars Brandon Young
2010 I Will Follow Percy
2012 The Coalition Lonzo Ramirez
2013 Life Starts Tomorrow Trainer/Marco Short film
2015 Drunk Wedding Cal
2018 Sun Dogs Staff Sgt. Kendrick
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008–10 Tyler Perry's House of Payne Diego Hernandez 10 episodes
2010 Hacienda Heights Eddie Jr. 11 episodes
2010 24 CTU Agent #1 2 episodes
2012 GCB DoDo Episode: "Revelation"
2013 90210 Billy Episode: "Misery Loves Company"
2013 Emily Owens M.D. Dr. AJ Aquino 3 episodes
2014–17 Power Julio 33 episodes
2014–15 Arrow Ted Grant / Wildcat 4 episodes
2016 Rosewood Frank Escajeda Episode: "Keritan & Kissyface"
2018 Jessica Jones Oscar Arocho 10 episodes
2018 Manifest Detective Jared Vasquez Main cast

References

  1. ↑ "J.R. Ramirez short bio". Facebook. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Yohannes, Alamin (20 October 2014). "A Chat with J.R. Ramirez – 'Arrow's Wildcat". Hollywood Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Anop, Nirat (16 August 2014). "Power - JR Ramirez - Promoted to Regular for Season 2". Spoiler TV Fleming. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (July 29, 2014). "J.R. Ramirez To Play Wildcat On Arrow Season 3". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. ↑ Abrams, Natalie (July 31, 2017). "Jessica Jones Adds Power Star J.R. Ramirez in Season 2". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 4, 2018. }
  6. ↑ Dinh, Christine (July 31, 2017). "J.R. Ramirez Joins Marvel's Jessica Jones". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ Petski, Denise (February 26, 2018). "Manifest: J.R. Ramirez Cast In NBC Pilot From Jeff Rake & Robert Zemeckis". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
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