Anthony Ruivivar

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 (2003–05) 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. They have 2 children; a son Kainoa (born August 28, 2002) and a daughter Levi (born May 3, 2006).

Ruivivar's father is of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish descent, while his mother is of German and Scottish descent.[2] He often portrays Filipino, Hawaiian or Latino characters. He is fluent in Spanish and has incorporated this in Third Watch.[3] He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University.

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.

After Third Watch, Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent in shows 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 also had recurring roles as Alex Longshadow in Banshee and Bruce Wayne / Batman in Beware the Batman.

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