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{{short description|American Actor}}
{{Short description|American actor (born 1975)}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Freddy Rodriguez
| name = Freddy Rodriguez
| image = Freddy Rodriguez by David Shankbone.jpg
| image = Freddy Rodriguez 2021.jpg
| caption = Rodriguez at the April 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]
| caption = Rodriguez in 2021
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|1|17|mf=y}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Mike |date=January 17, 2023|title=Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey|url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/01/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-january-17-2023-includes-celebrities-james-earl-jones-jim-carrey.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |website=[[Cleveland.com]]}}</ref>
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| birth_place =
| education = [[Lincoln Park High School (Illinois)|Lincoln Park High School]]
| education = [[Lincoln Park High School (Illinois)|Lincoln Park High School]]
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1993–present
| years_active = 1993–present
| spouse = {{Married|Maria Elsie Rivera|December 23, 1995}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Maria Elsie Rivera|December 23, 1995}}
| children = 2
| children = 2
}}
}}
'''Freddy Rodriguez''' is an American actor. Best known as Federico Diaz on ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (2001-2005), Gio on ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' (2007-2010), and Benny Colon in ''[[Bull (2016 TV Series)|Bull]]'' (2016-2021).
'''Freddy Rodriguez''' (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor. He had starring roles as Federico Diaz on ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' (2001–2005) and Benny Colon in ''[[Bull (2016 TV Series)|Bull]]'' (2016–2021), as well as a recurring role as Gio on ''[[Ugly Betty]]'' (2007–2010). He also starred in the [[Robert Rodriguez]] (to whom he bears no relation) film ''[[Planet Terror]]'' (2007). In addition to an [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] nomination for ''Six Feet Under'', he received two [[SAG Awards]] and four [[Imagen Award]]s for his work.


==Early life and education==
Rodriguez attended [[Lincoln Park High School (Chicago)|Lincoln Park High School]] and left for [[Hollywood, California]] shortly after graduation to take a role in his first film.<ref name="Cdispatch">{{cite web |title=Decision has worked out fine for actor Freddy Rodriguez |url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/07/08/decision-has-worked-out-fine/24108853007/ |website=Columbus Dispatch |date=July 8, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Ctribune">{{cite web |last1=Metz |first1=Nina |title=Actor Freddy Rodriguez lives from sea to shining sea: Pacific Coast to Lake Michigan shores |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/chi-freddy-rodriguez-snoop-1214dec14-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=December 14, 2008}}</ref>
==Career==
==Career==
In 1995, he played Pedro Aragon, Jr., in ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]'' with [[Keanu Reeves]] and [[Giancarlo Giannini]] and as a [[Vietnam veteran]] in ''[[Dead Presidents]]'' with [[Larenz Tate]] and [[Chris Tucker]]. Rodriguez went on to roles such as Ninja in ''[[The Pest (1997 film)|The Pest]]'', an obnoxious [[Jock (stereotype)|jock]] in ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' and Carla's brother Marco on ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of [[Más y Menos]] on ''[[Teen Titans (animated series)|Teen Titans]]''.

Rodriguez portrayed [[Federico Diaz]] on the hit HBO series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' throughout its five seasons. For this role he received two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an [[Emmy]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category).

In 2005, Rodriguez played a vicious inner city drug dealer named Hector in the movie ''[[Havoc (2005 film)|Havoc]]'', and a jockey in the film ''[[Dreamer (2005 film)|Dreamer]]'', co-starring [[Dakota Fanning]]. In 2006, appeared in the film ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'', as a waiter, as well as played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in [[M. Night Shyamalan|M. Night Shyamalan's]] film ''[[Lady in the Water]]'', and starred alongside [[Eva Longoria]] and [[Christian Bale]] in ''[[Harsh Times]]'', his first leading role in a major theatrical release. He was seen in an episode of the hit hospital television show ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', where he played a dying comic inspired by [[Bill Hicks]].

[[File:Freddy Rodriguez TIFF 2005.jpg|thumb|250px|right|upright|Rodriguez at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
[[File:Freddy Rodriguez TIFF 2005.jpg|thumb|250px|right|upright|Rodriguez at the [[2005 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
One of his first films was in ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]'' in 1994 where he played Pedro Aragon Jr.<ref name="Cdispatch"/> He also played a [[Vietnam veteran]] in ''[[Dead Presidents]]''. He went on to play roles such as Ninja in ''[[The Pest (1997 film)|The Pest]]'', an obnoxious [[Jock (stereotype)|jock]] in ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]'' and Carla's brother Marco on ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of [[Más y Menos]] on ''[[Teen Titans (TV series)|Teen Titans]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Nilles |first1=Billy |title=Where Is the Cast of Can't Hardly Wait Now? |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1136708/where-is-the-cast-of-can-t-hardly-wait-now |website=E news |date=April 2, 2020}}</ref>
Rodriguez starred alongside Roselyn Sanchez in the 2003 movie ''[[Chasing Papi]]'', playing "Victor" (directed by Linda Mendoza). He played busboy José Rojas in the 2006 film ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''. He starred as El Wray in ''[[Planet Terror]]'', [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s portion of the [[double-feature]] film, ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' (2007), and played the role of [[Gustavo Brambila]] in the true-life story ''[[Bottle Shock]]'' (2008). He appeared in the music video for the [[Carlos Santana|Santana]] song "[[Into the Night (Santana song)|Into the Night]]" and also made a cameo appearance as a pilot/flight attendant in the music video for the song "[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous]]" by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]. He starred in the popular [[video game]] ''[[Saints Row (2006 video game)|Saints Row]]'' as the voice of Angelo Lopez and in the latest Merry Mixit Gap Christmas Commercial videos.<ref>Gap press release: http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/gap/35554/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108115037/http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/gap/35554/ |date=2009-01-08 }}</ref>
Rodriguez portrayed [[Federico Diaz]] on the hit HBO series ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]'' throughout its five seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maas |first1=Jennifer |title='Six Feet Under' Follow-Up Series in the Works at HBO |url=https://www.thewrap.com/six-feet-under-new-series-hbo-development-reboot-sequel/ |website=The Wrap |date=December 10, 2021}}</ref> For this role he received two [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an [[Emmy]] nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,<ref>{{cite web |title=Awards and Nominations |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/freddy-rodriguez |website=Emmy}}</ref> and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title=Rodriguez in the ShoWest spotlight |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/rodriguez-showest-spotlight-131267/ |website=Hollywood Reporter |date=March 5, 2007}}</ref>

In 2005, Rodriguez played a vicious inner-city drug dealer named Hector in the movie ''[[Havoc (2005 film)|Havoc]]'', and a jockey in the film ''[[Dreamer (2005 film)|Dreamer]]'', co-starring [[Dakota Fanning]]. In 2006, appeared as a waiter in the film ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]'', and played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in [[M. Night Shyamalan]]'s film ''[[Lady in the Water]]'', and starred alongside [[Eva Longoria]] and [[Christian Bale]] in ''[[Harsh Times (film)|Harsh Times]]'', his first leading role in a major theatrical release.<ref name="CTmore">{{cite web |last1=Crowder |first1=Courtney |title=Freddy Rodriguez works 'The Night Shift' |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-freddy-rodriguez-night-shift-20140630-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |date=June 30, 2014}}</ref>
On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[comedy]] series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest for [[Betty Suarez]] (played by [[America Ferrera]]). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in an episode of the third season and reprised the role again late in the fourth season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-uglybetty-freddyrodriguez,0,7629143.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines |title=From Zap2it (July 13, 2007) |publisher=Zap2it.com |date=2007-07-13 |access-date=2013-02-20 |archive-date=2012-05-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519140656/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-uglybetty-freddyrodriguez,0,7629143.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Rodriguez starred alongside Roselyn Sanchez in the 2003 movie ''[[Chasing Papi]]'', playing "Victor" (directed by Linda Mendoza). He played busboy José Rojas in the 2006 film ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''. He starred as El Wray in ''[[Planet Terror]]'', [[Robert Rodriguez]]'s portion of the [[double-feature]] film ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' (2007),<ref name="CTmore"/> and played the role of [[Gustavo Brambila]] in the true-life story ''[[Bottle Shock]]'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scott |first1=A.O. |title=Plaid Suits, Prize Grapes and the Rise of Napa |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/movies/06bott.html |website=The New York Times |date=August 5, 2008}}</ref> He appeared in the music video for the [[Carlos Santana|Santana]] song "[[Into the Night (Santana song)|Into the Night]]" and also made a cameo appearance as a pilot/flight attendant in the music video for the song "[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous]]" by [[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]. He starred in the popular [[video game]] ''[[Saints Row (2006 video game)|Saints Row]]'' as the voice of Angelo Lopez and in the latest Merry Mixit Gap Christmas commercial videos.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[comedy]] series ''[[Ugly Betty]]'', in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest for [[Betty Suarez]] (played by [[America Ferrera]]). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in an episode of the third season and reprised the role again late in the fourth season.<ref>{{cite web |date=2007-07-13 |title='Ugly Betty' Gets a New Beau |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-uglybetty-freddyrodriguez,0,7629143.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519140656/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-uglybetty-freddyrodriguez,0,7629143.story?coll=zap-tv-headlines |archive-date=2012-05-19 |access-date=2013-02-20 |website=Zap2it}}</ref>
He played the character of CIA special operative Rick Martinez on the [[CBS]] series ''[[CHAOS (TV series)|CHAOS]]''. He also starred in the NBC summer series ''[[The Night Shift (TV series)|The Night Shift]]'' as Michael Ragosa.
From 2016 to 2021, Rodriguez starred as attorney and former [[New York City]] prosecutor Benny Colón in the CBS courtroom drama ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/glenn-gordon-caron-out-bull-showrunner-deal-with-cbs-studios-ends-1234762232/|title=Glenn Gordon Caron Out As 'Bull' Showrunner, Deal With CBS Studios Ends|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|last2=Patten|first2=Dominic|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref> In 2023, he starred in the film ''[[V/H/S/85]]'', and in the final season of ''[[Wu-Tang: An American Saga]]''.<ref name="DeadlineDetective"/> He is set to star in the upcoming film ''[[Days When the Rains Came]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Jeanne |title=Minnesota Actress is Making Movie in the Twin Cities About Her Life |url=https://mix108.com/minnesota-actress-is-making-movie-in-the-twin-cities-about-her-life/ |website=Mix 108|date=3 November 2022}}</ref>

From 2016 to 2021, Rodriguez starred as attorney and former [[New York City]] prosecutor Benny Colón in the CBS courtroom drama ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]''. In May 2021, multiple news outlets reported that, following the conclusion of two separate internal workplace investigations by CBS, Rodriguez and ''Bull'' showrunner [[Glenn Gordon Caron]] would not be returning for the series's sixth season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/glenn-gordon-caron-out-bull-showrunner-deal-with-cbs-studios-ends-1234762232/|title=Glenn Gordon Caron Out As 'Bull' Showrunner, Deal With CBS Studios Ends|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last1=Petski|first1=Denise|last2=Patten|first2=Dominic|date=May 21, 2021|access-date=May 22, 2021}}</ref>
==Filmography==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/bull-showrunner-glenn-gordon-caron-and-actor-freddy-rodriguez-ousted-after-internal-investigation/|title=Bull Showrunner Glenn Gordon Caron, Actor Freddy Rodriguez Ousted After Internal Investigation by CBS|publisher=People.com}}</ref>
===Film===

== Filmography ==
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
!Year
! Title
!Title
! Role
!Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|1994
| 2018
| ''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
|''The Fence''
|Young Terry Griff
| El Mistico
| Episode: "The Return of El Captain"
|-
| 2016–21
| ''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]''
| Benny Colón
| Main cast
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''
| [[Spider-Man 2099|Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099]]
| 2 Episodes
|-
| 2014–15
| ''[[The Night Shift (TV series)|The Night Shift]]''
| Dr. Michael Ragosa
| 22 Episodes
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''
| [[Más y Menos]]
| Episode: Mas y Menos, voice
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Handy Manny
| Episode: [[Herpe the Love Sore]]
|-
| 2013, 2019
| ''[[Young Justice: Invasion]]''
| [[El Dorado (Super Friends)#In other media|Eduardo "Ed" Dorado, Jr.]]
| voice
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Kaijudo]]''
| Hector Chavez
| 28 Episodes, voice
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Perception (American TV series)|Perception]]''
| Wesley Sumter
| 2 Episodes
|-
| 2011–13
| ''[[Generator Rex]]''
| César Salazar
| 17 Episodes, voice
|-
| 2011
| ''[[CHAOS (TV series)|CHAOS]]''
| Rick Martinez
| 13 Episodes
|-
| 2010–2012
| ''[[Handy Manny]]''
| Reuben Garcia
| Episode: Wedding Day, voice
|-
| 2007–2010
| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
| Gio
| 12 Episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Simon
| Episode: Dying is Easy
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[Teen Titans]]''
| [[Más y Menos]]
| 5 Episodes, voice
|-
| 2005
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Hector
| Episode: Not Particularly Desperate Housewife, voice
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Static Shock]]''
| Fade
| Episode: Army of Darkness
|-
| 2003-2004
| ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
| Marco Espinosa
| 3 Episodes
|-
| 2001-2005
| ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
| Federico
| 63 Episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Party of Five]]''
| Albert
| 3 Episodes
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Oh, Grow Up]]''
| Deke
|
|
|}

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|1995
| 2013
| ''[[CBGB (film)|CBGB]]''
|''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]''
|Pedro Aragon Jr.
| Idaho
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Dead Presidents]]''
| 2013
|Jose
| ''[[Fort Bliss (film)|Fort Bliss]]''
| Garver
|
|
|-
|-
|1996
| 2012
| ''[[Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden]]''
|''[[Seduced by Madness]]: The Diane Borchardt Story''
|Michael Maldonado
| Trench
|
|
|-
|-
|1997
| 2012
| ''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]''
|''[[The Pest (1997 film)|The Pest]]''
|Ninja
| Reed
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|1998
| 2008
|''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]''
| ''Little Spirit: Christmas in New York''
|Jock
| Leo's Father
|
|
|-
|-
|''Shock Television''
| 2008
|Eddie
| ''[[Nothing like the Holidays]]''
| Jesse Rodriguez
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Joseph's Gift]]''
| 2008
|Joseph Keller
| ''[[Bottle Shock]]''
| Gustavo Brambila
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[My Brother Jack]]''
| 2007
|Joey Casale
| ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' - ''[[Planet Terror]]''
| El Wray
|
|
|-
|-
|1999
| 2006
| ''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]''
|''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]''
|Valet
| Rupert Garcia
|
|
|-
|-
|2000
| 2006
|''[[For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story]]''
| ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
|Leonel
| Jose
|
|
|-
|-
|2001
| 2006
| ''[[Lady in the Water]]''
|''Beyond the City Limits''
|Topo
| Reggie
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|2003
| 2006
| ''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]''
|''[[Dallas 362]]''
|Rubin
| Marco Valentin
|
|
|-
|-
|''Victor and Eddie''
| 2005
|Eddie
| ''[[Harsh Times]]''
| Mike Alonzo
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Chasing Papi]]''
| 2005
|Victor
| ''[[Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story]]''
| Manolin
|
|
|-
|-
|''Pledge of Allegiance''
| 2005
|Sean Macintyre
| ''[[Havoc (2005 film)|Havoc]]''
|Hector
|
|
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" |2005
| 2004
| ''[[¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico]]''
|''¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico''
|El Silver Mask Jr., El Portero
|El Silver Mask Jr., El Portero
|[[Direct-to-video]]
|[[Direct-to-video]]
|-
|-
|''[[Harsh Times (film)|Harsh Times]]''
| 2003
|Mike Alonzo
| ''[[Dallas 362]]''
| Rubin
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Dreamer (2005 film)|Dreamer]]''
| 2003
|Manolin
| ''Victor and Eddie''
| Eddie
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Havoc (2005 film)|Havoc]]''
| 2003
|Hector
| ''[[Chasing Papi]]''
| Victor
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="4"|2006
| 2003
|''[[Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!]]''
| ''Pledge of Allegiance''
|Rupert Garcia
| Sean Macintyre
|Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva2" />
|
|-
|-
|''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
| 2001
|Jose
| ''Beyond the City Limits''
| Topo
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Lady in the Water]]''
| 2000
|Reggie
| ''[[For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story]]''
| Leonel
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Poseidon (film)|Poseidon]]''
| 1999
|Marco Valentin
| ''[[Payback (1999 film)|Payback]]''
| Valet
|
|
|-
|-
|2007
| 1998
|''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' - ''[[Planet Terror]]''
| ''[[Can't Hardly Wait]]''
| Jock
|El Wray
|
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|2008
| 1998
|''Little Spirit: Christmas in New York''
| ''Shock Television''
|Leo's Father
| Eddie
|Voice<ref name="btva2" />
|
|-
|-
|''[[Nothing like the Holidays]]''
| 1998
|Jesse Rodriguez
| ''[[Joseph's Gift]]''
| Joseph Keller
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Bottle Shock]]''
| 1998
|Gustavo Brambila
| ''[[My Brother Jack]]''
| Joey Casale
|
|
|-
|-
|2009
| 1997
| ''[[The Pest (1997 film)|The Pest]]''
|''[[Immigrants (2008 film)|Immigrants]]''
|Flaco
| Ninja
|Voice, English dub<ref name="btva2" />
|
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2012
| 1996
| ''[[Seduced by Madness]]: The Diane Borchardt Story''
|''[[Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden]]''
|Trench
| Michael Maldonado
|
|
|-
|-
|''[[Soldiers of Fortune (2012 film)|Soldiers of Fortune]]''
| 1995
|Reed
| ''[[A Walk in the Clouds]]''
| Pedro Aragon, Jr.
|
|
|-
|-
|2013
| 1995
| ''[[Dead Presidents]]''
|''[[CBGB (film)|CBGB]]''
|Idaho
| Jose
|
|
|-
|-
|2014
| 1994
|''[[Fort Bliss (film)|Fort Bliss]]''
| ''The Fence''
|Cpt. Garver
| Young Terry Griff
|
|
|-
|-
|2023
|''[[V/H/S/85]]''
|Detective Wayne Johnson
|Segment: "Dreamkill"<ref name="DeadlineDetective">{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Freddy Rodriguez Leading Shudder's 'V/H/S/85' |url=https://deadline.com/2023/08/freddy-rodriguez-cast-shudder-v-h-s-85-1235525011/ |website=Deadline |access-date=September 7, 2023 |date=August 22, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{TableTBA}}
|''[[Days When the Rains Came]]''
|{{TableTBA}}
|Post-production
|-
|''You Lose You Die''
|{{TableTBA}}
|<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cordero |first1=Rosy |title=Freddy Rodriguez & Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr To Lead Indie Horror Feature ‘You Lose You Die’ From Carlos ‘Spiff TV’ Suarez |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/freddy-rodriguez-ashley-elizabeth-fliehr-cast-film-you-lose-you-die-carlos-spiff-tv-suarez-1235914167/ |website=Deadline}}</ref>
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1999
|''[[Party of Five]]''
|Albert
|3 episodes
|-
|''[[Oh, Grow Up]]''
|Deke
|3 episodes
|-
|2001–2005
|''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
|Federico Diaz
|63 episodes
|-
|2003–2004
|''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''
|Marco Espinosa
|3 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"|2004
|''[[Static Shock]]''
|Fade, Tech
|Voice, episode: "Army of Darkness"<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Freddy Rodriguez (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Freddy-Rodriguez/ |access-date=October 22, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
|''[[Danny Phantom]]''
|Mayor Montez
|Voice, episode: "Public Enemies"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2005
|''[[American Dad!]]''
|Hector
|Voice, episode: "Not Particularly Desperate Housewife"
|-
|2005–2006
|''[[Teen Titans]]''
|[[Más y Menos]]
|Voice, 5 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2007
|''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
|Simon
|Episode: "Dying is Easy"
|-
|2007–2010
|''[[Ugly Betty]]''
|Gio
|12 episodes
|-
|2010–2012
|''[[Handy Manny]]''
|Reuben Garcia
|Voice
|-
|2011
|''[[CHAOS (TV series)|CHAOS]]''
|Rick Martinez
|13 episodes
|-
|2011–2013
|''[[Generator Rex]]''
|Cesar Salazar, additional voices
|Voice, 17 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|rowspan="2"|2013
|''[[Kaijudo]]''
|Hector Chavez, Bloodmane
|Voice, 28 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|''[[Perception (American TV series)|Perception]]''
|Wesley Sumter
|2 episodes
|-
|2013, 2019
|''[[Young Justice: Invasion]]''
|[[El Dorado (Super Friends)#In other media|Eduardo Dorado Jr.]], Roman Bracuda
|Voice<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|rowspan="2"|2014
|''[[Teen Titans Go!]]''
|[[Más y Menos]]
|Voice, episode: "Mas y Menos"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|''[[Family Guy]]''
|Handy Manny
|Episode: "[[Herpe the Love Sore]]"
|-
|2014–2015
|''[[The Night Shift (TV series)|The Night Shift]]''
|Dr. Michael Ragosa
|22 episodes
|-
|2015
|''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]''
|[[Spider-Man 2099|Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099]]
|Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|2016–2021
|''[[Bull (2016 TV series)|Bull]]''
|Benny Colón
|Main cast
|-
|2018
|''[[Elena of Avalor]]''
|El Mistico
|Voice, episode: "The Return of El Captain"<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|rowspan="2"|2023
|''[[Scavengers Reign]]''
|Terrence
|Voice, 2 episodes
|-
|''[[Wu-Tang: An American Saga]]''
|Detective Greco<ref name="DeadlineDetective"/>
|Main cast
|}
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| 2006
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| ''[[Saints Row (2006 video game)|Saints Row]]''
|''[[Saints Row (2006 video game)|Saints Row]]''
| Angelo Lopez
|Angelo Lopez
|<ref name="btva2" />
|
|-
|2011
|''[[Generator Rex: Agent of Providence]]''
|Cesar Salazar
|<ref name="btva2" />
|-
|-
| 2013
|2013
| ''[[LocoCycle]]''
|''[[LocoCycle]]''
| Pablo
|Pablo
|
|
|}
|}

===Music videos===
===Music videos===
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! Year
! Artist
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! Title
! Role
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|-
| 2007
|rowspan="2"|2007
| ''[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|Glamorous - Fergie - Music Video]]''
|[[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]
|[[Glamorous (Fergie song)|"Glamorous"]]
| Flight Attendant
|Flight Attendant
|
|-
|-
|[[Santana (band)|Santana]]
| 2007
| ''[[Into the Night (Santana song)|Into the Night - Santana - Music Video]]''
|[[Into the Night (Santana song)|"Into the Night"]]
| Suicidal man
|Suicidal man
|
|}
|}

==Awards and nominations==
=== ALMA Award ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
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|-
| 2002
| Outstanding Actor in a Television Series
| ''[[Six Feet Under (TV series)|Six Feet Under]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2006
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2009
| Best of the Year in Film - Actor
| ''[[Nothing like the Holidays]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}
=== Emmy Award ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
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! scope="col" style="min-width: 110px; max-width: 120px;" | Work
! scope="col" width=12%| Result
|-
| [[54th Primetime Emmy Awards|2002]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]]
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}
=== Imagen Awards ===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:100%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" with=2%| Year
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! scope="col" style="min-width: 110px; max-width: 120px;" | Work
! scope="col" width=12%| Result
|-
| 2003
| Best Supporting Actor - Television
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{win}}
|-
| 2004
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{win}}
|-
| 2005
| Best Supporting Actor - Television
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{win}}
|-
| 2006
| Best Supporting Actor - Television
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2011
| Best Actor/Television
| ''[[CHAOS (TV series)|CHAOS]]''
| {{win}}
|-
|}
===Screen Actors Guild Awards===
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|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
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! scope="col" style="min-width: 110px; max-width: 120px;" | Work
! scope="col" width=12%| Result
|-
| [[8th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2002]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[9th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2003]]
|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{win}}
|-
| [[10th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2004]]
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{win}}
|-
| [[11th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2005]]
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[12th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2006]]
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
| ''Six Feet Under''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[13th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2007]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture]]
| ''[[Bobby (2006 film)|Bobby]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|}
==See also==
==See also==
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* [[List of notable Puerto Ricans]]
* [[List of notable Puerto Ricans]]

==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
==External links==
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{{Commons category|Freddy Rodriguez}}
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Biography}}
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Latest revision as of 14:02, 31 December 2024

For other people with the same name, see Freddy Rodriguez.

Freddy Rodriguez
Rodriguez in 2021
Born (1975-01-17) January 17, 1975 (age 49)[1]
EducationLincoln Park High School
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Maria Elsie Rivera
​
(m. 1995)​
Children2

Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor. He had starring roles as Federico Diaz on Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and Benny Colon in Bull (2016–2021), as well as a recurring role as Gio on Ugly Betty (2007–2010). He also starred in the Robert Rodriguez (to whom he bears no relation) film Planet Terror (2007). In addition to an Emmy nomination for Six Feet Under, he received two SAG Awards and four Imagen Awards for his work.

Early life and education

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Rodriguez attended Lincoln Park High School and left for Hollywood, California shortly after graduation to take a role in his first film.[2][3]

Career

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Rodriguez at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival

One of his first films was in A Walk in the Clouds in 1994 where he played Pedro Aragon Jr.[2] He also played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents. He went on to play roles such as Ninja in The Pest, an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait and Carla's brother Marco on Scrubs. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on Teen Titans.[4] Rodriguez portrayed Federico Diaz on the hit HBO series Six Feet Under throughout its five seasons.[5] For this role he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,[6] and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category).[7] In 2005, Rodriguez played a vicious inner-city drug dealer named Hector in the movie Havoc, and a jockey in the film Dreamer, co-starring Dakota Fanning. In 2006, appeared as a waiter in the film Poseidon, and played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water, and starred alongside Eva Longoria and Christian Bale in Harsh Times, his first leading role in a major theatrical release.[8] Rodriguez starred alongside Roselyn Sanchez in the 2003 movie Chasing Papi, playing "Victor" (directed by Linda Mendoza). He played busboy José Rojas in the 2006 film Bobby. He starred as El Wray in Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's portion of the double-feature film Grindhouse (2007),[8] and played the role of Gustavo Brambila in the true-life story Bottle Shock (2008).[9] He appeared in the music video for the Santana song "Into the Night" and also made a cameo appearance as a pilot/flight attendant in the music video for the song "Glamorous" by Fergie. He starred in the popular video game Saints Row as the voice of Angelo Lopez and in the latest Merry Mixit Gap Christmas commercial videos.[citation needed] On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest for Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in an episode of the third season and reprised the role again late in the fourth season.[10] From 2016 to 2021, Rodriguez starred as attorney and former New York City prosecutor Benny Colón in the CBS courtroom drama Bull.[11] In 2023, he starred in the film V/H/S/85, and in the final season of Wu-Tang: An American Saga.[12] He is set to star in the upcoming film Days When the Rains Came.[13]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Fence Young Terry Griff
1995 A Walk in the Clouds Pedro Aragon Jr.
Dead Presidents Jose
1996 Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story Michael Maldonado
1997 The Pest Ninja
1998 Can't Hardly Wait Jock
Shock Television Eddie
Joseph's Gift Joseph Keller
My Brother Jack Joey Casale
1999 Payback Valet
2000 For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Leonel
2001 Beyond the City Limits Topo
2003 Dallas 362 Rubin
Victor and Eddie Eddie
Chasing Papi Victor
Pledge of Allegiance Sean Macintyre
2005 ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico El Silver Mask Jr., El Portero Direct-to-video
Harsh Times Mike Alonzo
Dreamer Manolin
Havoc Hector
2006 Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! Rupert Garcia Voice, direct-to-video[14]
Bobby Jose
Lady in the Water Reggie
Poseidon Marco Valentin
2007 Grindhouse - Planet Terror El Wray
2008 Little Spirit: Christmas in New York Leo's Father Voice[14]
Nothing like the Holidays Jesse Rodriguez
Bottle Shock Gustavo Brambila
2009 Immigrants Flaco Voice, English dub[14]
2012 Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden Trench
Soldiers of Fortune Reed
2013 CBGB Idaho
2014 Fort Bliss Cpt. Garver
2023 V/H/S/85 Detective Wayne Johnson Segment: "Dreamkill"[12]
TBA Days When the Rains Came TBA Post-production
You Lose You Die TBA [15]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1999 Party of Five Albert 3 episodes
Oh, Grow Up Deke 3 episodes
2001–2005 Six Feet Under Federico Diaz 63 episodes
2003–2004 Scrubs Marco Espinosa 3 episodes
2004 Static Shock Fade, Tech Voice, episode: "Army of Darkness"[14]
Danny Phantom Mayor Montez Voice, episode: "Public Enemies"[14]
2005 American Dad! Hector Voice, episode: "Not Particularly Desperate Housewife"
2005–2006 Teen Titans Más y Menos Voice, 5 episodes[14]
2007 ER Simon Episode: "Dying is Easy"
2007–2010 Ugly Betty Gio 12 episodes
2010–2012 Handy Manny Reuben Garcia Voice
2011 CHAOS Rick Martinez 13 episodes
2011–2013 Generator Rex Cesar Salazar, additional voices Voice, 17 episodes[14]
2013 Kaijudo Hector Chavez, Bloodmane Voice, 28 episodes[14]
Perception Wesley Sumter 2 episodes
2013, 2019 Young Justice: Invasion Eduardo Dorado Jr., Roman Bracuda Voice[14]
2014 Teen Titans Go! Más y Menos Voice, episode: "Mas y Menos"[14]
Family Guy Handy Manny Episode: "Herpe the Love Sore"
2014–2015 The Night Shift Dr. Michael Ragosa 22 episodes
2015 Ultimate Spider-Man Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 Voice, 2 episodes[14]
2016–2021 Bull Benny Colón Main cast
2018 Elena of Avalor El Mistico Voice, episode: "The Return of El Captain"[14]
2023 Scavengers Reign Terrence Voice, 2 episodes
Wu-Tang: An American Saga Detective Greco[12] Main cast

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2006 Saints Row Angelo Lopez [14]
2011 Generator Rex: Agent of Providence Cesar Salazar [14]
2013 LocoCycle Pablo

Music videos

[edit]
Year Artist Title Role
2007 Fergie "Glamorous" Flight Attendant
Santana "Into the Night" Suicidal man

Awards and nominations

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ALMA Award

[edit]
Year Category Work Result
2002 Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Six Feet Under Nominated
2006 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series Six Feet Under Nominated
2009 Best of the Year in Film - Actor Nothing like the Holidays Nominated

Emmy Award

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Year Category Work Result
2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Nominated

Imagen Awards

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Year Category Work Result
2003 Best Supporting Actor - Television Six Feet Under Won
2004 Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama Six Feet Under Won
2005 Best Supporting Actor - Television Six Feet Under Won
2006 Best Supporting Actor - Television Six Feet Under Nominated
2011 Best Actor/Television CHAOS Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Year Category Work Result
2002 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Nominated
2003 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Won
2004 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Won
2005 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Nominated
2006 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under Nominated
2007 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 17, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 17, 2023 includes celebrities James Earl Jones, Jim Carrey". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Decision has worked out fine for actor Freddy Rodriguez". Columbus Dispatch. July 8, 2014.
  3. ^ Metz, Nina (December 14, 2008). "Actor Freddy Rodriguez lives from sea to shining sea: Pacific Coast to Lake Michigan shores". Chicago Tribune.
  4. ^ Nilles, Billy (April 2, 2020). "Where Is the Cast of Can't Hardly Wait Now?". E news.
  5. ^ Maas, Jennifer (December 10, 2021). "'Six Feet Under' Follow-Up Series in the Works at HBO". The Wrap.
  6. ^ "Awards and Nominations". Emmy.
  7. ^ Kilday, Gregg (March 5, 2007). "Rodriguez in the ShoWest spotlight". Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ a b Crowder, Courtney (June 30, 2014). "Freddy Rodriguez works 'The Night Shift'". Chicago Tribune.
  9. ^ Scott, A.O. (August 5, 2008). "Plaid Suits, Prize Grapes and the Rise of Napa". The New York Times.
  10. ^ "'Ugly Betty' Gets a New Beau". Zap2it. July 13, 2007. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise; Patten, Dominic (May 21, 2021). "Glenn Gordon Caron Out As 'Bull' Showrunner, Deal With CBS Studios Ends". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  12. ^ a b c Cordero, Rosy (August 22, 2023). "Freddy Rodriguez Leading Shudder's 'V/H/S/85'". Deadline. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Ryan, Jeanne (November 3, 2022). "Minnesota Actress is Making Movie in the Twin Cities About Her Life". Mix 108.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Freddy Rodriguez (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 22, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  15. ^ Cordero, Rosy. "Freddy Rodriguez & Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr To Lead Indie Horror Feature 'You Lose You Die' From Carlos 'Spiff TV' Suarez". Deadline.
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