Anthony Ruivivar
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Anthony Ruivivar | |
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 Ruivivar at the 2013 SDCC | |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse |
Yvonne Jung (m. 1998) |
| Children | 3, including Levi Ruivivar |
Anthony Michael Ruivivar is a Filipino-American actor. He is known for playing Carlos Nieto on Third Watch and Alex Longshadow on Banshee. He also voiced Batman on Beware the Batman.
Career
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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 on 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.
Personal life
[edit]He is of half Filipino descent and his other half is German and Irish. 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 3 children; two sons, Kainoa and Kale, and a daughter, Levi, who is a member of the Philippines Women's Gymnastics national team.[1][2]
He is fluent in Spanish and has incorporated this in Third Watch.[3] He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University.
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | White Fang 2 | Peter | |
| 1996 | Race the Sun | Eduardo Braz | |
| 1997 | Starship Troopers | Shujumi | |
| 1998 | High Art | Xander | |
| 1999 | Simply Irresistible | Ramos | |
| 2004 | Poster Boy | Daniel | |
| 2008 | Tropic Thunder | Platoon Sergeant | |
| 2009 | A Perfect Getaway | Chronic | |
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | McCrady | |
| 2012 | Junction | Tai | |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Flight School Administrator | |
| 2017 | Lost Cat Corona | Guillermo | |
| 2021 | Mad God | Witch (voice) |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Law & Order | Raymond Cartena | Episode: "Mad Dog" |
| 1997 | All My Children | Enrique "Ricky" | 2 episodes |
| 1999–2005 | Third Watch | Carlos Nieto | 131 episodes |
| 2005 | Medical Investigation | Episode: "Half Life" | |
| 2006 | Close to Home | Detective Vega | Episode: "Escape" |
| 2007 | Numbers | Agent Cordero | Episode: "Finders Keepers" |
| 2007 | Criminal Minds | Lt. Ricardo Vega | Episode: "Ashes and Dust" |
| 2007 | Traveler | Agent Guillermo Borjes | 8 episodes |
| 2007 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Det. Ruben Bejarano | Episode: "Who and What" |
| 2007 | Chuck | Tommy Delgado | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Lie to Me | FBI Agent Dardis | Episode: "A Perfect Score" |
| 2010–11 | The Whole Truth | Alejo Salazar | 13 episodes |
| 2011 | The Good Wife | Captain Moyer | Episode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot" |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Miguel Ramos | Episode: "Afterbirth" |
| 2012 | Burn Notice | Rafael Montero | Episode: "Mixed Messages" |
| 2012 | Major Crimes | D.D.A. Ozzy Michaels | 3 episodes |
| 2012 | The Mentalist | Victor Phipps | Episode: "Black Cherry" |
| 2013 | Southland | Officer Hank Lucero | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Castle | Barrett Hawke | Episode: "A Murder Is Forever" |
| 2013–14 | Revolution | General Bill Carver | 4 episodes |
| 2013–14 | Beware the Batman | Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Wayne (voices) | 26 episodes |
| 2013–15 | Banshee | Alex Longshadow | 17 episodes |
| 2014 | Beauty & the Beast | Agent Henry Knox | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Hawaii Five-0 | Marco Reyes | 4 episodes |
| 2014 | Nashville | Brett Rivers | Episode: "I'm Coming Home to You" |
| 2014–15 | Avengers Assemble | Nighthawk (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2015 | Quantico | Agent Jimenez | Episode: "Run" |
| 2015–16 | American Horror Story: Hotel | Richard Ramirez | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Mark Ruiz | Episode: "Unspoken" |
| 2015–16 | Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street | Adam Hernandez | 5 episodes |
| 2016 | Scream | Sheriff Miguel Acosta | 12 episodes |
| 2016–17 | Frequency | Captain Stan Moreno | 9 episodes |
| 2017 | Blue Bloods | Det. Tommy Jordan | Episode: "The Thin Blue Line" |
| 2018 | The Haunting of Hill House | Kevin Harris | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | Turner & Hooch | James Mendez | 12 episodes |
| 2021 | NCIS: Hawaiʻi | Daniel Tennant | 7 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ Levi Jung-Ruivivar, usagym.org; accessed March 20, 2021.
- ^ Anthony Ruivivar's Instagram, instagram.com; accessed March 20, 2021.
- ^ "History of the World". Third Watch. Season 1. Episode 8. November 21, 1999.
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