Franky G

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Franky G
Born
Frank Gonzales

(1965-10-30) October 30, 1965 (age 58)
OccupationActor
Years active1998–present

Franky G (born Frank Gonzales; [1] October 30, 1965) [2] is an American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Xavier in Saw II and Wrench in the 2003 remake of The Italian Job as well as other various roles such as Lupus in Confidence and Detective Cruz in Wonderland .

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Early life and career

Gonzalez's parents moved from Puerto Rico to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York City. Gonzalez was born in Williamsburg and later moved to Flushing, Queens. [3] Before acting, he played semi-professional football, worked as a bouncer and security guard in New York clubs. He studied criminal law in college. [4] Gonzalez replied to an ad for Manito (then called Cruel World) in Backstage magazine; three weeks later he was called to read the script for director Eric Eason. The film played in 50 festivals in 2002. The following year he was cast at the last minute for the role of Wrench in The Italian Job . [5] In 2005, he played Jonny Calvo in the short-lived Fox Network television show Jonny Zero and played Xavier in the horror film Saw II . [6]

In February 2023, he was cast in a television series, Demonico . [7]

Filmography

List of films and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Manito Junior Moreno
2003 Confidence Lupus
2003 The Italian Job 'Wrench'
2003 Wonderland Detective Louis Cruz
2005 Saw II Xavier
2006 Saw III XavierCorpse
2009 The Devil's Tomb 'Hammer' Direct-to-video
2011 Gun Hill Road Tico
2013 Dead Man Down Luco
2013 Tio Papi Chizzy
2013 36 Saints Joseph ReyesAlso associate producer
2015Laugh Killer LaughDetective Mantiga
2016The PastorLuca Ramirez
2016BlowtorchDetective Ramos
2017 Lost Cat Corona Ricky
2018The Martyr MakerAsir Iirhabi
2018Fists of LoveJohnAlso executive producer
2021 The Birthday Cake Omar
List of television appearances and roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 New York Undercover ManuelEpisode: "Quid Pro Quo"
2005 Jonny Zero Jonny Calvo13 episodes (4 unaired)
2006–
2007
Smith Joe7 episodes
2011 CSI: Miami Dante KrollEpisode: "Caged"
2011Pale Blue LightNestoralso executive producer
2013 Blue Bloods Sergeant RussellEpisode: "Warriors"
2014 Unforgettable Ricky CorderoEpisode: "Manhunt"
2014–
2019
Power Poncho20 episodes
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Lyle TrucoEpisode "The Mystery of the Taken Boy"
2016 Luke Cage Juan Carlos CastroEpisode: "DWYCK"
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit José MarquezEpisode: "No Surrender" (credited as Frankie G)
2018 Quantico Dolfo RazaEpisode: "Hell's Gate"
2020 For Life Rafi FigueroaEpisode: "Witness"
2019–
2022
The Family Business Juan Rodriguez8 episodes
2022Crash the SystemAbeto
  • Episode: All Systems Crashed"
  • Episode: "Last Rites"

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