Victor Rasuk | |
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 Rasuk in September 2016 | |
| Born | January 15, 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Victor Rasuk (born January 15, 1985) [1] is an American actor.
Victor Rasuk | |
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| Rasuk in September 2016 | |
| Born | January 15, 1985 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Victor Rasuk (born January 15, 1985) [1] is an American actor.
Rasuk grew up in New York City. He is the son of Dominican parents. [2] His mother worked as a seamstress, and his father at an auto shop. [3] He has one brother, actor Silvestre Rasuk, [4] with whom he starred in Raising Victor Vargas . Rasuk attended performing arts school as a teenager, and began acting at 14.
Rasuk landed his first film role in the Peter Sollett-directed short film Five Feet High and Rising. Two years later, Sollett suggested expanding the short film into a feature-length film, Raising Victor Vargas , which earned Rasuk a nomination for Best Debut Performance at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards. In his next film, Rock Steady, he played a character named Roc. Two years later, he took a leading role in Haven .
Rasuk portrayed skateboarder Tony Alva in the 2005 biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown . The part included surfing and performing skateboarding tricks. Although the more complicated maneuvers were performed by stuntmen, Rasuk is a method actor and worked on remaining in character both on and off screen. Believing he had mastered skating a huge ramp in only his second week of training, he fractured one of his orbital bones. [5] He says that the accident likely earned him more respect from serious skaters within the cast and crew.
Rasuk starred in the two-season HBO comedy-drama series How to Make It in America . [6] From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Detective Ben Caldwell in the CBS drama series Stalker . In 2020, Rasuk played the male lead Daniel Garcia in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty . [7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Flawless | Kid from the neighborhood | Uncredited |
| 2000 | Five Feet High and Rising | Victor | Short film |
| 2002 | Raising Victor Vargas | Victor Vargas | Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance |
| 2002 | Rock Steady | Roc | |
| 2004 | Haven | Fritz | |
| 2005 | Lords of Dogtown | Tony Alva | Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Male |
| 2006 | I'm Reed Fish | Frank Cortez | |
| 2006 | Bonneville | Bo Douglas | |
| 2007 | Adrift in Manhattan | Simon Colon | |
| 2007 | Spinning into Butter | Patrick Chibas | |
| 2007 | Feel the Noise | Javi | |
| 2008 | Stop-Loss | Pvt. Rico Rodriguez | |
| 2008 | Che | Rogelio Acevedo | |
| 2009 | The War Boys | Greg | |
| 2009 | Life Is Hot in Cracktown | Manny | |
| 2010 | Apples | Valet | Short film |
| 2012 | Being Flynn | Gabriel | |
| 2013 | Jobs | Bill Fernandez | |
| 2013 | A Bag Full of Money | Rasool | Short film |
| 2014 | Godzilla | Sergeant Tre Morales | |
| 2015 | Fifty Shades of Grey | José Rodriguez | |
| 2017 | Fifty Shades Darker | ||
| 2018 | Fifty Shades Freed | ||
| 2018 | The Mule | Rico | |
| 2022 | Wildflower | Mr. Vasquez |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Leon Ardilles | Episode: "Choice" |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Luis Ramirez | Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" |
| 2008–2009 | ER | Dr. Ryan Sánchez | 6 episodes |
| 2010–2011 | How to Make It in America | Cameron "Cam" Calderon | Main cast; 16 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Stalker | Detective Ben Caldwell | Main cast; 19 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Colony | Butch "BB" | 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Jack Ryan | "Disco" | Recurring role |
| 2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | Daniel Garcia | Main cast; 9 episodes |
| 2022 | Reasonable Doubt | Mike Ortiz | Recurring role; 8 episodes |
| 2023 | How I Met Your Father | Oscar |
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