Anthony Ruivivar

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Anthony Ruivivar
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Ruivivar at the 2013 SDCC
Born
Hawaii, U.S.
Citizenship
  • United States
  • Philippines
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present
Spouse
Yvonne Jung
(m. 1998)
Children3, including Levi Ruivivar

Anthony Michael Ruivivar is an 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 .

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Career

Ruivivar's early appearances include the films Race the Sun (1996) and a minor character in Starship Troopers (1997). His 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

Ruivivar 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 three children; two sons, Kainoa and Kale, and a daughter, Levi, who is a member of the Philippines Women's Gymnastics national team. [1] [2]

Ruivivar is fluent in Spanish and has incorporated this in Third Watch. [3] He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University.

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997 Law & Order Raymond CartenaEpisode: "Mad Dog"
1997 All My Children Enrique "Ricky"2 episodes
1999–05 Third Watch Carlos Nieto 131 episodes
2005 Medical Investigation Episode: "Half Life"
2006 Close to Home Detective VegaEpisode: "Escape"
2007 Numbers Agent CorderoEpisode: "Finders Keepers"
2007 Criminal Minds Lt. Ricardo VegaEpisode: "Ashes and Dust"
2007 Traveler Agent Guillermo Borjes8 episodes
2007 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Det. Ruben BejaranoEpisode: "Who and What"
2007 Chuck Tommy Delgado2 episodes
2009 Lie to Me FBI Agent DardisEpisode: "A Perfect Score"
2010–11 The Whole Truth Alejo Salazar13 episodes
2011 The Good Wife Captain MoyerEpisode: "Whiskey Tango Foxtrot"
2011 American Horror Story: Murder House Miguel RamosEpisode: "Afterbirth"
2012 Burn Notice Rafael MonteroEpisode: "Mixed Messages"
2012 Major Crimes D.D.A. Ozzy Michaels3 episodes
2012 The Mentalist Victor PhippsEpisode: "Black Cherry"
2013 Southland Officer Hank Lucero7 episodes
2013 Castle Barrett HawkeEpisode: "A Murder Is Forever"
2013–14 Revolution General Bill Carver4 episodes
2013–14 Beware the Batman Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Wayne (voices)26 episodes
2013–15 Banshee Alex Longshadow17 episodes
2014 Beauty & the Beast Agent Henry Knox4 episodes
2014 Hawaii Five-0 Marco Reyes4 episodes
2014 Nashville Brett RiversEpisode: "I'm Coming Home to You"
2014–15 Avengers Assemble Nighthawk (voice)7 episodes
2015 Quantico Agent JimenezEpisode: "Run"
2015–16 American Horror Story: Hotel Richard Ramirez 2 episodes
2015 NCIS: Los Angeles Mark RuizEpisode: "Unspoken"
2015–16 Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street Adam Hernandez5 episodes
2016 Scream Sheriff Miguel Acosta12 episodes
2016–17 Frequency Captain Stan Moreno9 episodes
2017 Blue Bloods Det. Tommy JordanEpisode: "The Thin Blue Line"
2018 The Haunting of Hill House Kevin Harris8 episodes
2021 Turner & Hooch James Mendez12 episodes
2021 NCIS: Hawaiʻi Daniel Tennant7 episodes

References

  1. Levi Jung-Ruivivar, usagym.org; accessed March 20, 2021.
  2. Anthony Ruivivar's Instagram, instagram.com; accessed March 20, 2021.
  3. "History of the World". Third Watch. Season 1. Episode 8. November 21, 1999.