Christopher Rivas

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Christopher Rivas
Born1986or1987(age 36–37)
Occupations
  • Author
  • actor
  • podcaster
  • storyteller
Years active2009–present
Known forBrown Enough, Rubirosa, Call Me Kat
Websitechristopherrivas.com

Christopher Rivas (born 1986or1987) is an American author, [1] [2] [3] actor, [4] [5] podcaster, [6] [7] [8] and storyteller. [9] [10] He is best known for his podcast Rubirosa, [11] his book Brown Enough, [12] the role of Oscar on Call Me Kat, and his solo play, The Real James Bond... Was Dominican! [13]

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Life and career

Rivas was born and raised in New York City in 1986or1987. The son of a Dominican father and Colombian mother. He attended California Institute of the Arts, where he majored in acting in 2011. [14] He developed storytelling workshops United Nations High Commission for Refugees, LAMP on Skid Row, The Museum of Broken Relationships, UCLA and CalArts. [15] [16] In 2018, he was part of the faculty of The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship. [17]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009If Not Now WhenBasketballapostleShort Film
2012Public LawErubielShort Film
2014 Shameless Eduardo1 episode
2014For RentJasonShort Film
2014Cry WolfGerardShort Film
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Lamar St. John1 episode
2015 2 Broke Girls Mookie1 episode
2015Mi Casa Mi CasaRamone Cervantes3 episodes
2016 Rosewood Manny1 episode
2016-2018Couch Potato ChroniclesSebastian Cruz7 episodes
2017Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle StoryMessengerShort Film
2017 Grey's Anatomy Rodney1 episode
2017 Two Sentence Horror Stories Xavier1 episode
2017 SEAL Team Keith1 episode
2017Life After First FailureDirk3 episodes [18]
2018 NCIS: Los Angeles ATF Special Agent Elliot Ross1 episode
2018 For the People Rodrigo Puente1 episode
2018 GLOW X-Ray Technician1 episode
2018 9-1-1 Hector1 episode
2018 Just Cause 4 Che SanzVideo Game
2019 New Amsterdam Ivan Velez1 episode
2019The FilthJustin2 episodes
2019 Adam Ruins Everything Cool Beer Guy1 episode
2021–2023 Call Me Kat OscarRecurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3)
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Mateo HernandezPacific missions only

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