Christopher Rivas | |
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Born | 1986or1987(age 36–37) New York City, U.S. |
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Years active | 2009–present |
Known for | Brown Enough, Rubirosa, Call Me Kat |
Website | christopherrivas.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]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | If Not Now When | Basketballapostle | Short Film |
2012 | Public Law | Erubiel | Short Film |
2014 | Shameless | Eduardo | 1 episode |
2014 | For Rent | Jason | Short Film |
2014 | Cry Wolf | Gerard | Short Film |
2015 | Rizzoli & Isles | Lamar St. John | 1 episode |
2015 | 2 Broke Girls | Mookie | 1 episode |
2015 | Mi Casa Mi Casa | Ramone Cervantes | 3 episodes |
2016 | Rosewood | Manny | 1 episode |
2016-2018 | Couch Potato Chronicles | Sebastian Cruz | 7 episodes |
2017 | Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story | Messenger | Short Film |
2017 | Grey's Anatomy | Rodney | 1 episode |
2017 | Two Sentence Horror Stories | Xavier | 1 episode |
2017 | SEAL Team | Keith | 1 episode |
2017 | Life After First Failure | Dirk | 3 episodes [18] |
2018 | NCIS: Los Angeles | ATF Special Agent Elliot Ross | 1 episode |
2018 | For the People | Rodrigo Puente | 1 episode |
2018 | GLOW | X-Ray Technician | 1 episode |
2018 | 9-1-1 | Hector | 1 episode |
2018 | Just Cause 4 | Che Sanz | Video Game |
2019 | New Amsterdam | Ivan Velez | 1 episode |
2019 | The Filth | Justin | 2 episodes |
2019 | Adam Ruins Everything | Cool Beer Guy | 1 episode |
2021–2023 | Call Me Kat | Oscar | Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3) |
2021 | Call of Duty: Vanguard | Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Mateo Hernandez | Pacific missions only |
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