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| Born | Felix Angel Solis September 17, 1971 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, film director, film producer, stage director |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Partner | Liza Fernandez |
Felix Angel Solis (born September 17, 1971) is an American actor, film director, and film producer. [1] Born on the Upper West Side and raised in Chelsea/Greenwich Village area of New York City, to parents who were both born in Puerto Rico, Felix considers himself a Nuyorican.
Solis first started working on shows set in NYC such as New York Undercover , NYPD Blue , Third Watch and the film Empire (starring opposite John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard). He then appeared in acclaimed television shows such as The West Wing , OZ , Law & Order: SVU , The Sopranos , Law & Order: Criminal Intent , Damages and Fringe , and Ozark; and numerous films such as The Forgotten (opposite Julianne Moore), Wes Craven's My Soul to Take , Man on a Ledge (opposite Sam Worthington and Ed Harris), and Arbitrage (opposite Tim Roth).
With his roots in theatre, Felix has also continued to work on stage receiving the HOLA 2013 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the production of Basilica at New York's prestigious Cherry Lane Theatre; a Connecticut Critics Circle Award in 2008 for Boleros for the Disenchanted and a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Passion Play in 2006. As a stage director, Solis helmed Raúl Castillo's Knives and Other Sharp Objects at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in 2009. [2]
Solis has originated parts in In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Our Lady of 121st Street, both written by Stephen Adly Guirgis with direction by Philip Seymour Hoffman. [3] He performed at the Cherry Lane Theater's stage in Havana Is Waiting by Eduardo Machado. [4] Solis has also been a member of The Actors Studio since 2001, where he has appeared in plays including Salome starring Dianne Wiest and Al Pacino. [5]
Al Pacino wrote him to thank him for his performance in the original production of Our Lady Of 121st Street with the LAByrinth Theater Company, of which he has been a member since 1999. [3]
Solis has appeared in over 18 films including The Forgotten , Taking Chance , The International , My Soul to Take , [6] and Gun Hill Road (winner of the 2011 Grand Jury Nominee at the Sundance Film Festival). [7] Solis' television appearances include The Following , The Good Wife , Made in Jersey , NYC 22 , Weekends at Bellevue, Criminal Minds , Army Wives , ATF-The Line, Damages , Fringe , The Sopranos , Oz , The West Wing , Third Watch , NYPD Blue , New York Undercover , and Blue Bloods . [6]
In 2013 Solis co-created a film production company called Subway Token Films with his partner, actress Liza Fernandez. Their first short film, Tinto, shot on location in the Maipo Valley wine region of Chile, South America, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, [8] getting nominated for Best Short Narrative. It also screened at the Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival in 2015. Their next short film, iHeart (which Solis directed), made its world premiere at the Hoboken International Film Festival; it won the Award of Merit at One-Reeler Short Film Competition, and continues its way through the festival circuit. His next short film, Going Down, was shot in Los Angeles in June and is in post-production. He is an active volunteer at the 52nd Street Project, a non-profit group that matches inner-city kids with professional theatre artists to introduce them to the business and craft of theatre production. He is also a supporter of the ASPCA and WSPA.
Solis had a recurring role on The Following . He was a regular on the CBS TV series Made in Jersey starring Kyle MacLachlan, and Janet Montgomery. [9] On the same network he played Sgt. Terry Howard on NYC 22 , produced by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, as well as a recurring role on The Good Wife as the "No-Nonsense" Det. Kevin Rodriguez. [6] Solis also landed a role on USA’s Colony playing Geronimo, and ABC’s The Family playing Editor-in-Chief Gus Flores. Felix was recently cast in the series regular in ABC's Ten Days in the Valley as Commander Gomez that premiered in October 2017.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Cousin Howard | Allen | |
| 2002 | Empire | Jose | |
| 2003 | El Círculo Vicioso | Mata | |
| 2004 | Mimmo & Paulie | Mimmo | Short |
| The Forgotten | Detective Brasher | ||
| 2005 | Everyone's Depressed | Carlos | Short |
| La muerte es pequeña | - | Short | |
| End of the Spear | Julio | ||
| 2007 | Kid | Martin | Short |
| 2009 | The International | Detective Iggy Ornelas | |
| Reunion | Pete | ||
| 2010 | My Soul to Take | Chela | |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Pete | |
| 2012 | Arbitrage | A.D.A. Ray Deferlito | |
| Man on a Ledge | Nestor | ||
| You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You | Detective Meil | ||
| 2014 | Tinto | - | Short |
| Fugly! | Pops | ||
| 2016 | Tallulah | Manuel | |
| iHeart | Bartender | Short | |
| 2018 | Atlantic City | Junior | Short |
| 2022 | Allswell in New York | Desmond | |
| 2024 | Unfrosted | El Sucre | |
| TBA | The Friend | Filming |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996 | New York Undercover | Felipe | Episode: "Brown Like Me" |
| 1997 | NYPD Blue | Victor | Episode: "Lost Israel: Part 1" |
| Law & Order | CSU Scapelli | Episode: "Harvest" | |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Nick | Episode: "...Or Just Look Like One" |
| Law & Order | Tino | Episode: "Hate" | |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Smith | Episode: "Faith" |
| The Sopranos | Fishman | Episode: "The Happy Wanderer" | |
| 2001 | The West Wing | Hammaker | Episode: "Ways and Means" |
| 2002 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Cardenas | Episode: "Malignant" |
| 2003 | Oz | Reynaldo Escobales | Episode: "A Failure to Communicate" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Narc | Episode: "Loss" | |
| 2004 | One Life to Live | Benicio | Regular cast |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Trial by Jury | Miguel Guzman | Episode: "Bang & Blame" |
| 2006 | Conviction | Mr. Diaz | Episode: "Madness" |
| Law & Order | Mr. Garcia | Episode: "Magnet" | |
| 2007 | The Knights of Prosperity | Jaime Santanita | Recurring cast |
| The Sopranos | Edgar Ramirez | Episode: "The Second Coming" | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Ray Delgado | Episode: "Amends" | |
| 2009 | Damages | Rudy Vasquez | Episode: "I Lied, Too." |
| Fringe | Daniel Hicks | Episode: "The Transformation" | |
| Law & Order | Livan Santana | Episode: "Anchors Away" | |
| Taking Chance | Philly Cargo Worker | TV movie | |
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Nelson G. | Episode: "The Fight" |
| Army Wives | Captain William Hele | Episode: "Scars and Stripes" | |
| 2010–15 | The Good Wife | Det. Kevin Rodriguez | Gues (season 1 & 5-7), recurring cast (season 2) |
| 2012 | NYC 22 | Sgt. Terry Howard | Main cast |
| Made in Jersey | River Brody | Main cast | |
| 2013 | Franklin & Bash | Detective | Episode: "Freck" |
| 2014 | Nurse Jackie | Joan's Husband | Episode: "Sidecars and Spermicide" |
| 2014–15 | The Following | Agent Jeff Clarke | Recurring cast (season 2), guest (season 3) |
| 2015 | Chicago P.D. | Lieutenant Guthrie | Episode: "What Puts You on That Ledge" |
| Elementary | Prentice Gutierrez | Episode: "For All You Know" | |
| Blue Bloods | Hector Florez | Episode: "New Rules" & "The Art of War" | |
| 2016 | Colony | Geronimo | Recurring cast (season 1) |
| The Family | Gus Flores | Recurring cast | |
| Drew | Lieutenant Ford | TV movie | |
| 2016–17 | Hawaii Five-0 | Jorge Moralez | Episode: "Ka'ili aku" & "Ka 'Aelike" |
| 2017 | One Day at a Time | Ron | Episode: "Pride & Prejudice" |
| Mindhunter | Detective Molina | Episode #1.2 | |
| Ten Days in the Valley | Commander Elliot Gomez | Main cast | |
| 2018 | SEAL Team | Colonel Martinez | Recurring cast (season 2) |
| 2020 | Amazing Stories | Lance | Episode: "Dynoman and the Volt!!" |
| I Know This Much Is True | Nurse | Episode: "Four" | |
| 2020–22 | Ozark | Omar Navarro | Recurring cast (season 3), main cast (season 4) |
| Charmed | Ray Vera | Recurring cast (season 2 & 4) | |
| 2022–23 | The Rookie: Feds | Matthew "Matt" Garza | Main cast |
| 2022–24 | The Rookie | Recurring cast (seasons 4-6) | |
| 2023 | City on Fire | Bruno | Recurring cast |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Jerry Martinez | |
| 2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | The Crowd of Liberty City |
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