Michael Reventar

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Michael Reventar is a Canadian actor. [1] He is best known for his appearance as Farooq Gibran / Blackout in The Flash , [1] and for the film Kidnap Capital , for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards. [2] [3]

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Early life

Reventar was born in Scarborough, Ontario. [1]

Career

Michael's first public appearance on Tiny Talent Time. He performed a dance routine to Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." As a trained pianist, he won the prestigious Kiwanis Music Festival at the age of 12. He later received training from the acting coach David Rotenberg. He made his debut performance in Kidnap Capital. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Kidnap Capital Rico
2018 Peppermint Ortega
2018I'll Take Your DeadDiaz

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Curious and Unusual DeathsDetectiveEpisode: "Shotgun House"
2011Dual SuspectsJuan LunaEpisode: "Seven in the Cooler"
2011 Alphas AlonsoEpisode: "Bill and Gary's Excellent Adventure"
2011 Against the Wall Gus MeroniEpisode: "Second Chances"
2012 Nikita TerrenceEpisode: "Power"
2012 King Little BillyEpisode: "Jared and Stacy Cooper"
2012 Transporter: The Series Rene DugasEpisode: "Harvest"
2012 Beauty & the Beast Julio RamirezEpisode: "Proceed with Caution"
2012 Flashpoint MarshallEpisode: "Forget Oblivion"
2012 Prosecuting Casey Anthony Ricardo MoralesTelevision film
2012, 2015 Air Crash Investigation Various roles2 episodes
2013 Played Gavin SchwabEpisode: "Fights"
2014 24 Hour Rental MalverdeEpisode: "Don of the Dead"
2014 The Flash Farooq Gibran / Blackout Episode: "Power Outage"
2015 Gangland Undercover ThorEpisode: "Solitary"
2015 Between HectorEpisode: "School's Out"
2015–2016 The Art of More Miguel Araujo5 episodes
2017 Dark Matter Ash2 episodes
2017 The Strain Raul3 episodes
2017 Wisdom of the Crowd FlacoEpisode: "Pilot"
20182nd GenerationOfficer Kent2 episodes
2018 Impulse Luis Castillo4 episodes
2018The MissionBaby JokerTelevision film
2019 Hudson & Rex Clive2 episodes
2019 Titans CarlosEpisode: "Fallen"
2021 See Lord Diego3 episodes
2021 Mayor of Kingstown AlbertoEpisode: "The Mayor of Kingstown"

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Toronto actor Michael Reventar more heroic than his villainous role on The Flash". Toronto Star , November 24, 2014.
  2. "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, January 17, 2017.
  3. Couch, Aaron (2014-11-25). "'The Flash' Villain Teases His "Monster" Character: He's "An Electrical Vampire"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
  4. "Michael Reventar | Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Canadian Screen Awards". Academy.ca. 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2024-09-18.