Philip Anthony-Rodriguez

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Philip Anthony-Rodriguez
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Anthony-Rodriguez at the 2019 WonderCon
Born (1968-03-10) March 10, 1968 (age 56)
Other names
  • Philip Anthony Rodriguez
  • Philip Anthony Rodrigues
OccupationActor
Years active1990–present

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (born March 10, 1968) is an American actor known for his roles on Jake 2.0 as Kyle Duarte, the voice of disc jockey Maurice Chavez in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City , and as Jetstream Sam in the 2013 video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance .

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Early life

Anthony-Rodriguez was born March 10, 1968, [2] to Puerto Rican parents Maximo and Veronica (née Burgos) in Brooklyn, New York City. The youngest of five children, he began acting, singing, and doing voices when he was young. At age 11, he started working with Acting by Children, a young people's performing group in New York City founded by Jeanne Niederlitz. As a result of his talent and look, the management group Niederlitz and Steele signed him and began representing him in talent auditions. [3] Philip began working almost immediately and has been a busy working actor for over four decades. Being raised in a bilingual household has enabled Philip to work in the business in both English and Spanish. [4]

Career

In November 1990, Philip originated the role of Ritchie Valens in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story . [5] He provided the voice of the male version of protagonist SPARTAN-B312 in the 2010 video game Halo: Reach . He is the voice of Jetstream Sam in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance . He also played Dr. Evans in Madea's Big Happy Family . He recurred for six seasons as Ruben Enriquez in the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager . He played Nelson in film The Ode and had a guest role on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana in 2009 and played Michael Grant in Castle in 2010. [6] In 2011, he guest-starred on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up (season 1, episode 18: "Model It Up") as designer Napoleon Fontaine and in 2013 on Modern Family in the episode "The Big Game", and in 2014 as Mr. Eloquence on Real Husbands of Hollywood . Anthony-Rodriguez voices the role of Nick Mendoza in the video game Battlefield Hardline . In 2015, he was announced as the voice of the Imperial Inquisitor, the Fifth Brother on the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels .

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
1997Academy BoyzLuis
1998UndercurrentCarlos Rivera, Jr.
2003I Wrote That One, Vol. 1VariousVideo short
2003SW 2.5. (The Pitch Wars) Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, James Ivory, Joel Coen, Andy Wachowski, Bobby Farrelly, Yoda, Anakin Buzz Lightyear, First ADVoice role
Short
2003I Wrote That One, Vol. 2VariousVideo short
2005BathshebaThe MessengerShort
2007InAlienableDr. Braxton
2008The OdeNelsonShort
2008Waiting For YvetteLuisShort
2009He Likes GuysLuisSegment ("Waiting for Yvette")
2010 Madea's Big Happy Family Dr. EvansVideo
2010Assisting VenusLeo
2011 Madea's Big Happy Family Dr. Evans
2013Lost and FoundDetective CastilloShort
2013The Book of DanielBelshazzar
2015 Madea's Tough Love Officer FrankVoice role
2017OdiousMark
2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five Mano Voice [7]
2021 Tango Shalom Host

Television

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
1995 New York News Episode: "Cost of Living"
1995 The City Bernardo CastroEpisode: "1.25"
1997 Law & Order Male juror
2000 Third Watch GeorgioEpisode: "Just Another Night at the Opera"
2000 Law & Order DoormanEpisode: "Stiff"
2002 Street Time Enrique AbascalEpisode: "Good Deeds"
2002 Becker SingerEpisode: "Chris-Mess"
2003 Dragnet SID Tech #2Episode: "All That Glitters"
2003 Star Trek: Enterprise JuanEpisode: "Horizon"
2003–2004 Jake 2.0 Kyle Duarte16 episodes
2004 JAG Gunnery Sergeant Mark BurrellEpisode: "Corporate Raiders"
2004 Higglytown Heroes Furnish RepairmanVoice, episode: "All Warm Inside"
2005 CSI: Miami Jeff ColsonEpisode: "Payback"
2006 In Justice Sgt. DeMeoEpisode: "Badge of Honor"
2006Untitled Patricia Heaton ProjectMr. ReidTelevision film
2007 NCIS Lloyd JacksonEpisode: "Skeletons"
2007 Shark Louis MenashiEpisode: "In Absentia"
2008–2012 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Rubien Enriquez51 episodes
2008 Privileged LenEpisode: "All About Appearances"
2008 Eli Stone Michael PelfreyEpisode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
2009 CSI: NY Lt. John MalleyEpisode: "Rush to Judgement"
2009 Hannah Montana Shawn NahnahEpisode: "Papa's Got a Brand-New Friend"
2009 24 Tom Chapman4 episodes
2009 NUMB3RS MarcusEpisode: "Greatest Hits"
2009 Meet the Browns HectorEpisode: "Meet the Real Dad"
2010 Dark Blue ICE Agent Steven Clark, Nathan Clark2 episodes
2010 Castle Michael GrantEpisode: "Almost Famous"
2011 Shake It Up Napoleon FontaineEpisode: "Model It Up"
2012 Person of Interest Rafeal AcostaEpisode: "C.O.D."
2012 Zeke and Luther Quentin Del Toro2 episodes
2013 Burn Notice PabloEpisode: "New Deal"
2013The Nightmare NannyDetective RodriguezTelevision film
2013 Real Husbands of Hollywood Mr. Eloquence3 episodes
2013–2019 Modern Family Tim3 episodes
2013Cinnamon GirlPablo ShroderTelevision film
2014 Gang Related Billy Cabreba3 episodes
2014–2015 Grimm Marcus Rispoli13 episodes
2014 Madam Secretary Manny AzuccoEpisode: "Game On"
2015 The Mentalist Darrell GonzalezEpisode: "Green Light"
2015 Mike & Molly MannyEpisode: "Buy the Book"
2015 NCIS: New Orleans Navy Captain Michael DawsonEpisode: "The Insider"
2016 Star Wars Rebels Fifth Brother, Rebel Trooper, Phoenix Squadron PilotVoice, 6 episodes
2017 Rosewood Jamil LutherEpisode: "Mummies & Meltdowns"
2017 Queen of the South OctavioEpisode: "El Precio de La Fe"
2017 The Orville FadolinEpisode: "Mad Idolatory"
2018 Alex, Inc. Nelson MunozEpisode: "The Nanny"
2018 Hawaii Five-O Commander ParksEpisode: "Ka Lala Kaukonakona Haki ʻOle I Ka Pa A Ka Makani Kona"
2018 Days of Our Lives Miguel Garcia12 episodes
2018 Reverie Daniel BaezEpisode: "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
2018 Homecoming RomanEpisode: "Protocol"
2019 The Morning Show Gabriel3 episodes
2019 Why Women Kill Hector3 episodes
2020 Tommy Rascal Santos4 episodes
2020 The Resident Miguel EspinozaEpisode: "Burn It All Down"
2021 9-1-1 Edgar HillEpisode: "Ghost Stories"
2022 Good Trouble Marc Tavez2 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
2002 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Maurice Chavez
2005 True Crime: New York City Director [8]
2006 Saints Row Victor Rodriguez [9]
2006 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Maurice Chavez
2006 The Sopranos: Road to Respect Additional voices
2006 SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault Aztec
2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional voices
2008 Saints Row 2 Additional voices
2008 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Additional voices
2008 Too Human Jansen, Ivor, Berserker, Male Civilian #2
2009 Red Faction: Guerilla Additional voices
2009 Dragon Age: Origins Disciple Harvard, Templar Dreamer, Dust Town Beggar, Fade Mage Instructor, Proving Spectator, Royal Place Servant
2009 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II Thaddeus, Nemerian, Rangers, Eldar, Guardians, Warp Spiders [9]
2010 Halo: Reach Noble Six - Male [9]
2010 Blur Casimiro
2010 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising Thaddeus, Eldar [9]
2010 Call of Duty: Black Ops Additional voices
2011 Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution Eldar Male, Eldar Voice of God [9]
2011 Driver: San Francisco Additional voices
2011 Ace Combat: Assault Horizon Jose "Guts" Gutierrez
2011 Uncharted: Golden Abyss Mercenary, Thug [9]
2011 Dead Space 2 Additional voices
2013 Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Samuel Rodrigues, additional voices [9]
2014 Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes Soldiers, Extras [9]
2014 Infamous: Second Son Concrete Pawn #1
2014 Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Additional voices
2015 White Night Player, Narrator
2015 Battlefield Hardline Nicholas Mendoza [9]
2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Soldiers [9]
2015 Fallout 4 Sturges, Scott Edwards
2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider Jacob [9]
2017 Ghost Recon: Wildlands El Gato
2018 Just Cause 4 Javi, People of Solis [9]
2023 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Ricardo "Corso" Vargas [10]

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