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Amaury Nolasco | |
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 Nolasco attending the premiere of Max Payne, October 13, 2008, in Los Angeles, California | |
| Born | Amaury Nolasco Garrido December 24, 1969 Vieques, Puerto Rico |
| Citizenship | United States |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican/Dominican actor and producer, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series Prison Break , and for his role in Transformers . [1] [2]
Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico to Dominican parents. [3] [4] After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New York City.
Nolasco has guest-starred in various television series such as Arli$$ , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , and ER . His first role on a feature film was in Takeshi Kitano's Brother , along others as "Orange Julius" in Universal's 2 Fast 2 Furious . He then went on to co-star opposite Bernie Mac in Mr. 3000 .
Nolasco's additional television and film credits include roles on George Lopez and CSI: NY , and in The Benchwarmers . He also appeared on Mind of Mencia as a guest on Sunday, April 29, 2007. He also starred in Director Michael Bay's Transformers , released during the summer of 2007. Bay offered to cast Nolasco in the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen , but he declined due to scheduling conflicts. His most high-profile role was Prison Break .
In November 2009, Nolasco made an appearance in Wisin & Yandel's music video "Imagínate" featuring T-Pain alongside Wilmer Valderrama. He plays a jealous mobster who murders Valderrama's character for sleeping with his girlfriend. He also appears in Calle 13's music video "La Perla".
In March 2010, Nolasco guest-starred in three episodes during the second season of Southland , as Detective Rene Cordero.
From September 2010 to May 2011, he costarred in the NBC show Chase , a one-season show about U.S. Marshals that hunt down fugitives. He starred in the short-lived ABC television series Work It which premiered on January 3, 2012.
Nolasco was featured in the sitcom Telenovela , as Rodrigo Suarez, Ana Sofia's eccentric co-star who plays the show's villain.
Nolasco began dating Jennifer Morrison in 2009, and the relationship reportedly lasted three years. [5]
He was a supporter of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama. [6]
For the second year in a row, Nolasco was the host of the Amaury Nolasco & Friends Golf Classic that took place in El Conquistador Hotel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico from June 10–11, 2011. The Amaury Nolasco & Friends Golf Classic is a celebrity golf tournament, where all the profits go to non-profit Puerto Rican organizations. For the second season, the profits went to the University of Puerto Rico Pediatric Hospital and to the VAL Foundation (Vive Alegre Luchando), an organization that gives their funding to pediatric cancer patients. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 1997 | Fall | Waiter | |
| 2000 | The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood | Cypriano | TV movie |
| Brother | Victor | ||
| 2002 | Final Breakdown | Hector Arturo | |
| 2003 | 2 Fast 2 Furious | Julius 'Orange Julius' | |
| The Librarians | G-Man | ||
| 2004 | Mr. 3000 | Jorge Minadeo | |
| 2006 | The Benchwarmers | Carlos | |
| 2007 | Transformers | ACWO Jorge "Fig" Figueroa | |
| 2008 | Street Kings | Detective Cosmo Santos | |
| Max Payne | Jack Lupino | ||
| 2009 | Armored | Palmer | |
| 2010 | The Quickening | Swan | TV movie |
| 2011 | The Rum Diary | Segurra | |
| 2013 | A Good Day to Die Hard | Detective Murphy | |
| El Teniente Amado | Amado García Guerrero | ||
| Out of the Blue | Savage | Short | |
| 2014 | In the Blood | Silvio Lugo | |
| Small Time | Barlow | ||
| Animal | Douglas | ||
| 2015 | 2 Hours 2 Vegas | Damian Savage | Short |
| 2016 | Criminal | Esteban Ruiza | |
| Fate | Boss | Short | |
| 2018 | Locating Silver Lake | Jose | |
| Edge of Fear | Nick | ||
| Speed Kills | Agent Lopez | ||
| 2019 | Jarhead: Law of Return | Gunny Sergeant | Video |
| 2021 | South of Heaven | Joey | |
| 2022 | The Valet | Benny | |
| 2024 | Lights Out | TBA |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | New York Undercover | Shadow's Accomplice #1 | Episode: "Going Native" |
| 1999 | Arli$$ | Ivory Ortega | Episode: "The Stories You Don't Hear About" |
| Early Edition | Pedro Mendoza | Episode: "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" | |
| 2000 | Pacific Blue | - | Episode: "A Thousand Words" |
| The Huntress | Flaco Rosario | Episode: "Bad Boys & Why We Love Them" | |
| 2001 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Hector Delgado | Episode: "Slaves of Las Vegas" |
| 2002 | ER | Ricky | Episode: "Dead Again" |
| 2003 | George Lopez | Young Manny | Episode: "Long Time No See" |
| 2004 | Eve | Adrian | Episode: "Love TKO" |
| 2005 | CSI: NY | Ruben DeRosa | Episode: "The Closer" |
| 2005-09 | Prison Break | Fernando Sucre | Main cast |
| 2009 | CSI: Miami | Nathan Cole | Episode: "Bone Voyage" |
| 2010 | Southland | Detective Rene Cordero | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2010-11 | Chase | Marco Martinez | Main cast |
| 2012-13 | Work It | Angel Ortiz | Main cast |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Mateo | Episode: "Things Unseen" |
| 2013-16 | Rizzoli & Isles | Lt. Det. Rafael Martinez | Recurring cast: season 4, guest: season 6 |
| 2014 | Justified | Elvis Manuel Machado | Episode: "A Murder of Crowes" |
| Gang Related | Matias | Recurring cast | |
| 2015-16 | Telenovela | Rodrigo Suarez | Main cast |
| 2017 | Prison Break | Fernando Sucre | Main cast |
| 2018 | Deception | FBI Agent Mike Alvarez | Main cast |
| 2019 | Power | Rudolfo | Episode: "Like Father, Like Son" |
| 2020-21 | Hightown | Frankie Cuevas Sr. | Main cast |
| 2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Morris | Episode: "Riddle of the Sphynx" |
| TBA | Land of Women | Kevin | Upcoming series |
Nolasco has been nominated three times for an ALMA Award, [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] and once for a Teen Choice Award.[ citation needed ]
| Year | Award | Nominated Work | Result |
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| 2006 | Teen Choice Award: TV - Choice Sidekick | Prison Break | Nominated |
| 2006 | ALMA Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Prison Break | Nominated |
| 2008 | ALMA Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Television Series | Prison Break | Nominated |
| 2009 | ALMA Award: Actor in Television - Drama | Prison Break | Nominated |
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