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Amaury Nolasco

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nolasco and the second or maternal family name is Garrido.
Amaury Nolasco
Nolasco at the premiere of Max Payne in 2008
Born
Amaury Nolasco Garrido

(1970-12-24) December 24, 1970 (age 53)
Vieques, Puerto Rico
CitizenshipUnited States
OccupationActor
Years active1997–present

Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series Prison Break (2005–2008, 2017), and for his role in Transformers (2007).[1][2]

Early life

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Nolasco was born in Vieques, Puerto Rico on Christmas Eve in 1970 to Puerto Rican parents.[3][4] After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New York City.

Career

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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.

Personal life

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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]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Note
1997 Fall Waiter Uncredited
2000 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
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 film
2014 In the Blood Silvio Lugo
Small Time Barlow
Animal Douglas
2015 2 Hours 2 Vegas Damian Savage Short film
2016 Criminal Esteban Ruiza
Fate Boss Short film
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 Manny
2022 The Valet Benny
2024 Lights Out Fosco

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
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"
The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood Cypriano TV movie
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"
2005–2008,
2017 		Prison Break Fernando Sucre 79 episodes
2007 Mind of Mencia Club Carlos Guest Episode: "Bouncin' at Club Carlos"
2009 CSI: Miami Nathan Cole Episode: "Bone Voyage"
2010 Southland Detective Rene Cordero 3 episodes
The Quickening Swan TV movie
2010–2011 Chase Marco Martinez 18 episodes
2012–2013 Work It Angel Ortiz 13 episodes
2013 Burn Notice Mateo Episode: "Things Unseen"
2013–2016 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 5 episodes
2015–2016 Telenovela Rodrigo Suarez 11 episodes
2018 Deception FBI Agent Mike Alvarez 13 episodes
2019 Power Rudolfo Episode: "Like Father, Like Son"
2020–2024 Hightown Frankie Cuevas Sr. 25 episodes
2022 9-1-1: Lone Star Morris Episode: "Riddle of the Sphynx"
2024 Land of Women Kevin Recurring cast

Awards

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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
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Petski, Denise (March 16, 2016). "'Prison Break': Amaury Nolasco To Reprise Role In Fox Event Series". Deadline. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Amaury Nolasco Says His 'Transformers' Character Is Alive, Could Return In 'Transformers 3'". MTV. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ "Amaury Nolasco dice fue un honor encarnar al Teniente Amado". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Amaury Nolasco: "Esta es la tierra que vio nacer a mis padres"". El Caribe (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. July 26, 2013. Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.
  5. ^ "Jennifer Morrison rules the red carpet". New York Post. September 10, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  6. ^ YouTube - Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
  7. ^ "Amaury Nolasco satisfecho con su misión caritativa". Primera Hora. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.
  8. ^ "ALMA Awards 2006 Nominees". Archived from the original on May 30, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  9. ^ "ALMA Awards 2006 Winners". Archived from the original on February 29, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  10. ^ "ALMA Awards 2008 Nominees". Archived from the original on July 30, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  11. ^ "ALMA Awards 2008 Winners". Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
  12. ^ "ALMA Awards 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
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