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Amaury Nolasco

 
Actor: Amaury Nolasco
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  • Born: Dec 24, 1970 in Puerto Rico
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: 2000s
  • Major Genres: Thriller, Action
  • Career Highlights: Prison Break: Season 02, Prison Break: Season 01, Armored
  • First Major Screen Credit: Prison Break: Season 01 (2005)

Biography

Puerto Rican born Amaury Nolasco had no intention of becoming an actor when he was studying biology at the University of Puerto Rico on the road to becoming a doctor, but a casting director who recruited him into an appearance in a commercial changed his plans, and within a few gigs he was hooked. He packed his bags and moved to New York, where he enrolled at the American-British-Dramatic-Arts School and began appearing on shows like CSI and ER. Within a few years, Nolasco had built up a resumé that made him more viable for substantial movie roles. In 2003, he landed a small part in 2 Fast 2 Furious, and in 2004 he scored a role in the Bernie Mac comedy Mr. 3000. These big breaks were nothing, however, compared to the job he got in 2005 when he was cast as series regular Fernando Sucre on the hit series Prison Break. On the heels of this success, Nolasco nabbed a supporting role in the David Spade comedy The Benchwarmers, but much more impressive was the role he signed up for later that year, joining the cast of the hotly anticipated big-screen version of Transformers, slated for release in 2007. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
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Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco attending the premiere of "Max Payne" on 10-13-2008, Hollywood, CA
Born Amaury Nolasco Garrido
December 24, 1970 (1970-12-24) (age 38)
Puerto Rico
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present

Amaury Nolasco (born Amaury Nolasco Garrido; December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor, best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the television series Prison Break.

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Career

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 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 guest-starring roles on George Lopez, CSI: NY and The Benchwarmers. He also appeared on Mind of Mencia as a guest on Sunday, April 29, 2007. He also starred in the movie adaptation of the Transformers, released during the summer of 2007. Director Michael Bay offered him to return to the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but he declined due to scheduling conflicts. His most high-profile role to date is FOX's hit series Prison Break.

He has also been featured in Wisin & Yandel's video Imagínate.

Credits

Film

Year Title Role
2000 Brother Victor
2002 Final Breakdown Hector Arturo
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Orange Julius
2003 The Librarians G-Man
2004 Mr. 3000 Minadeo
2006 The Benchwarmers Carlos
2007 Transformers Figueroa
2008 Street Kings Santos
Max Payne Jack Lupino
2009 Armored Palmer
TBA The Rum Diary Segurra

Television

Year Title Role
1999 Arli$$ Ivory Ortega
Early Edition Pedro Mendoza
2000 The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood Cypriano
The Huntress Flaco Rosario
2001 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Hector Delgado
2002 ER Ricky
2003 George Lopez Young Manny
2004 Eve Adrian
2005 CSI: NY Ruben DeRosa
2005 - 2009 Prison Break Fernando Sucre
2007 Mind of Mencia Himself

Personal life

Nolasco was born in Puerto Rico to Dominican parents, where his childhood friend was baseball player Jorge Posada. He did not initially intend to be an actor; at the University of Puerto Rico, he studied biology in an effort to become a doctor. After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New York City, where he trained at the American British Dramatic Arts School. He has also studied at The Marjorie Ballentine Studio, where he was a classmate of future Prison Break co-star James Hiroyuki Liao. After moving to Los Angeles to pursue his acting career, he worked at the popular club the Conga Room.

Nolasco was a supporter of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama and made a guest appearance in Will.I.Am's music video, "Yes We Can".[1]

In November 2009, Nolasco made an appearance on Wisin & Yandel's music video "Imaginate" featuring T-Pain alongside Wilmer Valderrama. He plays a jealous mobster who murders Valderrama's character for sleeping with his girlfriend.

He has been romantically linked to former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres. He is now dating Jennifer Morrison, who plays Dr. Allison Cameron in the hit TV series House MD.[2]

References

  1. ^ YouTube - Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
  2. ^ http://blogs.nypost.com/popwrap/archives/2008/11/prison_break_st.html

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