Anthony Ruivivar

Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born November 4, 1970 (1970-11-04)) is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, and other law-enforcement roles in different TV series.

Background

Ruivivar was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician father.^[1] In January 1998 he married also actress Yvonne Jung, who would later appear in seasons 5 and 6 (2003–2005) of Third Watch as FDNY EMS Paramedic Holly Levine. In the show, Ruivivar and Jung's characters became a couple and got married in the series finale. In real life they have 2 children; son Kainoa was born on (2002-08-28) August 28, 2002 (age 9) and daughter Levi was born on (2006-05-03) May 3, 2006 (age 6).

Ruivivar's father is of Filipino and Spanish descent and his mother is of German and Scottish descent.^{[citation needed]} Given his physical appearance, Ruivivar usually portrays Hawaiian, Filipino or Latino characters. Ruivivar also speaks Spanish, and he used it in Third Watch.^[2] He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University.

Career

Ruivivar's early appearances include the films Race the Sun (1996) and a minor character in Starship Troopers (1997).

Ruivivar's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the action/drama series Third Watch (1999–2005), which centers around the life of Police Officers, Paramedics, and Firemen of a fictional Precinct and Fire Station in New York City. In the show, Carlos was a Hawaiian-Filipino who was abandoned by his family and spent his youth in various foster homes. Carlos started as a cocky rookie, often clashing with his superior. Sometimes, he would display a presumptuous and uncaring attitude towards his patients, and other times he would act as a comic relief. He was the only paramedic to stay as a major character for the 6 seasons of the show.

After Third Watch, Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent, in various TV series such as Traveler, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (all 2007), and Lie to Me (2009).

In 2010, he continues his role in The Whole Truth as Alejo Salazar.

Filmography

TV series

References

External links

• Anthony Ruivivar at the Internet Movie Database