Freddy Rodriguez Biography, Age, Wife, Height, Movies, TV Shows, Net Worth

Freddy Rodriguez Biography

Freddy Rodríguez is an American actor known for playing the characters Planet Terror (2007), Hector Federico “Rico” Diaz on the series Six Feet Under from 2001-2005,which earned him an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Freddy Rodriguez Age

He was born on 17 January 1975 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. He is 44 years old as at 2019.

Freddy Rodriguez Height

The American actor stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (1.68 m).

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Freddy Rodriguez Photo

Freddy Rodriguez Family | Parents

He was born to Puerto Rican parents; his father Dominico Rodriguez was a janitor and his mother was a homemaker.

Freddy Rodriguez Wife| Elsie Rodriguez

He married his college sweetheart Maria Elsie Rivera on 23 December 1995. They have two children together.

Freddy Rodriguez Children

He has two children Elijah Rodriguez and Giancarlo Rodriguez, who played his son on Six Feet Under (2001).

Freddy Rodriguez Career

His first recognizable film roles came in 1995, as Pedro Aragon, Jr., in A Walk in the Clouds with Keanu Reeves and Giancarlo Giannini, and as a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents with Larenz Tate and Chris Tucker.

He went on to roles like Ninja in The Pest, an obnoxious jock in Can’t Hardly Wait and Carla’s brother Marco on Scrubs. He contributed Más y Menos ‘ voice on Teen Titans as a voice actor.

He has portrayed Federico Diaz throughout his five seasons on the hit HBO series Six Feet Under. He received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series for this role, an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category).

In 2005, in the movie Havoc, Rodriguez played a vicious drug dealer in the inner city named Hector, and a jockey in the movie Dreamer, co-starring Dakota Fanning.

In 2006, he appeared as a waiter in the film Poseidon as well as played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body in M. Night Shyamalan’s film Lady in the Water starred in Harsh Times alongside Eva Longoria and Christian Bale, his first leading role in a major theatrical release. He was seen in an episode of ER’s hit hospital television show, where he played a dying comic inspired by Bill Hicks.

He played “Victor” (directed by Linda Mendoza) alongside Roselyn Sanchez in the 2003 film Chasing Papi. He played José Rojas busboy in the 2006 Bobby movie. He starred as El Wray in Planet Terror, part of the double-feature film by Robert Rodriguez, Grindhouse (2007), and played Gustavo Brambila’s role in the real-life story Bottle Shock (2008).

He appeared for the Santana song “Into the Night” in the music video and also made a cameo appearance as a pilot / flight attendant in Fergie’s music video for the song “Glamorous.” He starred as Angelo Lopez’s voice in the popular video game Saints Row and in the latest Merry Mixit Gap Christmas Commercial videos.

On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest of Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in a third season episode and resumed the role late in the fourth season, which was the final one of the series.

He played CIA’s special operative Rick Martinez character on the CBS show CHAOS. He also starred as Michael Ragosa in the NBC summer series The Night Shift. Rodriguez has starred in the CBS court drama Bull as an attorney and former New York City prosecutor Benny Colón since 2016.

Freddy Rodriguez Movies And TV Shows

Filmography

Television

Note: This biography is based on the available information as of 2023, and real-time updates or developments are being updated by our editorial team.