Danny Ramirez

Danny Ramirez (born September 17, 1992 in Chicago) is an American actor of Colombian and Mexican origin.

Not to be confused with Danny Ramirez (baseball).

Danny Ramirez
Born (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992[1]
Chicago, Illinois
NationalityColombian/Mexican-American
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present
Height5’9”

Career

Danny Ramirez made his television debut on Showtime's, The Affair followed by roles on NBC's Blindspot and the feature film, Rapid Eye Movement while attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[2]

He then reoccurred as Wes on Fox's The Gifted and as Mario on the hit Netflix series On My Block. He also guest-starred in Orange Is the New Black. His first notable film credits came shortly after graduating, in Sam Levinson's Assassination Nation[3][4] which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and then as Chip shortly after in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Valley Girl musical remake.

Recently, he has wrapped director Katharine O'Brien's Lost Transmissions opposite of Simon Pegg, Juno Temple and Alexandra Daddario, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, Richard Bates Jr.'s Tone-Deaf which premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival in 2019 and David Raboy's The Giant, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019.[5]

In August 2018, Ramirez's casting was announced for Top Gun: Maverick.[6]

In November 2018, Ramirez was presented the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Award, which was previously awarded to Miles Teller and Rachel Brosnahan.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2018 Assassination Nation Diamond
2019 Tone-Deaf Rodrigo
2019 Lost Transmissions Jake
2019 The Giant Brady
2019 Silo Daniel 'Lucha' Mendoza
2020 This Is Not a War Story Timothy
2020[8] Valley Girl Chip
2020 Root Letter Carlos Alvarez Post-production
2021 Top Gun: Maverick Pilot trainee Post-production

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Affair Moving Kid 1 episode
2016 Blindspot Panicked Student 1 episode
2017 Orange Is The New Black Paolo 1 episode
2017 The Gifted Wes 3 episodes
2018 On My Block Mario Martinez 4 episodes
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Filming

References
  1. "Next Gen Talent 2020: The Hollywood Reporter's Rising Young Stars Revealed". Hollywood Reporter.
  2. Schutz, Lauren (October 7, 2015). "Some hope for drama majors: Meet the NYU senior heading for the silver screen". The Tab. The Tab. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  3. Felperin, Leslie. "'Assassination Nation': Film Review Sundance 2018". Hollywoodreporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. Nicholson, Amy (January 23, 2018). "Sundance Film Review: 'Assassination Nation'". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. "The Giant". TIFF.
  6. Fleming, Mike Jr. (August 22, 2018). "'Top Gun: Maverick' Casts Up Flight School Saga Around Tom Cruise". Deadline.
  7. ""Top Gun: Maverick" Danny Ramirez to Receive Third Annual Stonestreet Studio Granite Award". Artvoice. November 28, 2018.
  8. "Valley Girl (2020)". Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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