Adam Rodriguez
{{short description|American actor, writer, and director (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Adam Rodriguez
| image = File:Adam Rodríguez February 2015.jpg
| caption = Rodriguez in 2015
| birth_name = Adam Michael Rodriguez
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|4|2}}
| birth_place = Yonkers, New York, U.S.
| spouse = {{marriage|Grace Gail|2016}}
| children = 3
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Actor
- screenwriter
- director}}
| years_active = 1997–present
}}
Adam Michael Rodriguez (born April 2, 1975)"Adam Rodriguez" (2006). Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television. Vol. 71. Detroit: Gale. Accessed via Biography in Context database, August 7, 2016. is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He became known for his role as Eric Delko on CSI: Miami. He currently portrays Task Force Agent Luke Alvez in Criminal Minds.
Early life
Rodriguez was born in Yonkers, New York,{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/latino/csi-adam-rodriguez-miami-article-1.387060|title=CSI's Adam Rodríguez looks beyond 'Miami'| last= Rodriguez| first= Francis|newspaper=New York Daily News|date=September 16, 2009| access-date= January 27, 2012}} the son of Janet, an airline ticket agent, and Ramon Rodriguez, an executive with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.{{cite web | url= http://www.filmreference.com/film/4/Adam-Rodriguez.html | title= Adam Rodriguez profile | website= filmreference.com | access-date= March 17, 2016}}
His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Cuban descent, and his mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry.{{cite web | last = Terrero | first= Nina | date = June 27, 2012 | url= http://nbclatino.com/2012/06/27/adam-rodriguez-strips-down-and-tells-all/ | title = Adam Rodriguez Strips Down and Tells All | website = NBCLatino.com| publisher = NBC News| access-date = August 7, 2016}}
He attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York, graduating in 1993.{{cite web |title= Westchester Native Joins CBS' 'Criminal Minds' Cast As Show's Star Is Fired |url= http://rivertowns.dailyvoice.com/lifestyle/westchester-native-joins-cbs-criminal-minds-cast-as-shows-star-is-fired/677215/ |website= Rivertowns Daily Voice |date= 14 August 2016 |via= rivertowns.dailyvoice.com | access-date= 9 July 2018}} Rodriguez initially hoped to be a professional baseball player, but after a high school injury, he turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York.
Before full-time acting, he was a stockbroker.
Career
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Rodriguez has appeared in commercials, including one for Coca-Cola. His first film appearance was as an extra in The X-Files. He later appeared on Brooklyn South, Law & Order, Felicity, Roswell, and NYPD Blue.
He appeared in a number of music videos, including Jennifer Lopez's 1999 video "If You Had My Love"; Busta Rhymes' "Respect My Conglomerate"; Lionel Richie's "I Call It Love"; Melanie Fiona's "It Kills Me"; 50 Cent's "Many Men"; and Wisin & Yandel's "No Dejemos Que Se Apague". He was a participant in the pro-Barack Obama video "Yes We Can".
He starred in 18 episodes of Roswell (Season 3)
He was part of the original cast of CSI: Miami, which premiered in 2002. He later directed and wrote the episode "Hunting Ground" (season 9, episode 16). He left the main cast five episodes into season 8 and was credited as a recurring cast member for eight episodes. He returned to the main cast in season 9 and remained on the show until it ended with season 10 in 2012.
Rodriguez starred in the 2009 Tyler Perry movie I Can Do Bad All by Myself as Sandino. He co-starred in a smaller film, Love and Debate.{{Cite journal| last= Marquez| first=Eui-jo| date=July 2009|title= LI've & Debate | journal=Home Media Magazine| volume= 31 | number= 30|page= 28}} He played Bobby, Hilda's love interest, in season 4 of Ugly Betty.
He appeared in Let the Game Begin (2010),{{cite web | url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1041778/ | title= Let the Game Begin (2010) | website= IMDb.com | date= 17 January 2010 }} Magic Mike (2012), Magic Mike XXL (2015), and Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023).
In 2015, he was cast in the recurring role of Dr. Chavez in the second season of The Night Shift.{{Cite web| url= https://www.thewrap.com/jane-the-virgin-casts-magic-mike-star-adam-rodriguez-for-recurring-arc/|title='Jane The Virgin' Casts 'Magic Mike' Star Adam Rodriguez for Recurring Arc|date=2015-09-30| website= TheWrap|language=en-US| access-date=2019-09-26}}{{Cite web| url= https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/jane-the-virgin-jennie-urman-me-too-times-up-power-dynamics-1202714702/ |title='Jane The Virgin' Boss Breaks Down Revisiting the Jane-Chavez Relationship Through the 'Me Too' Lens| last= Turchiano| first= Danielle |date=2018-03-03| website= Variety| language= en| access-date= 2019-09-26}}
Rodriguez was on the cover of H mag in April 2012, photographed by Joey Shaw. .
In 2016, Rodriguez was cast as Luke Alvez, an FBI Fugitive Task Force Agent who joins the Behavioral Analysis Unit in season 12 of Criminal Minds,{{cite news | last = Prudom | first= Laura | date = June 8, 2016 | url= https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/criminal-minds-adam-rodriguez-season-12-series-regular-1201791368/ | title= Criminal Minds' Casts Adam Rodriguez as Series Regular for Season 12 | work = Variety| access-date= August 7, 2016}} replacing Shemar Moore.
In 2021, Rodriguez was cast as Bobby Diaz in a recurring role in the NBC drama series Ordinary Joe.{{cite news|last=Petski|first=Denise|date=July 23, 2021|url=https://deadline.com/2021/07/adam-rodriguez-nbc-drama-series-ordinary-joe-recurring-1234799122/|title=Adam Rodriguez Joins NBC Drama Series 'Ordinary Joe' As Recurring|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=July 28, 2021}}
Personal life
Rodriguez married model Grace Gail, the daughter of actor Maxwell Gail, in 2016. They have three children, including son Bridgemont Bernard Rodriguez, who was born on March 16, 2020.{{Cite web|title='Criminal Minds' Star Adam Rodriguez and Wife Grace Welcome Third Child Together|url=https://popculture.com/celebrity-parents/2020/03/24/criminal-minds-star-adam-rodriguez-wife-grace-welcome-third-child-together/|website=Celebrity Parents|date=24 March 2020 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-25}}{{Cite web|title=It's a Boy! Adam Rodriguez and Wife Grace Welcome Son Bridgemont Bernard: 'In Love'|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/celebrity/its-a-boy-adam-rodriguez-and-wife-grace-welcome-son-bridgemont-bernard-in-love/ar-BB11BBwV|website=www.msn.com|access-date=2020-03-25}}
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= {{sortname|Television||nolink=1}} =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes ! class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Refs.|References}} | |
|---|---|
| 1997
| {{sortname|NYPD|Blue}} | {{sortname|Uniform|Cop|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episode:|"Upstairs, Downstairs"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| 1997–1998
| {{sortname|Brooklyn|South}} | {{sortname|Officer|Hector Villanueva|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Main|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| {{sortname|Ryan|Caulfield: Year One}} | {{sortname|Guest | nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Episode:|"Pilot"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |
| {{sortname|Law|& Order}}
| {{sortname|Chino | nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Episode:|"Marathon"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |
| 1999–2000
| {{sortname|Felicity | Felicity (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Erik|Kidd|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |
| 2001
| {{sortname|All|Souls|All Souls (TV series)}} | {{sortname|Patrick|Fortado|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2001–2002
| {{sortname|Resurrection|Blvd.}} | {{sortname|Jorge | nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |
| {{sortname|Roswell | Roswell (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Jesse|Esteban Ramirez|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Main role|(season 3)|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |
| 2001
| {{sortname|CSI:|Crime Scene Investigation}} | rowspan="2" | {{sortname|Eric|Delko}} | {{sortname|Episode:|"Cross-Jurisdictions"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| 2002–2012
| {{sortname|CSI:|Miami}} | {{sortname|Main|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| 2003
| {{sortname|Queens|Supreme}} | {{sortname|Hector|Martinez|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episode:|"Pilot"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| 2004
| {{sortname|Six|Feet Under|Six Feet Under (TV series)}} | {{sortname|Kenny|Simms|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episode:|"The Black Forest"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| {{sortname|Kim|Possible}} | {{sortname|Burn|Burnam|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Voice|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| {{sortname|Category 7:|The End of the World}}
| {{sortname|USAF|Pilot Ritter|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Miniseries | nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite web|url=http://fangroups.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/644532/Category-7-The-End-of-the-World/full-credits.html|title=Category 7: The End of the World|publisher=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=October 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161004185711/http://fangroups.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/644532/Category-7-The-End-of-the-World/full-credits.html|archive-date=October 4, 2016|url-status=dead}} |
| 2007
| {{sortname|NCIS | NCIS (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Dead|Body in the Taxi|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episode:|"Trojan Horse"|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | |
| 2009–2010
| {{sortname|Ugly|Betty}} | {{sortname|Bobby|Talercio|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}} | style="text-align:center;" | | |
| 2010
| {{sortname|Psych| |
| {{sortname|Tommy|Nix|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Episode:||nolink=1}} "Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2011
| {{sortname|Sesame|Street}}
| {{sortname|Detective|Alfie Betts|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Episode:|"Letter 'R' Mystery"|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2012
| {{sortname|Necessary|Roughness|Necessary Roughness (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Edmund|"Gonzo" Gonzalez|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Episode:||nolink=1}} "Slumpbuster"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2013
| data-sort-value="Goodwin Games, The" | {{sortname|The|Goodwin Games}}
| {{sortname|Ivan||nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}}
{{sortname|3|episodes|nolink=1}}
|-
| 2014
| {{sortname|Reckless||Reckless (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Preston|Cruz|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Main|role|nolink=1}}
{{sortname|13|episodes|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2015
| data-sort-value="Night Shift, The" | {{sortname|The|Night Shift|The Night Shift (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Dr.|Joseph "Joey" Chavez|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}}
{{sortname|6|episodes|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2015–2018
| {{sortname|Jane|the Virgin}}
| {{sortname|Jonathan|Chavez|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}}
{{sortname|7|episodes|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| {{sortname|Empire||Empire (2015 TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Laz|Delgado|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}}
{{sortname|5|episodes|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| {{sortname|Runner||nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Troy||nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Television|film|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| {{sortname|Chunk|& Bean|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Jim|Herrera|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Pilot||nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/chunk-and-bean-abc-comedy-pilot-anna-gunn-cast-1201710065/ |title='Breaking Bad' Alum Anna Gunn Cast in ABC Comedy Pilot 'Chunk & Bean' |work=Variety |access-date=October 1, 2016 |first=Elizabeth |last=Wagmeister |date=February 18, 2016|archive-date=April 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410202233/https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/chunk-and-bean-abc-comedy-pilot-anna-gunn-cast-1201710065/ |url-status=dead}}
|-
| {{sortname|Lip|Sync Battle}}
| {{sortname|Himself||nolink=1}}
| Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum"
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| 2016–2020; 2022–present
| {{sortname|Criminal|Minds}}
| {{sortname|Luke|Alvez}}
| {{sortname|79|episodes|nolink=1}}
{{sortname|Main|role (seasons 12–present)|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2020
| {{sortname|Penny|Dreadful: City of Angels}}
| {{sortname|Raul|Vega|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|-
| {{sortname|One|Day at a Time|One Day at a Time (2017 TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Danny||nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Episode:|"Boundaries"|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{cite news |url=https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/adam-rodriguez-on-getting-catfished-by-rita-morenos-character-on-one-day-at-a-time |title=Adam Rodriguez on Getting Catfished by Rita Moreno's Character on 'One Day at a Time' (Exclusive) |work=ET Online}}
|-
| 2021
| {{sortname|Ordinary|Joe}}
| {{sortname|Bobby|Diaz|nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Recurring|role|nolink=1}}
| style="text-align:center;" |
|}
= {{sortname|Director||nolink=1}} =
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |
|---|---|
| 2011–2012
| {{sortname|CSI:|Miami|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episodes:|"Hunting Ground" & "At Risk"|nolink=1}} | |
| 2015
| {{sortname |Scorpion | Scorpion (TV series)}}
| {{sortname|Episode:|"Dam Breakthrough"|nolink=1}} |
| 2018–2024
| {{sortname|Criminal|Minds|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episodes:|"Last Gasp", "Ashley", "Pay-Per View" & "Homesick"|nolink=1}} |
= {{sortname|Writer||nolink=1}} =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2011–2012
| {{sortname|CSI:|Miami|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Episodes:|"Hunting Ground" & "At Risk"|nolink=1}} |
= {{sortname|Music|videos|nolink=1}} =
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |
|---|---|
| 1999
| {{sortname|Man|in dark room|nolink=1}} | Jennifer Lopez music video | |
| 2003
| "Many Men" | {{sortname|Detective | nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|50|Cent}} music video |
| 2006
| "I Call It Love" | {{sortname|Nicole|Richie}}'s Boyfriend | {{sortname|Lionel|Richie}} music video | |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| {{sortname|Police|officer|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Busta|Rhymes}} music video | |
| "It Kills Me"
| {{sortname|Boyfriend | nolink=1}}
| {{sortname|Melanie|Fiona}} music video |
{{sortname|Awards|and nominations|nolink=1}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Year{{efn|Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.}}
! Award ! Category ! Project ! class="unsortable" style="width: 7%;" | Result ! class="unsortable" | {{tooltip|Refs.|References}} |
|---|
| 2013
| {{sortname|MTV|Movie Awards}} | {{sortname|Best|Musical Moment|nolink=1}} | {{sortname|Magic|Mike|nolink=1}} | {{Nom}} |
References
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Notes
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100214052652/http://www.cbs.com/primetime/csi_miami/bio/adam_rodriguez/bio.php Adam Rodriguez profile], cbs.com; accessed March 17, 2016.
- {{IMDb name|0735226}}
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