Manny Perez
Manuel "Manny" Pérez Batista (born May 5, 1969 in Baitoa , Santiago ) is a Dominican - American actor .
life and career
Manny Pérez was born in the city of Baitoa in the Dominican Republic. He is one of 11 children. His cousin is Pulitzer Prize- winning writer Junot Díaz . After completing school in his home country, he knew he wanted to be an actor and therefore moved to New York , where he successfully graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in 1992. He lives in Washington Heights , a neighborhood in Manhattan .
He has been an actor since 1993. After a relatively short time he played in both films and television series. His breakthrough came with the 2002 film Washington Heights . In addition to his portrayal, for which he received a lot of praise, he was a producer and also involved in the script. In addition to this success, he was also seen in films such as The Law of Honor , Bella or Deadly Currency - Settling at the End . His guest appearances on television include series such as CSI: Miami , Criminal Minds or Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten . He also played recurring roles in Third Watch - Bet at the Limit , 100 Center Street or Homeland .
By his own account, he was very overweight when he came to New York. Doctors later found that this was due to the effects of hookworm infestation. The reason was that Pérez was often barefoot when he was a child. After Hurricane Noel wreaked havoc on his homeland, he donated 10,000 pairs of shoes to the people who had lost everything.
Filmography (selection)
- 1993: New York Undercover Cop
- 1995: New York Cops - NYPD Blue ( NYDP Blue , TV series, episode 3x08)
- 1996: Courage Under Fire (Courage Under Fire)
- 1996: Bullet - an eye for an eye (Bullet)
- 1999: Rude Awakening - Adults Only ( Rude Awakening , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2000: Dinner Rush
- 2001–2002: 100 Center Street (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2002: Washington Heights
- 2003: Party Monster
- 2004: The Breakup Artist
- 2004: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 3x07)
- 2005: Third Watch - Use at the Limit ( Third Watch , TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2006: Bella
- 2006–2007: Rescue Me (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2007: Amexicano
- 2007: Deadly currency - the final settlement (Illegal Tender)
- 2008: The Law of Honor (Pride and Glory)
- 2008: Last Call
- 2009: La Soga - We were all born innocent (La Soga)
- 2009: The Ministers (The Ministers)
- 2010: Cold Case - No victim is ever forgotten ( Cold Case , TV series, episode 7x13)
- 2011: Criminal Minds (TV series, episode 6x12)
- 2012: Elementary (TV series, episode 1x01)
- 2013: Crosstown
- 2013: Homeland (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2014: Love Is Strange (Love is Strange)
- 2016: Back in the Day
- 2016: Marvel's Luke Cage (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 2016: The Blacklist (TV series, episode 4x03)
- 2017: Shots Fired (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2017: Colao
- 2018: Veneo
- 2018: Big Dogs (TV series, 8 episodes)
- 2019: Bull (TV series, episode 3x19)
Web links
- Manny Pérez in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 54 Latino Stars You never knew were related! In: latina.com. Latina Media Ventures, April 2, 2015, accessed June 21, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Perez, Manny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pérez Batista, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dominican-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th May 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baitoa , Dominican Republic |