Rick Gomez

Rick Gomez (2015)

Richard Harper "Rick" Gomez (born June 1, 1972 in Bayonne , New Jersey , USA ) is an American actor . He was best known for his portrayal of the villain "Endless Mike" Hellstrom in the Nickelodeon television series Pete & Pete ( The Adventures of Pete & Pete ) and in the role of Sgt. George Luz in the award-winning HBO miniseries Band of Brothers - We Were like brothers .

biography

Gomez was born in Bayonne , New Jersey, the first son on the birthday of his father, Rick Sr. In 1987 the family moved to South Plainfield , where he also attended school. After Gomez graduated from South Plainfield High School, he moved to New York City to devote himself to acting.

After playing a small role in the 1990 film Turtles ( Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ), he made several appearances on the surrealist youth show Pete & Pete ( The Adventures of Pete & Pete ), in which he played the villain "Endless Mike" Hellstrom embodies, a slightly insane, melodramatic high school student. This was followed by several smaller appearances in various series, television and cinema films. He also wrote the screenplay for Last Man Running (2003) with director Damon Santostefano , a documentary in which his wife Jennifer Wymore-Gomez and his brother Joshua Gomez can also be seen.

Rick Gomez has also made a name for himself as a voice actor. Among other things, he lent his voice to various characters in the video games Call of Duty 2: Big Red One , Final Fantasy X-2 and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII .

Filmography (selection)

• 1990: Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
• 1995: Bob and Sully (TV series)
• 1995: Clerks. (Short film)
• 1995: Abduction Without Mercy (Mercy)
• 1993–96: Pete & Pete ( The Adventures of Pete & Pete , TV series)
• 1996: Law & Order (TV series)
• 1997: Hitz - Die Chartstürmer (TV series)
• 1997: The Eddie Files (TV series)
• 1998: Enough Already
• 1998: Shark in a Bottle
• 1999: A Date for Three (Three to Tango)
• 2000: Blue Shark Hash
• 2000: Mary and Rhoda (TV movie)
• 2001: Band of Brothers (TV series)
• 2002: My Wife, Her Dad, and I ( In-Laws , TV series)
• 2003: Boomtown (TV series)
• 2003: Animatrix (short film, voice)
• 2003: 11:14
• 2003: Last Man Running (documentary)
• 2003: Gary the Rat (TV series, voice)
• 2003: Delusion (short film)
• 2004: Helter Skelter (TV movie)
• 2004: The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury (short film, voice)
• 2004: Fronterz
• 2004: Ray
• 2005: Sin City
• 2005: Arthur Hailey's Detective (TV movie)
• 2005: Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (short film)
• 2006: Tekkon Kinkreet ( Tekkon kinkurîto , voice)
• 2006-07: What About Brian (TV series)
• 2007: Transformers
• 2006-08: My school friend is a monkey ( My Gym Partner's a Monkey , TV series, voice)
• 2008: The Consultants (short film)
• 2008: Another Cinderella Story
• 2008: The Life & Times of Tim (TV series, voice)
• 2009: Cupid (TV series)
• 2010: Love Ranch
• 2012: Stand Up Guys
• 2018: The Crossing (TV series)

Web links

• Rick Gomez in the Internet Movie Database (English)