# Ian Gomez

Ian Braque Gomez (born December 27, 1964) is an American actor known for his comedic TV work, which includes series-regular roles as Javier on Felicity and Andy on Cougar Town.

## Early life

He was born in New York City to a dancer mother of Ashkenazi Jewish descent with Russian roots and an artist father of Puerto Rican descent.

## Career

On The Drew Carey Show from 1995 to 2004, Gomez played Larry Almada, a co-worker of Drew Carey's character (also named Drew Carey) at Winfred-Louder. He also worked with Carey in 1999 on the show Whose Line Is It Anyway? From 1998 to 2002, he played Javier Clemente Quintata on the WB show Felicity.
In 1999, Gomez joined the cast of the ABC sitcom Norm as Danny Sanchez, one of the main characters; he remained on the show for all three seasons until its cancellation in 2001. In 2002, Gomez starred in Alanis Morissette's "Hands Clean" music video. In the same year, he appeared with Jeff Garlin, Ted Danson, Michael York, and Hugh Mellon in two episodes of the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, where he played the "bald chef", hired by Larry to cook in the restaurant he owned.
Gomez appeared in ABC's Jake in Progress (2005–2006), which starred John Stamos. 2006 saw Gomez appear in the fourth episode of Lost's third season, "Every Man for Himself", and as a therapist in the April 2006 episode "Here We Go Again" of Reba.
Gomez took the part of Andy Torres in the ABC and later TBS comedy Cougar Town alongside fellow The Drew Carey Show castmate Christa Miller, from 2009 to 2015. In 2016, Gomez and his then-wife, Nia Vardalos, co-presented The Great American Baking Show, a revival of The Great Holiday Baking Show.
In 2019, he appeared in the Clint Eastwood film Richard Jewell.
In 2020, Gomez was cast in the role of Luis Flores in the NBC comedy pilot Night School based on the 2018 film and written by Christopher Moynihan. However, NBC ultimately decided not to move forward with the series.

## Personal life

He was married to actress-writer Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Wedding fame. He appeared in her films My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Connie and Carla, My Life in Ruins, I Hate Valentine's Day, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2. Gomez is of Puerto Rican and Russian Jewish descent, and converted to Greek Orthodoxy upon marrying Vardalos, which is mirrored as a plot element in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. In 2008, the two adopted a daughter. It was announced on July 3, 2018 that Vardalos filed for divorce from Gomez after 25 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences. The divorce was finalized in September 2018.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1993 | Excessive Force | Lucas |
| 1993 | Rookie of the Year | Odd Bellman |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You | Scott |
| 1997 | Courting Courtney | Hank |
| 1999 | EDtv | Mcllvaine |
| 2001 | The Center of the World | Delivery Man |
| 2001 | Almost Salinas | Manny |
| 2002 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding | Mike |
| 2002 | Meet Prince Charming | Gino |
| 2003 | Street of Pain | Beau |
| 2003 | Chasing Papi | Doctor Chu |
| 2003 | Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star | Strange Man |
| 2004 | Connie and Carla | Stanley |
| 2004 | The Last Shot | Agent Nance |
| 2005 | Getting To Know You | Russ |
| 2005 | Underclassman | Detective Gallecki |
| 2006 | You Did What? | Dr. Bob |
| 2007 | Love Shack | Mo Saltzman |
| 2009 | My Life in Ruins | Motel Clerk |
| 2009 | I Hate Valentine's Day | KJ Ken |
| 2011 | Larry Crowne | Frank |
| 2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | Commissioner Gordon |
| 2014 | Free Fall | Ronald Taft |
| 2015 | Always Worthy | Ricky |
| 2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Captain Felder |
| 2016 | My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 | Mike |
| 2018 | Dude | Jerry |
| 2018 | Spare Room | Mr. Larry |
| 2019 | Richard Jewell | Agent Dan Bennet |
| 2021 | Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar | Retail store manager |
| 2021 | The Ultimate Playlist of Noise | Dominic |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | Missing Persons | Pete, the Morgue Technician | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | Married... with Children | Employee #1 | Episode: "Get the Dodge Outta Hell" |
| 1995–1996 | Murphy Brown | Secretary #77, Mimicking Secretary | Episodes: "Bad Company", "Defending Your Life" |
| 1995–2004 | The Drew Carey Show | Larry Almada | 38 episodes |
| 1998 | Melrose Place | Hotel Employee | Episodes: "Divorce Dominican Style", "A Long Way to Tip-A-Rory" |
| 1998 | Smart Guy | Art Bruno | Episode: "Achy Breaky Heart" |
| 1998–2002 | Felicity | Javier Clemente Quintata | Recurring (seasons 1–3) Main cast (season 4): 45 episodes |
| 1999 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Season 1, episode 14 |
| 1999–2001 | The Norm Show | Danny Sanchez | 54 episodes |
| 2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Basilio | Episode: "Robinita Hood" |
| 2001 | Danny | Martinez | Episode: Pilot |
| 2002 | Get a Clue | Mr. Orlando Walker / Nicholas Petrossian | TV movie |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Joel Robinson | Episode: "One in the Nuts" |
| 2002 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Bald Chef | Episodes: "The Corpse-Sniffing Dog", "The Grand Opening" |
| 2003 | Exit 9 | Gary | TV movie |
| 2003 | Lucky | Pete | Episode: "Lie, Cheat & Deal" |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | Special Agent Sasser | Episode: "The Fifth" |
| 2004 | George Lopez | Jewelry Salesman | Episode: "George of the Rings" |
| 2005–2006 | Jake in Progress | Adrian | Main cast |
| 2006 | Reba | Therapist | Episode: "Here We Go Again" |
| 2006 | Lost | Munson | Episode: "Every Man for Himself" |
| 2006 | Whose Line Is It Anyway? | Himself | Season 8, episode 14 |
| 2006 | 7th Heaven | Psychologist | Episode: "Don't Ax, Don't Tell" |
| 2006–2007 | Campus Ladies | Roger | Episodes: "Spring Break", "Psych 101" |
| 2007 | The Beast | Ron | TV movie |
| 2007 | Heroes | Art Dealer | Episode: "Parasite" |
| 2007 | My Boys | Turk Vardell | Episode: "Off Day" |
| 2008 | According to Jim | Detective | Episode: "The Rendezvous" |
| 2008 | Reaper | Jack King | Episode: "Coming to Grips |
| 2008 | Gary Unmarried | Paulie | Episode: "Gary and Allison's Restaurant" |
| 2008–2009 | Rita Rocks | Owen | 25 episodes |
| 2009 | Life | Asst. Coroner Tom Santos | Episode: "5 Quartz" |
| 2009 | True Jackson, VP | Jobi Castanueva | Episode: "Fashion Week" |
| 2009–2015 | Cougar Town | Andy Torres | Main cast |
| 2010 | Royal Pains | Mac | Episode: "Comfort's Overload" |
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Doctor | Episode: "Love, Loss and Legacy" Uncredited |
| 2011 | The Middle | Neighbor | Episode: "Bad Choices" Uncredited |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins | Ricardo race car (voice) | Episode: "Out of the Box/Run Down Race Car" |
| 2012 | Touch | Wade | Episode: "Gyre, Part 1" |
| 2012 | Drop Dead Diva | Warren Patton | Episode: "Road Trip" |
| 2014 | Cuz-Bros | Phil | TV movie |
| 2015–2017 | The Great American Baking Show | Co-presenter (with Nia Vardalos) | Baking competition |
| 2016 | The Real O'Neals | Michael-Gregory | Episode: "The Real Spring Fever" |
| 2016 | Angel from Hell | The Oyster King | Episode: "Funsgiving" |
| 2016–2017 | Supergirl | Snapper Carr | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | Fresh Off the Boat | Robert | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Living Biblically | Father Gene | Main cast |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Greg | Recurring |
| 2019 | Man with a Plan | James | Episode: "Semi-Indecent Proposal" |
| 2019 | Superstore | Herb | Episode: "Negotiations" |
| 2020 | American Housewife' | Brecken Phillips | Episode: "Wildflower Girls" |
| 2021–2023 | Physical | Ernie Hauser | 15 episodes |
| 2022 | The Conners | Father Morton | Episode: "A Judge and a Priest Walk Into a Living Room..." |
| 2022 | Murderville | Kevin Rivera | Episode: "Most Likely to Commit Murder" |
| 2022–2023 | Single Drunk Female | Bob | 17 episodes |
| 2023 | The Goldbergs | Diego | Episode: "Uptown Boy" |