# Freddy Rodriguez (actor)

Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor. He had starring roles as Federico Diaz on Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and Benny Colon in Bull (2016–2021), as well as a recurring role as Gio on Ugly Betty (2007–2010). He also starred in the Robert Rodriguez (to whom he bears no relation) film Planet Terror (2007). In addition to an Emmy nomination for Six Feet Under, he received two SAG Awards and four Imagen Awards for his work.

## Early life and education

Rodriguez attended Lincoln Park High School in Chicago and left for Hollywood shortly after graduation to take a role in his first film.

## Career

One of his first films was in A Walk in the Clouds in 1994 where he played Pedro Aragon Jr. He also played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents. He went on to play roles such as Ninja in The Pest, an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait and Carla's brother Marco on Scrubs. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on Teen Titans. Rodriguez portrayed Federico Diaz on the hit HBO series Six Feet Under throughout its five seasons. For this role he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category). In 2005, Rodriguez played a vicious inner-city drug dealer named Hector in the movie Havoc, and a jockey in the film Dreamer, co-starring Dakota Fanning. In 2006, appeared as a waiter in the film Poseidon, and played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water, and starred alongside Eva Longoria and Christian Bale in Harsh Times, his first leading role in a major theatrical release. Rodriguez starred alongside Roselyn Sanchez in the 2003 movie Chasing Papi, playing "Victor" (directed by Linda Mendoza). He played busboy José Rojas in the 2006 film Bobby. He starred as El Wray in Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's portion of the double-feature film Grindhouse (2007), and played the role of Gustavo Brambila in the true-life story Bottle Shock (2008). He appeared in the music video for the Santana song "Into the Night" and also made a cameo appearance as a pilot/flight attendant in the music video for the song "Glamorous" by Fergie. He starred in the popular video game Saints Row as the voice of Angelo Lopez and in the latest Merry Mixit Gap Christmas commercial videos. On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest for Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in an episode of the third season and reprised the role again late in the fourth season. From 2016 to 2021, Rodriguez starred as attorney and former New York City prosecutor Benny Colón in the CBS courtroom drama Bull. In 2023, he starred in the film V/H/S/85, and in the final season of Wu-Tang: An American Saga. He is set to star in the upcoming film Days When the Rains Came.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1994 | The Fence | Young Terry Griff | |
| 1995 | A Walk in the Clouds | Pedro Aragon Jr. | |
| 1995 | Dead Presidents | Jose | |
| 1996 | Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story | Michael Maldonado | |
| 1997 | The Pest | Ninja | |
| 1998 | Can't Hardly Wait | Jock | |
| 1998 | Shock Television | Eddie | |
| 1998 | Joseph's Gift | Joseph Keller | |
| 1998 | My Brother Jack | Joey Casale | |
| 1999 | Payback | Valet | |
| 2000 | For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Leonel | |
| 2001 | Beyond the City Limits | Topo | |
| 2003 | Dallas 362 | Rubin | |
| 2003 | Victor and Eddie | Eddie | |
| 2003 | Chasing Papi | Victor | |
| 2003 | Pledge of Allegiance | Sean Macintyre | |
| 2005 | ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico | El Silver Mask Jr., El Portero | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Harsh Times | Mike Alonzo | |
| 2005 | Dreamer | Manolin | |
| 2005 | Havoc | Hector | |
| 2006 | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Rupert Garcia | Voice, direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Bobby | Jose | |
| 2006 | Lady in the Water | Reggie | |
| 2006 | Poseidon | Marco Valentin | |
| 2007 | Grindhouse - Planet Terror | El Wray | |
| 2008 | Little Spirit: Christmas in New York | Leo's Father | Voice |
| 2008 | Nothing like the Holidays | Jesse Rodriguez | |
| 2008 | Bottle Shock | Gustavo Brambila | |
| 2009 | Immigrants | Flaco | Voice, English dub |
| 2012 | Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden | Trench | |
| 2012 | Soldiers of Fortune | Reed | |
| 2013 | CBGB | Idaho | |
| 2014 | Fort Bliss | Cpt. Garver | |
| 2023 | V/H/S/85 | Detective Wayne Johnson | Segment: "Dreamkill" |
| TBA | Days When the Rains Came | TBA | Post-production |
| TBA | You Lose You Die | TBA | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Albert | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Oh, Grow Up | Deke | 3 episodes |
| 2001–2005 | Six Feet Under | Federico Diaz | 63 episodes |
| 2003–2004 | Scrubs | Marco Espinosa | 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Static Shock | Fade, Tech | Voice, episode: "Army of Darkness" |
| 2004 | Danny Phantom | Mayor Montez | Voice, episode: "Public Enemies" |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Hector | Voice, episode: "Not Particularly Desperate Housewife" |
| 2005–2006 | Teen Titans | Más y Menos | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2007 | ER | Simon | Episode: "Dying is Easy" |
| 2007–2010 | Ugly Betty | Gio | 12 episodes |
| 2010–2012 | Handy Manny | Reuben Garcia | Voice |
| 2011 | CHAOS | Rick Martinez | 13 episodes |
| 2011–2013 | Generator Rex | Cesar Salazar, additional voices | Voice, 17 episodes |
| 2013 | Kaijudo | Hector Chavez, Bloodmane | Voice, 28 episodes |
| 2013 | Perception | Wesley Sumter | 2 episodes |
| 2013, 2019 | Young Justice: Invasion | Eduardo Dorado Jr., Roman Bracuda | Voice |
| 2014 | Teen Titans Go! | Más y Menos | Voice, episode: "Mas y Menos" |
| 2014 | Family Guy | Handy Manny | Episode: "Herpe the Love Sore" |
| 2014–2015 | The Night Shift | Dr. Michael Ragosa | 22 episodes |
| 2015 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2016–2021 | Bull | Benny Colón | Main cast |
| 2018 | Elena of Avalor | El Mistico | Voice, episode: "The Return of El Captain" |
| 2023 | Scavengers Reign | Terrence | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Wu-Tang: An American Saga | Detective Greco | Main cast |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Angelo Lopez |
| 2011 | Generator Rex: Agent of Providence | Cesar Salazar |
| 2013 | LocoCycle | Pablo |

### Music videos

| Year | Artist | Title | Role |
| 2007 | Fergie | "Glamorous" | Flight Attendant |
| 2007 | Santana | "Into the Night" | Suicidal man |

## Awards and nominations
### ALMA Award

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2002 | Outstanding Actor in a Television Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2009 | Best of the Year in Film - Actor | Nothing like the Holidays | Nominated |

### Emmy Award

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |

### Imagen Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2003 | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Six Feet Under | Won |
| 2004 | Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama | Six Feet Under | Won |
| 2005 | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Six Feet Under | Won |
| 2006 | Best Supporting Actor - Television | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2011 | Best Actor/Television | CHAOS | Won |

### Screen Actors Guild Awards

| Year | Category | Work | Result |
| 2002 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2003 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Won |
| 2004 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Won |
| 2005 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Six Feet Under | Nominated |
| 2007 | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Bobby | Nominated |