# Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias (born April 18, 1994) is an American actor. He portrayed Rico in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, Biaggio in the 2013 Sundance film The Kings of Summer, Cokestraw in the 2019 SXSW comedy-drama The Wall of Mexico, Bigfoot in the Colombian war drama Monos, and Norm MacLean in the Amazon Prime Video drama series Fallout. He has also appeared in Pitch Perfect 3, Five Feet Apart, Ender's Game, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Jockey, The Perfect Game, The Middle, and The King of Staten Island.

## Early life

Moisés Arias was born on April 18, 1994, in New York City, the son of Mónica and César Arias. His parents are Colombian, and he was raised bilingual. His brother is Kickin' It actor Mateo Arias. Before starting his acting career, Moisés graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Tampa, Florida.

## Career

He appeared in music videos for Pearl Jam, the Jonas Brothers (for their song "SOS"), and Parmalee. Arias also appeared in the 2006 film Nacho Libre in a minor role. He participated in the 2009 Guadalajara Film Festival during the presentation of the film The Perfect Game with Eva Longoria.
Arias appeared in Beethoven's Big Break in 2008. He appeared on the ESPN family of networks as a roving 'sideline' reporter conducting interviews with fans and players at the 2009 Little League World Series. He appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and played Conscience, Max (Jake T. Austin)'s conscience.
Arias and his brother directed a series of YouTube films under the user name Moiswashere. In 2009, they worked on a film called Motocross Madness.
In mid-2012, Arias filmed The Kings of Summer, which had its premiere on January 19, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews. That year, he appeared in the film Ender's Game, starring with Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford.
In 2012, Arias co-founded MSFTSrep, a youth collective and fashion brand alongside Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, and Mateo Arias.
In May 2014, Arias, who was 20 at the time, was photographed shirtless sitting on a bed with then-13-year-old Willow Smith. The photo triggered an investigation into the Smith family by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services where all parties were cleared.
In March 2019, Arias played Poe in the CBS film Five Feet Apart, starring with Cole Sprouse.
In 2024, Arias appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series Fallout, based on the video game series of the same name.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2006 | Nacho Libre | Juan Pablo | |
| 2008 | Beethoven's Big Break | Billy | |
| 2009 | The Perfect Game | Mario Ontiveros | |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Rico Suave | |
| 2009 | Astro Boy | Zane (voice) | |
| 2012 | We the Party | Quicktime | |
| 2012 | The Secret World of Arrietty | Spiller (voice) | American dub |
| 2012 | Noobz | Hollywood | |
| 2013 | The Kings of Summer | Biaggio | |
| 2013 | Despicable Me 2 | Antonio Perez (voice) | |
| 2013 | Ender's Game | Bonzo Madrid | |
| 2015 | The Stanford Prison Experiment | Anthony Carroll | |
| 2016 | The Land | Junior | |
| 2016 | Ben-Hur | Dismas | |
| 2017 | Kong: Skull Island | Bar Guest | Cameo |
| 2017 | Pitch Perfect 3 | Pimp-Lo | |
| 2017 | Life Boat | Patagrande | |
| 2018 | Little Bitches | Phil | |
| 2019 | Five Feet Apart | Poe Ramirez | |
| 2019 | The Wall of Mexico | Cokestraw | |
| 2019 | Monos | Bigfoot | |
| 2020 | Blast Beat | Mateo Andres | |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Igor | |
| 2021 | Jockey | Gabriel Boullait | |
| 2022 | American Murderer | Kyle Wallace | |
| 2022 | Samaritan | Reza Smith | |
| 2023 | Divinity | Star | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris | Kid #5 | Episode: "Everybody Hates Sausage" |
| 2006 | The Emperor's New School | Marcus (voice) | Episode: "Rabbit Face" |
| 2006 | Dive Olly Dive! | Olly (voice) | |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Randall | Episode: "Day Care" |
| 2006–2011 | Hannah Montana | Rico Suave | 70 episodes Recurring role (Season 1) Main role (Seasons 2–4) |
| 2006–2008 | Disney Channel Games | Himself | Contestant |
| 2009 | Dadnapped | André | Television film |
| 2009 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Max's conscience | Episodes: "Monster Hunter", "Three Monsters" and "Lazerama" |
| 2009 | Phineas and Ferb | Fred (voice) | Episode: "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo" |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Jeff | Episode: "Sky High" |
| 2012 | The Middle | Matt | Recurring role (Season 3); 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Luis | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2019 | The Good Doctor | Luca Jones | Episode: "Fractured" |
| 2021 | City of Ghosts | Prizrak | Podcast, 4 episodes |
| 2024–present | Fallout | Norm MacLean | Main role; 6 episodes |

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist |
| 2007 | "S.O.S" | Jonas Brothers |
| 2012 | "Gonzoes" | Jaden Smith |
| 2012 | "The Coolest" | Jaden Smith |