Goya Robles

Goya Robles is an American actor best known for playing the role of Yago"Think you know 'Get Shorty'? Well-made and beautifully played Epix series goes its own way with the story" The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-30. for three seasons in the Epix series Get Shorty with Ray Romano and Chris O’Dowd."TV Review: ‘Get Shorty’ on Epix" Variety. Retrieved 2023-03-29."‘Get Shorty’ Epix Series Rounds Out Regular Cast With Sean Bridgers, Megan Stevenson & More" Deadline. Retrieved 2023-03-19."El actor Goya Robles detalla su papel en importante producción" Telemundo 47. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
In 2023, Robles played the character of Oscar Papa in Law & Order: SVU"‘Law & Order: SVU’: Did Benson & Stabler Kiss?" TV Insider. Retrieved 2023-03-19. and Ricardo Morales Navarrete in Griselda starring Sofia Vegara on Netflix."‘Griselda’ Sofia Vergara Netflix Series: Everything We Know So Far" What's On Netflix. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
He has worked on independent films, including a supporting lead role as Teyo in the film 11:55."‘Get Shorty’ Trailer: Chris O’Dowd and Ray Romano Star in New Epix Dark Comedy" IndieWire. Retrieved 2023-03-19., starring Victor Almanzar, John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Julia Stiles, and David Zayas. He is also the executive producer of the short film Wonder,"Actor, Goya Robles on Taking Action to CreateLaw & Order: SVU the Life He Deserved" Sheen Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-29."Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with Get Shorty’s Goya Robles" Pop Culturalist. Retrieved 2023-03-29. which won the HBO Shorts Competition at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival"Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival movie and short film highlights" Philadelphia Sun. Retrieved 2023-03-19. and the Hyundai Vision for Better award at Outfest."11-Year Old Boy Secretly Dreams of Being Wonder Woman for Halloween in WONDER" Vimooz. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
In theatre, Robles portrayed Jackie in the Actors Studio production of The Motherf*cker with the Hat in Los Angeles"Notable Past Performances" The Actors Studio. Retrieved 2023-03-19. and was in the staged reading of Mark Borkowski’s play Valentino’s Wing as part of the LAByinth Theater Barn Series, which was directed by Ellen Burstyn. His off-Broadway productions include playing Raul in Extremities and Richard in Crystal Clear at the Dance New Amsterdam Theater. 
Robles is a poet and is a member of the faculty at the Lee Strasberg Institute where he teaches slam poetry."Faculty Spotlight: Goya Robles" Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
===Background===
Robles was born in Connecticut into a family of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent. He holds a degree in music from the University of Bridgeport"Actor Goya Robles started from the bottom and now he is here" Rolling Out. Retrieved 2023-03-19. and is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio holding an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University."Rising Star Goya Robles: “Surround yourself with people who are better than you at what you do; Learn from them”" Authority Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
He is also the founder of Paint The Mic,"Goya Robles: Power Player" Malvie Magazine. Retrieved 2023-03-29. an arts collaboration serving communities in need. 
==Filmography==
===Film===
Film	Film 	Film 	Film
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes
2016	11:55 	Teyo 	
2019	Wonder 	 	Executive Producer
2023	Tokyo Cowboy	Javier	
===Television===
Television	Television 	Television 	Television
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2013 	The Mentalist 	Franklin Morales 	Episode: "My Blue Heaven"
2017–2019 	Get Shorty 	Yago 	Main cast; 26 episodes
2021–2022 	Power Book III: Raising Kanan 	Joaquin 	5 episodes
2022 	NCIS: Los Angeles 	Miguel Flores 	Episode: "Live Free or Die Standing"
2023 	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Oscar Papa 	2 episodes
2023 	Griselda 	Ricardo "Monkey" Morales Navarrete	
Category:Actors
Category:American people
Category:University of Bridgeport alumni
Category:Pace University alumni