Anthony Bless

Anthony Bless (born May 30, Anthony Meija Bless) is an actor, athlete, hip-hop artist, and songwriter. He is the founder of an entertainment corporation, “The Bless Effect, Inc” that deals with television, film, and music. Through his acting and music recording, Bless has gained news media attention. Bless has been regularly invited to perform at venues like Hwood Group’s The Peppermint Club, American Airlines Arena, and Club Mansion Miami.
Born in Queens, NY, and raised in Miami, Bless has started his career from rap battles to publishing his own album “BLESS”. He started recording his first album at 19 years old with Big Dreamers, Inc. A prominent figure in hip-hop music, Bless is widely credited for his roles of Agent Malcolm Green in “Ruthless” and in the role of  Javier in “Sistas”, He created the official theme song for “Ruthless”. He has a significant following in NY, Miami, and LA.
== Early life and education ==
Anthony Bless was raised as a Catholic. His ancestry includes Afro- Cuban and Puerto Rican. Right from his childhood, his growing idols were SuperMan, Michael Jordan and Rocky Balboa. He graduated from Florida International University (FIU) in English/Psychology.
== Career ==
Bless’s musical career started with freestyle sessions and recordings at DJ Miner’s spot (Miami). From there, rap battles helped him to get the street cred and to begin working on his 1st album “Respect Comes 1st” with the production team called “Big Dreamers, Inc.” (Circa 2001). Since then there were countless performances at several venues throughout Florida including American Airlines Arena, Club Space, Club Mansion Miami, and performed overseas in the Bahamas aboard the Carnival Imagination for the official OMG Memorial Weekend Cruise.
Anthony Bless was a part of the show Burn Notice’s set for the last 2 seasons and played a principal role in the episode: “Neighborhood Watch.” After that project was over he played the lead actor and songwriter in his own full production music video “LoveDrug.” His songs are Ruthless, So Long Ago, Aphrodite and East Los became popular and gave him fame. In 2019, he started his own company The Bless Effect, Inc.
== Filmography ==
Year 	Name 	Type 	Role
2020 	Ruthless 	TV Series	Malcolm Green / Agent Malcolm Green
2020 	Sistas 	TV Series	Javier
2018 	Dry Spell 	Short 	Smith
2017 	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	TV Series	MP Guard
2017 	Shooter 	TV Series	Diego
2017 	The Last Ship 	TV Series	Spanish Guard
2017 	Angie Tribeca 	TV Series	Delivery Man
2016 	Rosewood 	TV Series	Federico
2015 	What You Don't Know 	Short 	Robert
2014-2015	East Los High 	TV Series	Marcos / Hector
2014 	Leave Me 	Short 	Art
2014 	Calavera 	Short 	Man 1
2013 	The Caribbean Heist 	 	Fernando
2013 	Eenie Meenie Miney Moe	 	Tito
2012 	Magic City 	TV Series	Orlando Valiente
2011 	Equal Strength 	 	J.J.
2011 	The Glades 	TV Series	Ruiz
2010 	Burn Notice 	TV Series	Right Hand Thug
2010 	Halfway Home 	Short 	Pete
== Personal life ==
In his free time, Anthony Bless trains in the martial art of Jeet Kune Do under TeeBone Mitchell and goes hiking with his Pitbull, Hendrix. He always believes that God, family, love, and success are driving forces of his life. His life’s purpose is to use his gifts to inspire the world to live passionately & with purpose.
==In the media==
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== References ==
== External links ==
*Official Website
* Anthony Bless on Facebook
* Anthony Bless on Twitter
* Anthony Bless on Instagram
* Anthony Bless on YouTube
* Anthony Bless on SoundCloud
* Anthony Bless on Spotify
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