Danny Ramirez
Danny Ramirez (born September 17, 1992 in Chicago) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Wes in "The Gifted", Mario Martinez in the TV series "On My Block," Joaquin Torres in "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" and Ash in "No Exit". He will be in the upcoming movie "". Early life. Ramirez was born in Chicago and raised in Miami. he is of Colombian and Mexican descent. Growing up he wanted to be an athlete. He tried American football and soccer, but injuries did not allow him to succeed. Career. Danny Ramirez made  his television debut on Showtime's, "The Affair" followed by roles on NBC's "Blindspot" and the feature film, "Rapid Eye Movement" while attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He then reoccurred as Wes on Fox's "The Gifted" and as Mario on the hit Netflix series "On My Block". He also guest-starred in "Orange Is the New Black". His first notable film credits came shortly after graduating, in Sam Levinson's "Assassination Nation" which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and then as Chip shortly after in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's "Valley Girl" musical  remake. Recently, he has wrapped director Katharine O'Brien's "Lost Transmissions" opposite of Simon Pegg, Juno Temple and Alexandra Daddario, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2019, Richard Bates Jr.'s "Tone-Deaf" which premiered at South by Southwest Film Festival in 2019 and David Raboy's "The Giant", which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019. In August 2018, Ramirez's casting was announced for "", along with Tom Cruise. In November 2018, Ramirez was presented the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Award, which was previously awarded to Miles Teller and Rachel Brosnahan. In  2021, Ramirez played Joaquin Torres in the Disney+ series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier", which is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2021, he will be in the movie "Root Letter", based on a Japanese video game. In January 2022, Ramirez was cast in "The Stars at Noon" directed by Claire Denis. In February 2022, he starred in Hulu's thriller "No Exit"