Josh Segarra
Josh Segarra (born June 3, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series "The Electric Company", "Sirens", and "Arrow" as well as for originating the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical "On Your Feet!". His other television credits include "Chicago P.D.", "The Other Two", and "Orange is the New Black", while his other theatrical credits include the musicals "Lysistrata Jones" and "Dogfight". Early life. Segarra was born on June 3, 1986 in Longwood, Florida. He is of Puerto Rican descent, and is fluent in Spanish. He learned to sing in  his Pentecostal church but aspired to be a professional wrestler. Segarra is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. Career. From 2009–2011, Segarra portrayed a main role of Hector Ruiz on the PBS television series "The Electric Company". He then originated the role of Mick in the musical "Lysistrata Jones". In May 2012, Segarra was announced as a cast member for the Off-Broadway world premiere of "Dogfight", a musical adaptation of the film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and a book by Peter Duchan. The musical opened  at the Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage Theater on July 16, 2012. Two years later, he recurred during the first season of the comedy television series "Sirens", after which he was promoted to a series regular during its second season. Segarra then began a recurring role on the NBC police procedural drama "Chicago P.D." He also appeared in the 2015 comedy film "Trainwreck". Segarra originated the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical "On Your Feet!", which opened at the Marquis Theater on Broadway on November 5, 2015. His final performance took place on July 10, 2016. Following his  final appearance on "Chicago P.D." in May 2016, Segarra was cast as a series regular on the CW superhero television series "Arrow" for its fifth season. He portrayed the series' adaptation of the comic book character Adrian Chase. He then returned in a guest starring capacity during the series' sixth and eighth seasons. Since January 2019, Segarra has been a recurring cast member on "The Other Two", a comedy television series on Comedy Central. In December, he recurred on "The Moodys" as Marco, a "commodities broker with exquisite phone skills." He also starred in the Netflix comedy series "AJ and  the Queen", which premiered on January 10, 2020. That same year, Segarra appeared as a special agent during the third season of the crime drama series "FBI" and starred as a pastor in the musical film "Christmas on the Square". He is set to portray Teddy Walker in the upcoming NBC comedy pilot "Night School", which is based on the 2018 film of the same name. In July 2021, he was cast in the Disney+ superhero series "She-Hulk". Personal life. Segarra married longtime girlfriend Brace Rice on October 17, 2014. The couple welcomed their first child, a son, on  September 30, 2016, which was followed by the birth of their second child, a son, on January 8, 2020. He and his wife are both sports fans.