Danny Ramirez (born September 17, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joaquin Torres / Falcon in the

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(MCU) film '' Captain America: Brave New World'' (2025) and the

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series ''

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'' (2021). He has also had roles in the film '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022), and the

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television series ''

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'' (2025).

Early life

Danny Ramirez was born in

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, and grew up in

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. He is of Colombian and

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descent, attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School and initially wanted to be an athlete, trying out

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and

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. He noted that after encountering injuries, he realized he needed a new career. He studied at

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Career

Ramirez made his screen and television debut on

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's '' The Affair'' (2016) as "Moving Van Kid #1", and

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's '' Blindspot'' (2016) in another minor role. In 2017, he garnered some recognition for his recurring role as Wes on

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's '' The Gifted'' (2017), and had a guest role in ''

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'' (2017). From 2018 to 2019, he had a recurring role on

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's ''

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''. In 2018, Ramirez graduated Tisch, and made his film debut in

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's ''

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'' which premiered at the

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. He went on to have supporting roles in ''

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'' (2019), '' Lost Transmissions'' (2019), '' The Giant'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019), '' This Is Not a War Story'' (2020) and ''

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'' (2020), a remake of the 1983 musical of the same name. In August 2018, it was announced that Ramirez appear in '' Top Gun: Maverick'' alongside

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Glen Powell Glen Thomas Powell Jr. (born October 21, 1988) is an American actor and screenwriter. He began his career with small roles on television and in films such as '' Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over'' (2003) and '' Fast Food Nation'' (2006). Powell acted in t ...

and

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, initially set for release in 2019. In November, Ramirez was honoured as the "Rising Star" at the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Awards, an award previously awarded to Teller and

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. ''Maverick'' received several delays and setbacks due to the

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, and was eventually released in May 27, 2022. In 2021, Ramirez portrayed Joaquin Torres in the

series ''

'' (2021), set in the

(MCU). Throughout 2022, Ramirez appeared in multiple films having lead roles in ''

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'' (2022), and '' Look Both Ways'' (2022), with the latter alongside

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. He also had a starring role in '' Stars at Noon'' (2022), and ''

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'' (2022), based on a Japanese video game. He later had supporting roles in ''

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'' (2023), and ''

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'' (2024). He also went on to appear in both

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'' Tales of the Walking Dead'' (2022), and ''

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'' (2023) in the episode "

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". In February 2025, Ramirez reprised his role as Torres in the MCU film '' Captain America: Brave New World'' (2025) which saw the character take up the mantle of

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. In March 2025, it was confirmed that Ramirez will reprise the role in the upcoming film '' Avengers: Doomsday'', set for release in November 2026. In April 2025, Ramirez appeared as Manny in the second season of the

series ''

'' after having been cast in March the year previously.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music Video

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Danny Living people American male film actors American male television actors American people of Colombian descent American male actors of Mexican descent 21st-century American male actors Miami Coral Park Senior High School alumni Hispanic and Latino American male actors