Danny Ramirez (born September 17, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Wes in '' The Gifted'', Mario Martinez in '' On My Block'', Joaquin Torres in the

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, and Lt. Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia in '' Top Gun: Maverick'' (2022).

Early life

Ramirez was born in

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and raised in

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. He is of Colombian and Mexican descent. He attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School. Growing up he wanted to be an athlete and he tried

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and soccer. He says that after encountering injuries it took him a year to realize he would need a new career.

Career

Danny Ramirez made his television debut on

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's, '' The Affair'' followed by roles on

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's '' Blindspot'' and the feature film, ''Rapid Eye Movement'' while attending

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. He played a reoccurring role as Wes on

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's '' The Gifted'' and he was Mario Martinez on the hit

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series '' On My Block''. He also guest-starred in ''

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''. His first notable film credits came shortly after graduating in

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's '' Assassination Nation'' which premiered at the

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. He was Chip shortly after that in

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's remake of the musical ''

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''. Recently he has wrapped director Katharine O'Brien's '' Lost Transmissions'' (with

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, and Alexandra Daddario) which premiered at the

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in 2019, Richard Bates Jr.'s ''Tone-Deaf'' which premiered at

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in 2019 and David Raboy's ''The Giant'', which premiered at the

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on September 7, 2019. In August 2018, it was announced Ramirez would be in '' Top Gun: Maverick'', along with

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. In November 2018, Ramirez was presented the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Award, which was previously awarded to

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and Rachel Brosnahan. In 2021, Ramirez played Joaquin Torres in the

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series ''

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'', which is set in the

. He will reprise his role in the upcoming film '' Captain America: New World Order'' in 2024. He is to appear in the 2021 movie ''

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'', based on a Japanese video game. In January 2022, Ramirez was cast in '' Stars at Noon'' directed by

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. In February 2022, he starred in Hulu's thriller ''No Exit'' as Ash.

Filmography

Film

Television

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 1992 births Male actors from Chicago 21st-century American male actors Mexican actors Colombian actors