David Bianchi is an American-Brazilian actor, producer, and screenwriter. With over 120 professional film and television credits as an actor, he can be seen in major films and indies like

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'', and '' Filly Brown'' as well as numerous TV appearances on shows like

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'', '' Unsolved'', '' Animal Kingdom'', '' S.W.A.T.'', '' The Last Ship'', '' Southland'', '' SEAL Team'', and ''

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''. He is the creator, co-writer, and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated streaming series ''RZR'', which debuted in 2024."David Bianchi talks about his new streaming series "RZR""
''CBS News''. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

Background

Bianchi first appeared on stage in the third grade in Mexico City. He is classically trained with a BFA in theatre and film from

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. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Bianchi is also a painter and has exhibited his works in gallery shows in Scottsdale, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles. In 2011, he received a congratulatory letter from the City of Los Angeles and then-Mayor

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for his artistic endeavors in North Hollywood.

Career

In 2019, he played in a recurring role on season 4 of '' Queen Of The South'' as Manny. In 2021, he played in a major recurring role of Lilo on

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's '' Ruthless''. As a result of his work in front of the camera, Bianchi is an active voting member of the

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as well as being a member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and was nominated for an

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. He has 18 professional producer credits, 16 screenwriter credits and is the founder of Exertion Films. Bianchi is a member of the

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. He is the producer, writer, and star of ''All Out Dysfunktion!'' (Directed by Ryan LeMasters). The film co-stars Rene Rosado, Emmy-winner

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, Gerry Bednob, and Geraldine Viswanathan. Bianchi was the executive producer of the film ''Her Name Was Jo''. Bianchi is currently in post-production on ''Catalyst'' (directed by Christopher Folkens). He stars with action star

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, Michael Roark, and

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. This is his fifth feature film as a producer. He also appeared in ''

'', a Harley Quinn film, starring

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and

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in 2020. He is a Spoken Word poet with TV appearances on two seasons of the NAACP Award-nominated show ''Verses and Flow''. Bianchi produces

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films collaborating with others in the field including

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, Joivan Wade and

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-nominated,

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-winning actor/poet Malcolm Jamal Warner. Bianchi coined the term ''spinema'' or "spinning cinema" through spoken word, which he describes as high concept cinematic experimental films told entirely in spoken word poetry addressing socially-conscious themes. In 2020, his poetic short film ''I Can't Breathe'' was broadcast as part of the Emmy-nominated

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series ''Breaking Bias''. The work sold on the NFT platform Ephimera raising over $10,000 for the

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Memorial Foundation, becoming the first spoken word film

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. His work, ''Wade in the Water'', was named best short film for 2021 by ''Film Threat'' Magazine Award This! In 2023 at

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, it was announced that Bianchi is the creator, co-writer, and executive producer of the streaming series '' RZR''. The series debuted in April 2024 on Gala Film. He portrayed the lead character Grimm and the cast also included

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, and

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. The series received a

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nomination."‘RZR’ Star Mena Suvari on Why She’s Always Wanted to Play Someone Like Her Character Det. Thompson"
''The Hollywood Reporter''. Retrieved 2024-09-18.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

David Bianchi
Official site
Exertion Films
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