Rafael L. Silva (born June 18, 1994) is an American and Brazilian actor. He may be best known for his role as Carlos Reyes, in the main cast of '' 9-1-1: Lone Star''.

Biography

Silva was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. When he was little, he wanted to pursue a career in animal care, just like his grandfather and his uncles. However, his family moved to Harrison, New Jersey when he was thirteen years old. He started acting while in high school to overcome his fear. “I started acting when I was a junior in high school. I used to be very afraid to speak in public. I figured if you were going to be afraid of something, you might as well be in the eye of the hurricane. So I started acting because I was afraid of speaking in public...” After graduating from Pace University, he made appearances in '' Madam Secretary'' and ''Fluidity''.

Personal life

Silva is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, having trained with

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. He also dances and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish. Silva is openly gay, and came out when he went to college.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Silva, Rafael 1994 births Male actors of Brazilian descent Brazilian expatriate male actors in the United States Brazilian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian male television actors Brazilian gay actors LGBTQ Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners Male actors from Belo Horizonte Martial artists from Belo Horizonte Living people