Anthony Ruivivar

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Anthony Ruivivar
Ruivivar at the 2013 SDCC
Born	(1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 50) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1990–present
Spouse(s)	Yvonne Jung ​ (m. 1998)​
Children	3

Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born November 4, 1970 (1970-11-04)) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of paramedic Carlos Nieto in Third Watch, as the voice of Bruce Wayne / Batman in Beware the Batman, and as Chief Alex Longshadow in the Cinemax original series Banshee. He often plays characters working in law enforcement.

Early life and education[]

Ruivivar was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a musician father^[1] of Filipino, Chinese and Spanish descent, while his mother is of German and Scottish descent.^[2]

Career[]

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Ruivivar's early appearances include the films Race the Sun (1996) and a minor character in Starship Troopers (1997). Ruivivar's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the action/drama series Third Watch (1999–2005), which centers around the life of police officers, paramedics, and firemen of a fictional precinct and fire station in New York City. In the show, Carlos was a Hawaiian-born Filipino-American who was abandoned by his family and spent his youth in various foster homes.

After Third Watch, Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent in shows such as Traveler, Quantico, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (all 2007) and Lie to Me (2009).

In 2010, he had a main role in ABC's The Whole Truth as Alejo Salazar. He also had recurring roles as Alex Longshadow in Banshee and Bruce Wayne / Batman in Beware the Batman.

Personal life[]

In January 1998 he married actress Yvonne Jung, who would later appear in seasons 5 and 6 (2003–05) of Third Watch as FDNY EMS Paramedic Holly Levine. In the show, Ruivivar and Jung's characters became a couple and got married in the series finale. They have 3 children; two sons, Kainoa and Kale, and a daughter, Levi, who is a member of the US Junior Women's Gymnastics national team.^[3][4]

He is fluent in Spanish and has incorporated this in Third Watch.^[5] He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Boston University.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

Video games[]

References[]

External links[]

• Anthony Ruivivar at IMDb