Christopher Rivas
Born1986 or 1987 (age 36–37)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Author
  • actor
  • podcaster
  • storyteller
Years active2009–present
Known forBrown Enough, Rubirosa, Call Me Kat
Websitechristopherrivas.com

Christopher Rivas (born 1986 or 1987) is an American author,[1][2][3] actor,[4][5] podcaster,[6][7][8] and storyteller.[9][10] He is best known for his podcast Rubirosa,[11] his book Brown Enough,[12] the role of Oscar on Call Me Kat, and his solo play, The Real James Bond... Was Dominican![13]

Life and career

Rivas was born and raised in New York City in 1986 or 1987. The son of a Dominican father and Colombian mother. He attended California Institute of the Arts, where he majored in acting in 2011.[14] He developed storytelling workshops United Nations High Commission for Refugees, LAMP on Skid Row, The Museum of Broken Relationships, UCLA and CalArts.[15][16] In 2018, he was part of the faculty of The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship.[17]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 If Not Now When Basketballapostle Short Film
2012 Public Law Erubiel Short Film
2014 Shameless Eduardo 1 episode
2014 For Rent Jason Short Film
2014 Cry Wolf Gerard Short Film
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Lamar St. John 1 episode
2015 2 Broke Girls Mookie 1 episode
2015 Mi Casa Mi Casa Ramone Cervantes 3 episodes
2016 Rosewood Manny 1 episode
2016-2018 Couch Potato Chronicles Sebastian Cruz 7 episodes
2017 Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story Messenger Short Film
2017 Grey's Anatomy Rodney 1 episode
2017 Two Sentence Horror Stories Xavier 1 episode
2017 SEAL Team Keith 1 episode
2017 Life After First Failure Dirk 3 episodes[18]
2018 NCIS: Los Angeles ATF Special Agent Elliot Ross 1 episode
2018 For the People Rodrigo Puente 1 episode
2018 GLOW X-Ray Technician 1 episode
2018 9-1-1 Hector 1 episode
2018 Just Cause 4 Che Sanz Video Game
2019 New Amsterdam Ivan Velez 1 episode
2019 The Filth Justin 2 episodes
2019 Adam Ruins Everything Cool Beer Guy 1 episode
2021–2023 Call Me Kat Oscar Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3)
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Mateo Hernandez Pacific missions only

References

  1. ^ Gamboa, Suzanne; Cervantes, Cora. "At Raizado Festival, Latinos stake a claim in Aspen". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. ^ Brown Enough. 2022-10-11. ISBN 978-1-955905-04-6.
  3. ^ BROWN ENOUGH | Kirkus Reviews.
  4. ^ Gannon, Matt (2022-01-25). "Christopher Rivas on the Special Energy of 'Call Me Kat'". TV Wasteland. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  5. ^ "'Call Me Kat' Promotes Christopher Rivas to Regular". 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  6. ^ Montalván, Karla (August 24, 2022). "How Christopher Rivas is Helping Us Challenge Our Heroes". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  7. ^ White, Peter (2021-11-18). "'Call Me Kat's Christopher Rivas Signs Podcast Development Deal With SiriusXM's Stitcher". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  8. ^ Sarachan, Risa. "'Rubirosa' Podcast Explores Life Of The Real James Bond". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  9. ^ "Actor found inspiration in the Dominican playboy who inspired James Bond". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  10. ^ "An interview with the creator and performer of The Real James Bond Was Dominican, coming to Bishop Arts Theatre Center". theaterjones.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  11. ^ "Rubirosa". link.chtbl.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  12. ^ Brown Enough. 2022-10-11. ISBN 978-1-955905-04-6.
  13. ^ "Hispanic pride: 'The Real James Bond ... Was Dominican' to premiere in ABQ". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  14. ^ Reynolds, Dale (September 6, 2012). "Christopher Rivas: An All-Around Kinda Latino". latinheat.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  15. ^ "Guest, Christopher Rivas". bbsradio.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  16. ^ "Meet Christopher Rivas". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  17. ^ "FELLOWS". adrfellowship.org. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  18. ^ "Life After First Failure". tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.

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