Al Rodrigo
Al Rodrigo is an American character actor who has starred in theatre, films and on television since the 1980s.
Al Rodrigo | |
|---|---|
| Born | New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Syracuse University (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Voice artist |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
Early life and education
Rodrigo was born in New York City to Puerto Rican parents. He graduated from the High School of Performing Arts and received a BFA in theatre from Syracuse University.[1]
Career
Some of his film credits include Last Rites, The Glass Shield, Brown's Requiem, The Great White Hype, The Birdcage, and House of Sand and Fog, and others.
Rodrigo has made many guest appearances on TV shows, including Truth Be Told, Mayans MC, Martin, Something Wilder, SeaQuest DSV, Beverly Hills, 90210, ARLI$$, The West Wing, Wanted, High Incident, CSI: Miami, Days of Our Lives, and Supernatural. He also guest starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in the season three two-part episode "Past Tense" as Bernardo Calvera, and numerous others.
He is the voice of Quinlan Vos in season three of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Among some of his many voice over credits are the animated features Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Bilal: A New Breed of Hero, Penguins of Madagascar, Mr. Peabody and Sherman, Coco, and others. In video games he is the voice of Padre Sebastian and Gallo in Cyberpunk 2077, Oscar Diaz in Gears 5, Grand Theft Auto V, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Fallout 76, Asura's Wrath, Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel, Tomb Raider, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Dishonored, and others. He also does extensive work in the ADR community on numerous film and television projects.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Last Rites | Luis De Vega | Credited as Al Rodriguez |
| 1995 | The Glass Shield | Rodrigo | |
| 1996 | The Birdcage | Latino Man in Club | |
| The Great White Hype | Press Member #1 | ||
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | Sandoval | |
| 2000 | Under Suspicion | Singer (voice) | |
| 2001 | Osmosis Jones | The Frank Police Department walkie talkie (voice) | |
| 2003 | House of Sand and Fog | Torez | |
| 2008 | Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation | Voice Actor (voice) | |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Ezekial Gallows (voice) | Television film[2] |
| 2010 | Despicable Me | Chairs Usher (voice) | |
| 2011 | A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures | VW Driver (voice) | |
| 2013 | The Heat | Additional voices | |
| 2014 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | Ajax (voice) | |
| The Book of Life | Additional voices | ||
| Penguins of Madagascar | Penguin Fan (voice) | ||
| 2015 | Bilal: A New Breed of Hero | Abu Al-Hakam (voice) | |
| 2018 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | Additional voices | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Leg Work | Joaquin | Episode: "The American Dream" |
| 1991 | Riders in the Sky | Senor Senor (1991) | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Nurses | Diego | Episode: "Bring Me, the Head of Hank Kaplan" |
| 1993 | Renegade | Angelo | Episode: "Endless Summer" |
| 1994 | seaQuest DSV | Commando | Episode: "Nothing But the Truth" |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Bernardo Calvera | Episode: "Past Tense" |
| 1995 | Martin | Pico Rivera | Episode: "Swing Thing" |
| 1996 | Murder One | Newscaster | Episode: "Chapter Two, Year Two" |
| 1997 | The Nanny | Male Hostage | Episode: "The Bank Robbery" |
| 1996-1997 | Arliss | Client / Obless Obliche | 2 episodes |
| 1997 | 413 Hope St. | Job Counselor #3 | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1998 | Prey | Zendejas | Episode: "Origins" |
| 1998 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Detective Caliendo | 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Charmed | Jaime | Episode: "Wicca Envy" |
| 1998-1999 | Air America | Fernando Guerrero | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | JAG | Jason Kaplan | Episode: "Overdue & Presumed Lost" |
| 2000 | The West Wing | Commander Cale | Episode: "Shibboleth" |
| 2002 | Hidden Hills | Steve | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2002 | NYPD Blue | Esteban Rojas | Episode: "One in the Nuts" |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | State's Attorney Dante | Episode: "Bunk" |
| 2005 | Wanted | Hector Dunham | Episode: "The Promise of Darkness" |
| 2010 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Quinlan Vos (voice) | Episode: "Hunt for Ziro" |
| 2013 | Supernatural | Colonel the Dog (voice) | Episode: "Dog Dean Afternoon" |
| 2016 | Lastman | Additional Voices | Episode: "Action!" |
| 2017 | Trollhunters | Episode: "Grand Theft Otto" | |
| 2020-2022 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Capitain Durango (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2022 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Ford (voice) | Episode: "Downpour" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Asura's Wrath | Chakravartin | English Dub [2] |
| Unit 13 | Python | ||
| Dishonored | Slackjaw | [2] | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Strike Force Soldier | ||
| 2013 | Tomb Raider | Solarii | |
| Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel | Cordova | ||
| Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population | ||
| 2016 | Uncharted 4: A Thief's End | Additional Voices | [2] |
| 2018 | Fallout 76 | ||
| 2019 | Gears 5 | Oscar Diaz | |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | El Gallo, Gang, Sebastian | |
Adr Loop Group
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Getting There | Direct-to-video |
| Vampires: Los Muertos | ||
| 2003 | The Challenge | |
| Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | ||
| 2004 | Employee of the Month | |
| Dawn of the Dead | ||
References
- "Al Rodrigo Biography on BroadwayWorld". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- "Behind The Voice Actors – Al Rodrigo". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 27 June 2015. – green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits
External links
- Al Rodrigo at IMDb