Rafael L. Silva

Rafael L. Silva (born June 18, 1994)[1] is a Brazilian-American actor best known for his role as Carlos Reyes in 9-1-1: Lone Star.[2][3][4]

Rafael L. Silva
Born (1994-06-18) June 18, 1994
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
NationalityAmerican, Brazilian
EducationPace University
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Biography

Silva was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[5][1] 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.[5][6] Silva was hit by a culture shock that resulted in him becoming introverted and becoming fearful when speaking in public.

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...”[1] After graduating from Pace University, he made appearances in Madam Secretary and Fluidity.[1]

Personal life

Silva is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, having trained with Royce Gracie. He also dances and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.[7]

He is openly gay.[8][9]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Drunk Art Love Ed Miniseries
2017 Unpaid Interns Jay "Pennystock" Meirelles Short film
2018 Narrator Syndrome Faceless Man #3 Short film
2019 Madam Secretary Oscar Cortez Episode: "Something Better"
2019 Fluidity Raul
2020 The Corps Darryl Silvanos Webseries
2020-present 9-1-1: Lone Star Carlos Reyes Main cast

References
  1. "The untold truth of Rafael Silva". 10 June 2020.
  2. "Rafael Silva". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. Rude, Mey (28 May 2021). "'9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva Wants More 'Tarlos' Intimacy Too". www.out.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. Conway, Jeff. "Ronen Rubinstein & Rafael Silva On The Importance Of Their LGBTQIA+ Characters On FOX's '9-1-1: Lone Star'". Forbes. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. Damshenas, Sam (16 June 2021). "9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva is bringing intersectional LGBTQ+ representation to the masses". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. Gao, Max (29 July 2020). "9-1-1 Lone Star's Rafael Silva on playing a queer cop in 2020". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. Krol, Jacklyn (25 October 2021). "'9-1-1: Lone Star': Rafael Silva Explains Why Carlos Reyes Doesn't Have a Texas Accent". Outsider. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. Malkin, Marc. "Ronen Rubinstein comes out as bisexual, inspired by work on '9-1-1: Lone Star'". Today.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  9. "Meet the LGBTQ leading men of '9-1-1: Lone Star'". NBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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