Rolando Molina

Rolando Conchas Molina
Born	Rolando Alberto Argueta-Molina (1971-08-13) August 13, 1971 San Salvador, El Salvador
Nationality	Salvadoran
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1992-present

Rolando Alberto Argueta-Molina (born August 13, 1971) is a Salvadoran actor.

Life and career

Molina was born in El Salvador and immigrated to the United States at a very young age. The family settled in Los Angeles. Approached by Edward James Olmos while working as a security guard at Universal Studios one day; Rolando caught Olmos' attention and asked him to audition for his new film. His acting début was (a cameo) on Olmos' project at the time; American Me (1992). He has also been in other films such as Menace II Society (1993), Mojave Moon (1996), The Rich Man's Wife (1996), Next Friday (2000), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Party Animalz (2004) and Six Thugs (2006). He also made guest appearances in Desperate Housewives as the biological father of Gabrielle Solis's legal daughter Juanita.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1992	American Me	Cop #2
	Jamie's Secret	Gary	Video short
	To Protect and Serve	Lenny
1993	Menace II Society	Vato #1
1995	Indictment: The McMartin Trial	Court Clerk	TV movie
	Virtuosity	Salesman in Videostore
	In the Flesh	Beefy Cop
1996	Eye for an Eye	Parent of Murdered Children Group #4
	The Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits...	Ramon	TV movie
	The Rich Man's Wife	Gangbanger
	Street Corner Justice	Ruben
	Mojave Moon	Second Guy
1997	Do Me A Favor	Hector
1998	Primary Colors	Anthony Ramirez
	The Pandora Project	Mr. Big / 'Jefe'
	The Unknown Cyclist	Support Van Driver
	Brown's Requiem	Ernie
1999	EDtv	Warehouse Worker
2000	Next Friday	Baby Joker
	A Better Way to Die	Chach
2001	Crazy/Beautiful	Hector
2002	King Rikki	Javier
2003	Bruce Almighty	Hood #4
	Grind	Show Security
2004	Party Animalz	Chewi	Video
	Cake	Benzito	Video
2005	Domino	Security Manager
	Rumor Has It...	Mover
2006	The Virgin of Juarez	Cop
	Six Thugs	Chapo
2007	Expired	Meters Money Collector
	Delta Farce	Bartender
2008	Eagle Eye	TSA Agent
	Ladies of the House	Manny	TV movie
2010	Food Stamps	Angry Neighbor
	Eventuality	The Intruder	Short
	Broken	Neighbor
2011	Platinum Illusions	Oso
	A Better Life	Jesus
2012	Jewtopia	Ramone
2013	The Advocates	Kevin Guzman	TV movie
2016	400 Miles	Rigo	Short
2017	Murder in the Woods	Jesus
2018	Papi Chulo	Juan
2019	Jane the Novela	Salvador Negremonte	TV movie
2021	Welcome to Our World	Fat Neighbor

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Street Justice	Simmy	Episode: "Bitter Fruit"
1994	Seinfeld	Punk #1	Episode: "The Opposite"
	Living Single	The Waiter	Episode: "There's Got to Be a Morning After"
1995	The Wayans Bros.	Orson	Episode: "I'm Too Sexy for My Brother"
	Cybill	Grip	Episode: "Since I Lost My Baby"
	The Invaders	Raymond	Episode: "Part II"
1995-96	ER	Rolando	Supporting Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
1996	Public Morals	DA	Episode: "The Green Cover"
	Pacific Blue	Munchkin	Episode: "Bangers"
1996-97	Dangerous Minds	Joker	Episode: "Jumped" & "The Feminine Mystique"
1997	Gun	Guard #1	Episode: "Columbus Day"
	Cracker	Neighbor	Episode: "Hell Hath No Fury"
1998	LateLine	Burly Techie	Episode: "Pearce's New Buddy"
	Dharma & Greg	Hector	Episode: "Are You Ready for Some Football?"
	NYPD Blue	Barfly #2	Episode: "Numb & Number"
1999	L.A. Doctors	Louis	Episode: "Baby, It's Cold Outside"
	Two Guys and a Girl	Grip	Episode: "Two Guys, a Girl and the Storm of the Century"
	Martial Law	Christian Rudecki	Episode: "My Man Sammo"
	G vs E	Dragon Fly Bouncer	Episode: "Lady Evil"
2000	Judging Amy	Mark Vasquez	Episode: "Spoil the Child"
	Charmed	Hernandez	Episode: "Reckless Abandon"
	Pacific Blue	Manolo	Episode: "A Thousand Words"
	7th Heaven	Juror	Episode: "Twelve Angry People"
	G vs E	Bennie	Episode: "Renunciation"
	Sammy	Various Roles (voice)	Episode: "Sammy Makes Amends"
2001	Walker, Texas Ranger	Randy Drago	Episode: "Without a Sound"
	Ladies Man	Iladio	Episode: "The 31-Inch-High Club"
2002	My Wife and Kids	Valet	Episode: "Table for Too Many: Part 1 & 2"
	Becker	Dad #2	Episode: "Let's Talk About Sex"
	The Shield	Hector Estanza	Episode: "Throwaway"
	Firefly	Bolles	Episode: "War Stories"
2003	NYPD Blue	Idalo Tavarez	Episode: "Laughlin All the Way to the Clink"
	Crossing Jordan	Hector Chirullo	Episode: "Sunset Division"
2004	The Handler	Jesus Linares	Episode: "Bleak House"
2005	Less than Perfect	Security Man	Episode: "You Can Leave the Lights On"
	Joan of Arcadia	Trash Man God	Episode: "Secret Service"
	Yes, Dear	Julio	Episode: "Broken by the Mold"
	Wanted	Idalo Tavarez	Episode: "Pilot"
2006	What About Brian	Bouncy Guy	Episode: "The Importance of Being Brian"
	CSI: Miami	Rulon Domingo	Episode: "Backstabbers"
2007	Dirt	Ozzy Romero	Episode: "Pap Smeared"
	Boston Legal	Miguel Obisbo	Episode: "The Chicken and the Leg" & "Do Tell"
	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Hector	Episode: "A Tale of Two Houses"
2007-16	American Dad!	Various Roles (voice)	Recurring Guest
2008	General Hospital	Sal Del Torro	Regular Cast
2009	Meteor	Mexican Trucker	Episode: "Episode #1.1 & #1.2"
	Heroes	Motel Clerk	Episode: "Chapter Eight 'Into Asylum'"
	Hawthorne	Brian	Episode: "The Sense of Belonging"
2010	Sons of Tucson	Vic	Episode: "Chicken Pox"
	The Closer	Tomas Medina	Episode: "Off the Hook"
	Look: The Series	Gary	Recurring Cast
	Desperate Housewives	Hector Sanchez	Episode: "The Thing That Counts Is What's Inside" & "Sorry Grateful"
2011	Southland	Chuy	Episode: "Punching Water"
	Sons of Anarchy	Benny	Episode: "Una Venta"
2012	Touch	Hector	Episode: "Entanglement"
	Harry's Law	Rodrigo	Episode: "Class War"
2013	Maron	Latino Guy	Episode: "Mexican Angel"
	Dexter	Armando	Episode: "This Little Piggy"
	Switched at Birth	Cop	Episode: "As the Shadows Deepen"
2014	Winners	Valet Attendant	Episode: "Complementary Valet"
	Rush	Raoul	Episode: "Pilot" & "Don't Ask Me Why"
	The Bridge	Father Salas	Episode: "Harvest of Souls"
2014-15	Justified	Aguilar	Episode: "Whistle Past the Graveyard" & "Fate's Right Hand"
2014-18	Family Guy	Various Roles (voice)	Recurring Guest
2015	The League	Various Roles (voice)	Episode: "Adios y Bienvenidos"
2016	Rizzoli & Isles	Eduardo	Episode: "Hide and Seek"
	Code Black	Maintenance Man	Episode: "Corporeal Form"
	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Santino Noguera	Episode: "Lockup"
	Shameless	Jesus	Episode: "Happily Ever After"
2021	Animal Kingdom	Pete Trujillo Sr.	Episode: "Let It Ride"

External links

• Rolando Molina at IMDb