David Zayas
David Zayas | |
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Born | |
Years active | 1995–present |
Notable work | Angel Batista on Dexter Enrique Morales on Oz Sal Maroni on Gotham |
Spouse | Liza Colón-Zayas |
David Zayas | |
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Police career | |
Department | New York City Police Department |
Service years | 1990–1996[citation needed] |
David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter, the cop at the poker game in the movie Rounders, Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series Oz, and Sal Maroni on Fox's series Gotham.
Early life
Zayas was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and reared in The Bronx, New York.[citation needed]
Career
Zayas joined the United States Air Force at age 19.[1] He was a police officer with the New York City Police Department for almost 15 years.[1] His career as a police officer allowed him to develop as a character actor, leading to a series of acting jobs on television and film mainly playing law enforcement officers. His experience in law enforcement helped him play characters on the other side of the law, like Enrique Morales on HBO's long-running prison-drama Oz.[2] Zayas was a main cast member of Dexter for all of its eight seasons.[3]
Zayas has been a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company since 1992,[4] a New York City-based traveling actors group. He branched out into television and film projects, and has diversified with guest roles in such popular television series such as New York Undercover, Person of Interest, and NYPD Blue.[2] At LAByrinth, he met his future wife, actress Liza Colón.
Zayas played a corrupt police officer in 16 Blocks (2006) and an NYPD officer in Michael Clayton (2007).[2] He is featured in the 2010 independent film Shadowboxing, which appeared on the film festival circuit. He appears in Sylvester Stallone's feature film The Expendables and The Brothers Strause's film Skyline. In 2012, Zayas played Ernie Trask, a hotel super, in the twelfth episode of season 1 of Person of Interest.
Zayas appeared in an episode of Fox's drama The Following, playing the part of Tyson, Ryan Hardy's (retired) FBI best friend.[5]
Zayas portrays mob boss Don Salvatore Maroni [6] in the Batman prequel, Gotham, which premiered on Fox on September 22, 2014.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Lena's Dreams | Jorge | |
1998 | O.K. Garage | Omar | |
1998 | Scar City | Cop #1 | |
1998 | Return to Paradise | Construction Foreman | |
1998 | Rounders | Osborne | |
1998 | Bleach | Lt. Ballard | Short film |
1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Cop in Elevator | |
1999 | Kingdom Come | — | |
2000 | The Yards | Officer Jerry Rifkin | |
2001 | Sam the Man | Billy the Cop | |
2001 | Wit | Code Team Blue Head | Television movie |
2002 | Washington Heights | David | |
2002 | A Gentleman's Game | Alfred D'Angelo | |
2003 | Anne B. Real | Cynthia's dad | |
2003 | Undefeated | Paulie | Television movie |
2004 | Mimmo & Paulie | Paulie | Short film |
2004 | Jailbait | Guard | |
2004 | Brooklyn Bound | Popo | |
2005 | The Interpreter | Charlie Russell | |
2005 | Sangre/Blood | Nestor | Short film |
2005 | Angel | Angel's father | Television movie |
2005 | The Feast of the Goat | Antonio de la Maza | |
2006 | 16 Blocks | Det. Robert Torres | |
2006 | The Path to 9/11 | Lou Napoli | |
2006 | Bristol Boys | Detective Benson | |
2007 | Michael Clayton | Detective Dalberto | |
2009 | Burning Mussolini | Hector | |
2009 | Wake | Detective Grayson | |
2009 | Flying By | Tony | |
2010 | 13 | Detective Larry Mullane | |
2010 | Shadowboxing | Bill | |
2010 | The Expendables | General Garza | |
2010 | Skyline | Oliver | |
2013 | Samuel Bleak | Ruben Ramirez | |
2014 | Ride | Ramon | |
2014 | Annie | Lou | |
2015 | The Wannabe |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | Law & Order | McGinty | Episode: "Savages" |
1996 | New York Undercover | Paco Martinez | Episode: "The Enforcers" |
1996 | Law & Order | Raoul Cervantes | Episode: "Causa Mortis" |
1997 | Feds | — | Episode: "Somebody's Lyin'" |
1998 | Trinity | Uniform Cop #1 | Episode: "...To Forgive, Divine" |
1998 | Law & Order | Carlos | Episode: "Flight" |
1999 | Third Watch | Motorman | Episode: "Welcome to Camelot" |
2000 | NYPD Blue | Joaquin Enriquez | Episode: "These Shoots Are Made for Joaquin" |
2000 | The Beat | Rei Morales | 12 episodes |
2000 | All My Children | — | Episode: "13 December 2000" |
2000–2003 | Oz | Enrique Morales | 26 episodes |
2002 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Detective Milton | Episode: "Protection" |
2002 | UC: Undercover | Jorge Gonzales | Episode: "Manhunt" |
2002 | Guiding Light | Prison Guard | Episode: "22 October 2002" |
2003 | Law & Order | John Mireles | Episode: "Smoke" |
2003 | Angels in America | Super | Episode: "Part 2 Perestroika" |
2006–2013 | Dexter | Angel Batista | 96 episodes Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2009–12) |
2006 | Numb3rs | Carlos Costavo | Episode: "Brutus" |
2006 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Fire Marshall | Episode: "On Fire" |
2007 | Without a Trace | Gabriel Molina | Episode: "Crash and Burn" |
2007 | Shark | Alvarez | Episode: "Strange Bedfellows" |
2007 | The Closer | Brian | Episode: "Grave Doubts" |
2007 | Burn Notice | Javier | Episode: "Pilot" |
2008 | Law & Order | Detective Justin Cabrera | Episode: "Submission" |
2009 | CSI: Miami | Ben Porterson | Episode: "Wolfe in Sheep's Clothing" |
2009 | In Plain Sight | Harrison Locke | Episode: "Rubble with a Cause" |
2010 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Stanley Maas | 2 episodes |
2012 | Person of Interest | Ernie Trask | Episode: "Super" |
2012 | Grimm | Salvadore Butrell | Episode: "Leave It to Beavers" |
2013 | Deception | Frank | Episode: "Pilot" |
2013 | The Following | Tyson Hernandez | Episode: "Guilt" |
2013 | The Blacklist | Manny Soto | Episode: "Frederick Barnes (No. 47)" |
2014 | Saint George | Junior | 6 episodes |
2014–2015 | Gotham | Sal Maroni | 8 episodes |
2015 | Elementary | Juan Murillo ("El Gato") | Episode: The Past Is Parent |
References
- ^ a b "For 'Dexter' Star David Zayas, Acting Was A Long Shot Away". NPR.org. 29 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b c David Zayas at IMDb
- ^ Dexter profile, Internet Movie Database website; accessed November 9, 2014
- ^ LAByrinth Theatre Company
- ^ "The Following Cast and Details". tvguide.com. Retrieved 2013-07-29.
- ^ Profile, screenrant.com; accessed November 9, 2014.
External links
- Official website
- David Zayas at IMDb
- "One on one with David Zayas". HoboTrashcan.com. July 3, 2008.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Male actors from New York City
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American people of Puerto Rican descent
- New York City Police Department officers
- People from the Bronx
- People from Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican male film actors
- Puerto Rican male stage actors
- Puerto Rican male television actors
- Puerto Rican United States Air Force personnel
- Puerto Rican military personnel
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- United States Air Force personnel