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David Zayas is a Actor Porto ricain born on 15 august 1962 at Puerto Rico (USA)

David Zayas

David Zayas
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Nationality Porto rico
Birth 15 august 1962 (61 years) at Puerto Rico (USA)

David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican-American 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 as Sal Maroni on Gotham.

Biography

Né à Porto Rico, il grandit à New York, dans le Bronx. Il rejoint l'US Air Force à la suite de l'obtention de son diplôme universitaire, puis devient officier dans la police de New York.

Au début des années 1990, il commence à prendre des cours de théâtre, tout en conservant son métier d'officier.


Carrière

Membre de la compagnie théâtrale LAByrinth Theatre Company depuis 1992, il est surtout connu pour ses rôles dans les séries télévisées Oz où il interprète le rôle d'Enrique Morales, le leader du gang latino « El Norte » durant 27 épisodes de 2000 à 2003 et pour son rôle du sergent Angel Batista dans la série Dexter de 2006 à 2013.

Depuis 2014, il incarne Salvatore Maroni dans la série télévisée Gotham.


Vie privée

Il est marié avec Liza Colón-Zayas.

Best films

16 Blocks (2006)
(Actor)
The Savages (2007)
(Actor)

Usually with

Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
(1 films)
Tony Gilroy
Tony Gilroy
(1 films)
Colin Strause
Colin Strause
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of David Zayas (34 films)

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Actor

Lost Cat Corona
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Sean Young, Ralph Macchio, Gina Gershon, Jeff Kober, Paul Sorvino, Summer Crockett Moore
Roles Ponce
Rating47% 2.3805952.3805952.3805952.3805952.380595
Un homme qui joue la carte de la sécurité doit rechercher le chat disparu de sa femme, le confronter à l'élément coloré, farfelu et parfois plus dangereux de son quartier, l'obligeant à affronter ses peurs et à repenser son mode opératoire.
Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, 1h24
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Actors Jake Toranzo Austin, Taissa Farmiga, Christina Ricci, Brandon Soo Hoo, Kari Wahlgren, Miguel Ferrer
Roles Alberto Reyes (voice)
Rating70% 3.50873.50873.50873.50873.5087
Nightwing, Starfire, Robin, Raven, Blue Beetle, Beast Boy et Terra affrontent Brother Blood, le chef d'une secte qui veut dominer la Terre.
Tallulah
Tallulah (2016)

Directed by Sian Heder
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Uzo Aduba, Zachary Quinto, Felix Solis, David Zayas
Roles Detective Richards
Rating66% 3.349723.349723.349723.349723.34972
A young free-spirited woman rescues a baby from an irresponsible mother and pretends the child is her own with the help of her ex-boyfriend's mother. After being accused of kidnapping, she returns the child to its mother, and the three women form a close connection.
Annie
Annie (2014)
, 1h58
Directed by Will Gluck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Musical theatre, Musical
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals
Actors Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, David Zayas
Roles Lou
Rating53% 2.6634852.6634852.6634852.6634852.663485
In Harlem, 10-year-old Annie Bennett lives in foster care with several other girls in the care of the cruel Colleen Hannigan. She spends each Friday waiting outside the restaurant Domani's where she believes her parents will return to collect her.
Ride
Ride (2014)
, 1h33
Directed by Helen Hunt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Themes Sports films, Surfing films
Actors Luke Wilson, Brenton Thwaites, Helen Hunt, Leonor Varela, Robert Knepper, David Zayas
Roles Ramon
Rating57% 2.850922.850922.850922.850922.85092
A mother travels cross-country to California to be with her son after he decides to drop out of school and become a surfer.
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret, 1h29
Directed by Jace Alexander
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime, Romance
Actors Tania Raymonde, Jesse Lee Soffer, David Zayas, Leah Pipes, Zane Holtz, Debra Mooney
Roles Detective Flores
Rating61% 3.095963.095963.095963.095963.09596
Au cours d'une conférence sur le développement personnel, Jodi Arias, une jeune californienne un peu perdue tombe sous le charme de Travis Alexander, conférencier qui est membre d'une église fondamentaliste. Au grand dam de ses amis mormons, Travis commence à fréquenter la jeune femme tout en lui indiquant qu'il n'envisage pas de projets avec elle.
Junction
Junction (2012)
, 1h31
Origin USA
Genres Thriller
Actors David Zayas, Michael O'Keefe, Anthony Rapp, Anthony Ruivivar, Neal Bledsoe, Summer Crockett Moore
Roles Lt. Tarelli
Rating55% 2.7582452.7582452.7582452.7582452.758245
Four strung out meth-addicts - Donald (Bledsoe), Kari (Moore), David (Pelphrey) and Spot (Doran) – are desperately craving for their next fix of meth. Short on cash, the group discusses a variety of options including sending Kari to exploit their dealer’s fondness for her. After some debate, the group decides to sends David, their leader and designated driver, to meet with their longtime dealer Tai (Ruivivar). Fortunately, Tai needs a television as a birthday gift for his mother. Desperate, David agrees to take up Tai on his offer of drugs in exchange for a new flat screen television for his mom.
The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon, 1h37
Directed by Gela Babluani
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Documentary
Actors Sam Riley, Ray Winstone, Auguste Lumière, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham
Roles Detective Mullane, a cop on the trail of the illegal game. Ray Liotta was originally cast. Zayas met with director Géla Babluani about a part but nothing came out of it. After Liotta dropped out, Babluani called Zayas back and offered him the role.
Rating59% 2.9994252.9994252.9994252.9994252.999425
Vincent "Vince" Ferro overhears people talking about a dead man who was going to start a well-paid job. Ferro, in need of money, steals an envelope containing the instructions for the job. He arrives at an event in a secluded place. He is ordered to strip, and his boot heels are cut off, in order to check for surveillance equipment. The organizers accept him for the job instead of the dead man. The job is participation in a series of Russian roulette games. There are several participants, identified by number. In each round, the participants have to spin the cylinder of their revolver, and shoot when the light of a special light bulb is switched on. The event is organized for the enjoyment of rich spectators, one of these spectators being Jasper Bagges, who places bets on who will survive. Bagges bets on his brother Ronald, who was brought from the mental institution.
The Expendables, 1h43
Directed by Sylvester Stallone
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Monde imaginaire
Actors Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, Stone Cold Steve Austin
Roles General Garza
Rating63% 3.1983853.1983853.1983853.1983853.198385
The Expendables, a group of elite mercenaries based in New Orleans, deploy to the Gulf of Aden to save hostages on a vessel from Somali pirates. The team consists of leader Barney Ross, blades specialist Lee Christmas, martial artist Yin Yang, Gunner Jensen, weapons specialist Hale Caesar, and demolitions expert Toll Road. Jensen instigates a firefight, causing casualties for the pirates. He then tries to hang a pirate, but Yang stops him when Ross and the team discourage it. Ross reluctantly discharges him from the team. Later, Christmas is upset to discover his girlfriend, Lacy, has left him for another man.
Skyline
Skyline (2010)
, 1h33
Directed by Brett Ratner, Colin Strause
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes La fin du monde, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Eric Balfour, Scottie Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Donald Faison, David Zayas, Neil Hopkins
Roles Oliver
Rating45% 2.254222.254222.254222.254222.25422
Jarrod and his girlfriend Elaine have flown to Los Angeles for Jarrod's best friend Terry's birthday party. They celebrate with Terry's wife, Candice, and his assistant, Denise. During the party, one of Terry's employees, Ray, welcomes Jarrod to L.A., thinking he has moved there to join Terry's special effects company. During a private argument about whether or not they should move, Elaine reveals she is pregnant.
Shadowboxing
Actors David Zayas

Gerald is a loner who moves back home in order to take care of his ailing father, Kenny. Knowing that his days are few, Kenny begins to try to bridge the years lost between him and his family. Maria, Gerald's sister, must hold the family together while at the same time keeping her failing marriage alive. Kenny holds a secret, and that secret can bring them together, or possibly destroy whatever family they have left.
Wake
Wake (2009)
, 1h37
Directed by Ellie Kanner
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Bijou Phillips, Ian Somerhalder, Danny Masterson, Marguerite Moreau, Jane Seymour, Sprague Grayden
Roles Grayson
Rating55% 2.750712.750712.750712.750712.75071
Quand les choses deviennent difficiles pour l'originale Carys Reitman, elle fait ce que n'importe quelle fille moderne et émotionnellement bloquée ferait - elle va aux obsèques d'inconnus. Lors de funérailles, elle fait la rencontre inattendue de Tyler, un homme pleurant sa fiancée. Malgré les avertissements de son meilleur ami Shane, entrepreneur de pompes funèbres, et de sa colocataire Lila, elle se trouve connectée à quelqu'un pour la première fois. En cherchant des réponses, Carys va voir sa mère pour se confronter à son passé. Et alors qu'elle essaye de s'ouvrir aux risques de l'amour avec Tyler, elle se rend compte qu'elle a peut-être plus à craindre qu'un simple cœur brisé.
Flying By
Flying By (2009)

Genres Drama
Actors Billy Ray Cyrus, Heather Locklear, Olesya Rulin, Patricia Neal, Arabella Field, Robert Gossett
Roles Tony
Rating43% 2.190472.190472.190472.190472.19047
A real estate developer goes to his 25th high school reunion without his wife, and finds his old teenage band playing. They get him up on stage for a couple of songs, and convince him come to a rehearsal. His wife is outraged that he played. His daughter thinks it's kind of cool. His mother, in a retirement home, encourages him to enjoy life. He feels some temporary relief from the pressures of business complexities and the stress of marriage tensions. The band gets booked at a popular bar, which leads to a last minute booking to open for a reunion tour, with the possibility of additional tour dates. But the band has internal conflicts. He faces a tough decision to give it a shot even though it will affect his marriage, his family, particularly his daughter, and his business.
The Savages, 1h53
Directed by Tamara Jenkins
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Children's films
Actors Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco, David Zayas, Peter Friedman, Guy Boyd
Roles Eduardo
Rating70% 3.54843.54843.54843.54843.5484
After drifting apart emotionally over the years, two single siblings — Wendy (Linney) and Jon (Hoffman) — band together to care for their estranged, elderly father, Lenny (Philip Bosco), who is rapidly slipping into dementia. Wendy and Jon first travel to Sun City, Arizona to attend the funeral of their father's girlfriend of 20 years. When they arrive, they are told that their father signed a non-marriage agreement and will not have rights to any of her property. They then move him to a nursing home in Buffalo, where Jon is a theater professor working on a book about Bertolt Brecht. Wendy, who is an aspiring, but unsuccessful, playwright, moves from New York City to help establish their father in Buffalo.