Anthony Ruivivar Biography

Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born ) is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, and other law enforcement roles in different TV series.

Background

Ruivivar was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a musician father. In January 1998 he married actress Yvonne Jung, who would later appear in seasons 5 and 6 (2003"2005) of Third Watch as FDNY EMS Paramedic Holly Levine. In the show, Ruivivar and Jung's characters became a couple and got married in the series finale. In real life they have 2 children; son Kainoa was born on and daughter Levi was born on .

Ruivivar's father is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent and his mother is of German and Scottish descent.Given his physical appearance, Ruivivar usually portrays Hawaiian, Filipino or Latino characters. Ruivivar also speaks Spanish, and he used it in Third Watch. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University.

Career

Ruivivar's early appearances include the films Race the Sun (1996) and a minor character in Starship Troopers (1997).

Ruivivar's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the action/drama series Third Watch (1999"2005), which centers around the life of Police Officers, Paramedics, and Firemen of a fictional Precinct and Fire Station in New York City. In the show, Carlos was a Hawaiian born Filipino-American who was abandoned by his family and spent his youth in various foster homes. Carlos started as a cocky rookie, often clashing with his superior. Sometimes, he would display a presumptuous and uncaring attitude towards his patients, and other times he would act as a comic relief. He was the only paramedic to stay as a major character for the 6 seasons of the show.

After Third Watch, Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent, in various TV series such as Traveler, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (all 2007), and Lie to Me (2009).

In 2010, he had a main role in ABC's The Whole Truth as Alejo Salazar.

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	White Fang 2	Peter
1996	Race the Sun	Eduardo Braz
1997	Starship Troopers	Shujumi
1998	High Art	Xander
1999	Simply Irresistible	Ramos
2004	Poster Boy	Daniel
2008	Tropic Thunder	Platoon Sergeant
2009	A Perfect Getaway	Chronic
2011	The Adjustment Bureau	McCrady

TV series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Law & Order	Raymond Cartena	1 episode: "Mad dog" S7E18
1999"2005	Third Watch	FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto	Main character during the entire run of the show
2007	Traveler	Agent Guillermo Borjes	8 episodes
	Chuck	Tommy	2 episodes
	Numb3rs	Agent Cordero	1 episode
	Criminal Minds	Lt. Ricardo Davis	1 episode
	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Detective Ruben Bejarano	1 episode
2009	Lie to Me	FBI Agent Dardis	1 episode
2010	The Whole Truth	Alejo Salazar	Main character
2011	American Horror Story	Miguel Ramos	1 episode: "Afterbirth"
2012	Burn Notice	Rafael Montero	1 episode: "Mixed Messages"
	The Mentalist	Victor Phipps	1 episode: "Black Cherry"
2013-	Beware the Batman	Bruce Wayne/Batman	Main character
	Southland	Officer Lucero	Recurring character
	Banshee	Alex Longshadow	Recurring character