Nicholas Gonzalez Biography

Nicholas Edward Gonzalez (born January 3, 1976) is an American actor, best known for playing Alex Santiago in the television series Resurrection Blvd.

Early life

Gonzalez was born in San Antonio, Texas, where he was a student at Central Catholic High School. He became an accomplished cross-country and track runner, winning the Texas State Championship in the mile and two mile. After graduating in 1994 and turning down a presidential appointment to West Point, Nicholas pursued an English degree at Stanford University in California.

His interest and love of literature, history, and poetry led him to two terms at Oxford University in England. The following summer, he returned to Europe on a research grant where he studied with scholars at Oxford and Trinity College, Dublin to complete his thesis on James Joyce"?s Ulysses.

While finishing his Bachelor of Arts in English in 1998, Nicholas was approached to do a one-man theatre piece called Gas by Mara Irene Forns.

Alma Martinez, an actress and Stanford professor, encouraged him to become a professional actor. With her help, he connected with the theatrical movement in San Francisco. He polished his skills by performing in classic and contemporary theatre. "I"?m happy when I"?m on stage,"? he declares.

Gonzalez is of Mexican descent.

Career

In 1998, Gonzalez moved to Los Angeles, where he quickly landed small parts in television series such as ABC"?s Dharma and Greg and NBC"?s One World.

Gonzalez then appeared as Fidel Castro"?s son in the Lifetime Original Movie, My Little Assassin, starring Joe Mantegna and Gabrielle Anwar. But it was his role as Andy, the gay yuppie on MTV"?s Undressed that first garnered widespread attention. For six nights he wowed viewers, and those episodes became the most requested in the series"? history.

Gonzalez wrapped production of two films in 2000. The first, Scenes of the Crime, premiered at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. It starred Jeff Bridges, Jon Abrahams, and Noah Wyle. It was directed by Dominique Forma. The second film was an independent project titled Spun, starring Mena Suvari, Mickey Rourke, Brittany Murphy, and John Leguizamo. It played at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

Gonzalez"?s most well-known role also came his way in 2000, when he landed the lead in Showtime"?s original series, Resurrection Blvd., which premiered June 26, 2000. Gonzalez played Alex Santiago, a pre-med student who dropped-out of school to become a professional boxer. The movie was successful and immediately expanded to become a regular weekly series on the network.

While continuing his work on Resurrection Blvd., Gonzalez appeared in episodes of Walker, Texas Ranger and That '70s Show. He also appeared in the film The Princess and the Barrio Boy (released as She"?s in Love in Europe) with his Resurrection Blvd. co-star, Marisol Nichols.

Gonzalez continued his career in films with two more titles. The first, Sea of Dreams, was filmed in Veracruz, Mexico, in May, 2003. Nick then went to Fiji for the summer, where he completed production of Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, which opened in theaters August 27, 2004. Gonzalez also appeared in Melrose Place (2009). In 2011, he played Mateo on the ABC show Off The Map.

Gonzalez costarred in the Lifetime series Witches of East End.

Gonzalez also provided the physical Performance (motion capture) of Nick Mendoza in the video game Battlefield: Hardline.

Gonzalez currently appears as Detective Marco Furey in Freeform's series Pretty Little Liars as a recurring guest.

Personal life

Gonzalez enjoys playing golf, video games, poker (finished 2nd at the World Poker Tour Celebrity Invitational in 2009) and working out. He is an avid reader, consuming as many as eight books a week. He also volunteers with organizations such as the National Hispanic Institute and The Friends of El Faro. He was romantically involved with American actress Regina King in 2007. Gonzalez is a supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). He posed for PETA's campaign "If you wouldn't wear your dog, please don't wear fur" advertisement.

Nicholas married his longtime girlfriend Kelsey Crane on April 16, 2016. They have a daughter.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Scenes of the Crime	Marty
2002	Marco Polo: Return to Xanadu	Young Marco	Voice role
2002	Spun	Angel
2004	Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid	Dr. Ben Douglas
2005	Dirty	Officer Rodriguez
2006	Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil	Lt. Robert James	Direct to video
2007	Rockaway	Trane
2009	Down for Life	Officer Gutierrez
2009	Falling Awake	Eddie
2011	S.W.A.T.: Firefight	Justin Kellogg	Direct to video
2013	Water & Power	Power
2014	The Purge: Anarchy	Carlos

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Undressed	Andy	Recurring role, 6 episodes
1999	My Little Assassin	Andre Castro	Television film
2000	The Princess and the Barrio Boy	Sol Torres	Television film
2000	Walker, Texas Ranger	Juan Guerro	Episode: "Golden Boy"
2000-2002	Resurrection Blvd.	Alex Santiago	Main role, 53 episodes
2002	That '70s Show	Thomas	Episode: "Jackie Says Cheese"
2004	The O.C.	D.J.	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2004-2005	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Detective Mike Sandoval	2 episodes
2005	Ghost Whisperer	Teo de la Costa	Episode: "Shadow Boxer"
2006	Ugly Betty	Carlo Medina	Episode: "Fey's Sleigh Ride"
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Clark West	Episode: "Love/Addiction"
2008	Brothers & Sisters	Mario	Episode: "Compromises"
2008	True Blood	Jerry	Episode: "Mine"
2009	CSI: Miami	Alfonso Reyes	Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2009	Mental	Dr. Arturo Suarez	Main role, 13 episodes
2009-2010	Melrose Place	Detective Rodriguez	Recurring role, 8 episodes
2010	After the Fall	Eugene Gibbs	Television film
2011	Off the Map	Mateo	Recurring role, 9 episodes
2011	The Glades	Raphael Dominga	Episode: "Family Matters"
2011	Memphis Beat	Dominic	Episode: "Ten Little Memphians"
2011	Charlie's Angels	Roman Stone	Episode: "Bon Voyage, Angels"
2011	We Have Your Husband	Raul	Television film
2012	Grimm	Ryan Showalter	Episode: "Tarantella"
2012-2013	Underemployed	Keith Powers	4 episodes
2012	Left to Die	Alex	Television film
2013-2014	Sleepy Hollow	Detective Luke Morales	Recurring role, 6 episodes
2013	Witches of East End	Anthony	Episode: "Pilot"
2013	Christmas Belle	Hunter Lowell	Television film
2014	Resurrection	Deputy Connor Cupit	Episode: "The Returned"
2014	Bojack Horseman	Cartel Man	Episode: "BoJack Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Story, Chapter One"
2014	Modern Family	Diego	Episode: "Queer Eyes, Full Hearts"
2014-2015	Jane the Virgin	Marco Esquivel	3 episodes
2015-2016	The Flash	Dante Ramon	3 episodes
2015	Bones	Eric Morales	Episode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper"
2016	Bordertown	Ernesto Gonzalez J.C. Gonzalez Pablo Barracuda	Voice role; main role
2016	Bosch	Detective Ignacio Ferras	Episode: "Trunk Music"
2016	Lucifer	Detective Dan(iel) Espinoza	Episode: "Pilot"
2016-2017	Pretty Little Liars	Detective Marco Furey	Recurring role, 12 episodes
2016	NCIS	David Silva	Episode: "Rogue"
2016	Frequency	Ted Cardenas	3 episodes
2017	How to Get Away with Murder	Dominic	3 episodes
2017	Being Mary Jane	Orlando Lagos	5 episodes
2017-present	The Good Doctor	Dr. Neil Melendez	Main role
2017	Narcos	Agent Lopez	2 Episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Battlefield: Hardline	Nick Mendoza

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