Rick Cordeiro Biography

Rick Cordeiro (born August 14, 1968) is a Canadian television and film actor and producer from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Career

Cordeiro has made a career of playing antagonists, villains and interesting offbeats.

In 2009, Rick was cast to play Marat Balagula, a Russian Jewish immigrant, former mob boss, and associate of the Lucchese crime family on the documentary TV series Underworld Histories, Season #3, episode #2, "Brooklyn." Underworld Histories is a one-hour documentary series that explores the interaction between a city's social history and its organized crime. It aired on the History Channel and National Geographic International.

In 2010, Rick was cast in the role of the detective in the film Zombie Beach, produced by Canadian-based Asopa Films Incorporation, Twinkle Productions and Asopa Films International. The film went on to win awards at various film festivals around the world, including 'Award of Excellence - Feature Competition' at the Canada International Film Festival in Vancouver, Canada, 'Golden Palm Award - Feature Competition' at the Mexico International Film Festival, and the 'Silver Ace Award - Feature' at the Las Vegas Film Festival.

Also in 2010, Rick was cast in the role of 1920s New York City radio broadcaster in the feature film Burning Daylight, starring Robert Knepper and produced by Sanzhar Sultanov of Reverson Entertainment. Sultanov based the screenplay on three Jack London stories, and the film was set in 1920s New York. The film premiered in Sonoma, California (Jack London's hometown) and in New York City's Webster Hall. It also received a wide theatrical release in Kazakhstan and was highly acclaimed by many critics.

Rick was cast as a sentry named Ben Craven in the Thriller The Collapsed, produced by Justin McConnell of Unstable Grounds, Inc. This film is about a family of four fighting to survive in the wake of the end of the world, who discover that the other survivors are the least of their worries. The film had a successful run in the festival circuit, winning a number of awards along the way, including 2011 winner at the Crypticon Film Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2011 winner at the Metropolitan Film Festival in New York City, and 2011 winner at the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival.

Rick was then featured as a 1960s Chicago gangster, (Sam Giancana's goon), in the Emmy Award-winning TV series The Kennedys, directed by Jon Cassar, on episode four of, "Bobby's War."

In 2012 Rick starred as Police Chief Cordell in the action/comedy Bio Cop, a film about a mutated cop who cannot die and struggles to stop the latest designer drug, produced by Steven Kostanski of ASTRON-6. It was screened at various film festivals, including the Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, and in 2013 won Best Short Film at the Boston Underground Film Festival.

Also in 2012, he was cast to play an ex-cop named Robert in the action/fantasy short The Flying Man, produced by Marcus Alqueres. The film is about a super powered vigilante who defies the law using extreme violence to fight crime. In 2013 it was selected at the Sunscreen Film Festival in Florida, a festival supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. It was also nominated for best film in 2013 at the Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival in Barcelona, Spain.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2005	The Perfect Man	Bar patron
2005	Land of the Dead	Zombie victim
2008	Marina Monster	Shark victim
2009	The Package	James Silver
2009	Movie Star: It Ain't Easy	Ron Cave, record label executive
2010	Piece of Mind	Spirit contactee
2010	Mary	Roy Wilson
2010	Toronto's Garbage Strike	Striker / police officer / reporter
2011	A Very Candid Game	Dignitary
2011	Important People	Eli Bennett, corporate boss
2011	Be Like Me	Bartender / life coach
2011	Zombie Beach	Detective
2011	Burning Daylight	1920s New York radio broadcaster
2011	The Collapsed	Ben Craven, sentry
2012	The Abortion Mattress	Detective Vincent Lubeck
2012	Waiting for Summer	Bartender
2012	Advocate	Rapist
2012	Blood Riders: The Devil Rides with Us	Satanic priest
2012	Prospector's Curse	Coal miner
2012	Bio Cop	Police Chief Cordell
2012	Kung Fu Cops	Palo, enforcer
2012	Great Chameleon	Inmate
2013	Jimmy One Eye	Tony the Itch
2013	Grim	Police Captain Roberts
2013	Surkhaab	Maqbool
2013	Dish Boy	Mob boss
2013	The Flying Man	Ex-cop Robert Costello
2014	Masks	School Principal
2014	Bad Movers	Vinny Cole, landlord
2014	We Run These Streets	Ponzo
2014	Double Tap	Don Anthony Puccini
2014	Primetime	Father
2014	Late Night Double Feature	Food critic
2014	Canadian Star	Himself
2015	Hit Em Up!	Jeweller
2015	Grim	Police Captain Roberts
2015	Tug of War	RCMP Officer
2015	Nail Gun	Louie
2015	Customer Service	Corporate CEO
2015	Bad Self	Detective
2015	How to Drown a Wolf	HIM
2015	The Plagued	Canadian Prime Minister
2015	Un nouvel espoir	Father
2015	Don't Ever Tell	Himself
2015	Double Double	Transport operator of smuggling network
2015	Clean Hands	Large man
2015	D.O.T. (Dimension of Time)	Dave, drug dealer
2016	Ghostkiller	Ward Hill Lamon

Television

Year	Title	Role
2005	Tilt (Season 1, Episode 3: "The Whale")	Gambler
2005	Tilt (Season 1, Episode 7: "Shuffle Up and Deal")	Gambler
2005	Tilt (Season 1, Episode 9: "The Last Hand")	Gambler
2006	You Bet Your Ass (Season 1, Episode 1)	Winning game show contestant
2008	Outlaw Bikers IV (Season 1, Episode 5: "Angels Go Global")	Hell's Angels biker
2009	Underworld Histories III (Season 3, Episode 2: "Brooklyn")	Marat Balagula
2009	Ghostly Encounters (Season 3, Episode 26: "Remember Me")	Steven Bajada
2010	Breakout (Season 1, Episode 4: "The Running Man")	Inmate #1
2010	Breakout (Season 1, Episode 8: "Escape to Vegas")	Inmate / escapee
2010	Outlaw Bikers IV (Season 3, Episode 8: "Fallen Angels")	Russian mobster
2011	Outlaw Bikers IV (Season 4, Episode 13: "The Last Spartan")	Los Bravos biker / pimp
2011	Urban Legends (Season 3, Episode 1: "Best Laid Plans")	Michael's father
2011	Inventions That Shook the World (Season 1, Episode 4: "1930's")	Boss of walkie talkie inventor
2011	The Kennedys (Episode 4 of 8: Bobby's War")	Sam Giancana's goon
2011	Nothing Personal (Season 2, Episode 4: "Thar She Blows")	Mafia hitman
2012	I Didn't Do It (Season 2, Episode 6: "Battered on the Beach: William Dillon")	Police officer Richard
2012	Out There with Melissa DiMarco (season 7, Episode 1: "Desperately Seeking Di Niro")	Uncle Gino
2012	Ice Cold Cash (Season 1, Episode 9: "Coffee & Ice Cream")	Contestant
2013	Naked News Uncovered (Documentary)	Focus group participant
2014	The Worst Thing I Ever Did (Season 1, Episode 1: "Alan")	Mobster / truck stop owner

Web series

Year	Title	Role
2011	The Lords of Mayhem	Sal, pizza man
2011	Clutch (Season 1, Episode 3: "Pick a Pocket or Two")	John
2014	Crossing Over: Dexter Meets Batman (Season 1, Episode 1)	The Penguin
2014	Mangoes (Season 2, Episode 2)	College professor
2015	My Bad Busted (Season 1, Episode 1)	Program Supervisor
2015	Stock Boy (Season 1, Episode 1)	Grocery store manager

Video Game and Voiceover

Year	Title	Role
2012	Dizzler: Maskheraid	Reporter / photographer / hecklers
2013	Flammable	Department store customer

Trivia

Rick was the winning contestant on the first episode of Canadian game show You Bet Your Ass that aired on The Comedy Network. It followed a blackjack and casino motif, with contestants answering questions on popular culture to earn points.