Edgar Ramírez
Born: 1977-03-25 in San Cristobal, Venezuela
Known For: Acting
Biography
Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ raˈmiɾes], born 25 March 1977) is a Venezuelan actor. After studying communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, Ramírez worked in media and considered becoming a diplomat. When filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga praised a short film he had done, he decided to pursue his performing hobby as a career. Ramírez played a CIA assassin in the action-thriller film The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). His portrayal of Carlos the Jackal in the 2010 biopic television miniseries Carlos won him the César Award for Most Promising Actor and nominations for a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Actor. He then played a CIA operative in Zero Dark Thirty (2012), and boxer Roberto Durán in the biographical sports film Hands of Stone (2016). Ramírez received several accolades for his portrayal of Gianni Versace in the 2018 miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. In 2020, he had a recurring role in the HBO miniseries The Undoing. In 2022, Ramírez was part of the Un Certain Regard jury at the Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar Ramírez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2025
- Arenas as Francis
- It Would Be Night in Caracas
- Making Emilia Pérez as Self
2024
- Borderlands as Atlas
- Emilia Pérez as Gustavo Brun
2023
- Florida Man as Mike Valentine
2022
- The 355 as Luis Rojas
2021
- Jungle Cruise as Lope de Aguirre
- YES DAY as Carlos Torres
- Dr. Death as Dr. Paolo Macchiarini
2020
- Wasp Network as René
- The Undoing as Joe Mendoza
- Resistance as Sigmund (Elsbeth's Father)
- The Last Days of American Crime as Graham Bricke
- Free Color as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2018
- The Quietude as Vincent
- Furlough as Kevin Rivera
2016
- American Crime Story as Gianni Versace
- Chelsea as Self
- The Girl on the Train as Dr. Kamal Abdic
- Gold as Michael Acosta
- From Afar ... (Executive Producer)
- Hands of Stone as Roberto Duran
2015
- Joy as Tony
- Point Break as Bodhi
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Deliver Us from Evil as Mendoza
2013
- The Counselor as Priest
- The Liberator as Simón Bolívar
- Secreto de Confesión ... (Executive Producer)
- Yotama se va volando
2012
- Wrath of the Titans as Ares
- Zero Dark Thirty as Larry from Ground Branch
- An Open Heart as Javier
2011
- Greetings to the Devil as Ángel Sotavento
2009
- Venezzia ... (Executive Producer)
2008
- Vantage Point as Javier
- Che: Part One as Ciro Redondo García
2007
- The Bourne Ultimatum as Paz
- Cyrano Fernández as Cyrano Fernandez
2005
- Domino as Choco
2004
- A Dot and a Line as Pedro
1993
- ¡Aquí espaantan! as Vendedor de Videos
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter