Andre Royo
Born: 1968-07-18 in Bronx, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire. Other television appearances include Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and Empire. In film, he had roles in Shaft (2000), Super (2010), The Spectacular Now (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018), Prospect (2018), and To Leslie (2022). Royo was born in the Bronx, New York of African American and Cuban heritage. He attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 - 1986. Royo is married to Jane Choi and has a daughter, Stella.
Filmography
2025
- Miles Away as George
- A Fence Is A Fence Of Course as Leon
2022
- To Leslie as Royal
2021
- With Love as Laz Zayas
2020
- Interrogation as Charlie Shannon
2019
- Truth Be Told as Demetrius Rouche
2018
- Prospect as Oruf
- Billy Boy as Mr. Adams
- Beautiful Boy as Spencer
2016
- Hunter Gatherer as Ashley
2015
- Empire as Thurston 'Thirsy' Rawlings
- Marvel's Agent Carter as Spider Raymond
- Lila & Eve as Skaketti
- Share as Mr. White
2014
- Kingdom
- Aftermath as Rob
- Hand of God as Robert 'Bobo' Boston
- Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories as Isaiah
- Of Mind and Music as Kenny
2013
- Masters of Sex as Sammy Davis Jr.
- Drunk History as King Oliver
- The Spectacular Now as Mr. Aster
- Calloused Hands as Byrd
- Hellbenders as Stephen
- A Miracle in Spanish Harlem as Tyrone
- Would You Rather ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- Elementary as Thaddeus
- Key & Peele as Bully's Dad
- The Collection as Wally
- Red Tails as Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman
- Bigfoot as Al Hunter
- Freelancers as Daniel Maldonado
- Grimm Fairy Tales Animated as Rumpelstilskin
- The Wire: The Musical as Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins
2011
- Bob's Burgers as Andre Royo (voice)
2010
- Super as Hamilton
2009
- Party Down as Scott
- The Mercy Man as Tad
2008
- Fringe as Henry Arliss Higgins
- Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as Sumner
- August as Dylan Gottschalk
2007
- The Wire Odyssey as Self
- The Wire: The Last Word as Self
- All About Us as Mike
- Tapping the Wire as Self
2006
- Heroes as Stephen Canfield
- All the Invisible Children as Sammy (segment "Jesus Children of America")
- 5up 2down as Benny
2005
- Criminal Minds as Armando Salinas
- Numb3rs as Tim Pynchon
- Cuts
- Jesus Children of America as Sammy
- Jellysmoke as Paul
2004
- CSI: NY as Big Willie Brown
- The Jury
- Men Without Jobs as Junie
2002
- CSI: Miami as Julio Pena
- The Wire as Bubbles
- G as Tre
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Riley
2000
- Shaft as Tattoo
- Deadline as 1st Junkie
- Wonderland as Spencer
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Felix Santos
- Third Watch as Diop
1990
- Law & Order as Gil Freeman