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David Barrera(I)

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David Barrera is an award-winning veteran film and television actor with over one hundred Film and TV credits including Castle, Dirty John, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, The Closer, N.C.I.S., Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Heroes, The West Wing, NYPD: Blue and 24 for which he received an ALMA Award nomination. Most recently, David has been seen in recurring roles on critically acclaimed shows like Bosch, What/If with Renée Zellweger, Hulu's Chance opposite Hugh Laurie, HBO's Emmy Nominated Generation Kill and Netflix record breaking Monster: The Jefferey Dahmer Story. David has been seen in films such as Universal's family comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carrell. Other film credits include Infinity directed by Matthew Broderick, The United States of Leeland, starring Don Cheadle, and No Way Back with Russell Crowe.

David received his B.F.A. from the prestigious acting conservatory at Southern Methodist University and earned his M.F.A. from the Professional Actor Training Program at The University of California, San Diego (La Jolla Playhouse). While at U.C.S.D he was awarded the Princess Grace Award in acting. He resides in Los Angeles with his talented wife, actress Maria Canals-Barrera and their two beautiful daughters.
BornDecember 28, 1968
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BornDecember 28, 1968
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      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    Evan Peters in Monstres (2022)
    Monstres
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Chief Arreola
    Titus Welliver in Harry Bosch (2014)
    Harry Bosch
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Det. Stan Pipes
    • Detective Stan Pipes
    New York Police Blues (1993)
    New York Police Blues
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Dr. Victor Carreras
    • Dr. Sampson
    James Ransone and Lee Tergesen in Génération Kill (2008)
    Génération Kill
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Hostage
      • Paolo
      • Post-production
    • El Jardin
      • Gustavo de Leon
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • The Son Who Can't Play Trumpet
      • Lupe Lopez
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Manuel Garcia-Rulfo in La Défense Lincoln (2022)
      La Défense Lincoln
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Gabe Perez
      • 2024
    • Laura Krystine and Savannah Lee May in Dance Rivals (2024)
      Dance Rivals
      5.9
      • Landlord
      • 2024
    • Alexa PenaVega, Mélodie Rose Romano, Carlos PenaVega, and Maximo Masefield in Mr. Manhattan (2024)
      Mr. Manhattan
      6.8
      • Reverend Alvarez
      • 2024
    • World's Shortest War (2024)
      World's Shortest War
      Short
      • 2024
    • #FBF (2023)
      #FBF
      5.3
      • Jason
      • 2023
    • Bart Johnson and Carrie Alexander in Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (2022)
      Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
      5.9
      • Carlos Flores
      • 2022
    • Evan Peters in Monstres (2022)
      Monstres
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Chief Arreola
      • 2022
    • David Barrera, Bre Blair, Dominic Hoffman, Stephanie Rascoe Myers, Jack Elliot Ybarra, Manny Escamilla, Michael Ray Escamilla, Karen Sours Albisua, Luis Bordonada, Greg Tally, and Alan Gutiérrez Frausto in Swamp Lion (2022)
      Swamp Lion
      5.4
      • Fatboy
      • 2022
    • Craig Robinson and Claudia O'Doherty in Killing It (2022)
      Killing It
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Carlos
      • 2022
    • Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in PEN15 (2019)
      PEN15
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Dr. Robins
      • 2021
    • Personne ne sort d'ici vivant (2021)
      Personne ne sort d'ici vivant
      5.4
      • Beto
      • 2021
    • Christian Serratos in Selena: La Série (2020)
      Selena: La Série
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Hector
      • 2020
    • Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster (2019)
      Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster
      Short
      • Bryce
      • 2019
    • Renée Zellweger, Jane Levy, and Blake Jenner in What/If (2019)
      What/If
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Javi Ruiz
      • 2019
    • Station 19 (2018)
      Station 19
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Kenneth
      • 2019

    Producer



    • David Barrera, Bre Blair, Dominic Hoffman, Stephanie Rascoe Myers, Jack Elliot Ybarra, Manny Escamilla, Michael Ray Escamilla, Karen Sours Albisua, Luis Bordonada, Greg Tally, and Alan Gutiérrez Frausto in Swamp Lion (2022)
      Swamp Lion
      5.4
      • associate producer
      • 2022
    • Cruzando (2009)
      Cruzando
      6.2
      • associate producer
      • 2009

    Writer



    • El Jardin
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    • Height
      • 1.75 m
    • Born
      • December 28, 1968
      • San Juan, Texas, USA
    • Spouse
      • Maria Canals-BarreraJanuary 16, 1999 - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Madeleine Barrera

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    • Gender / Gender identity
      • Male

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