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Rico E. Anderson

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Known as "That guy who was in that thing", Rico E. Anderson is no stranger to Pop Culture, Sci Fi, Horror and True Crime in television, film, theatre and voice over. Rico hails from Chicago Ill, was raised in Berkeley, CA. and studied theatre at San Francisco State University.

Acting since he was 12, Rico was a huge staple in the mainstream and indie theatre and film scene in the SF Bay Area. He is a founding member of the African American Shakespeare Company and performed traveling theatre for over 5 years all over Northern and Southern California performing for and peer educating children about health and safety in 4 major productions produced by Kaiser Permanente.

He has an impressive list of TV / Film credits including 3 years recurring as Herbie on the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series, Truth Be Told. He has had guest appearances on, SWAT, FBI International, The Orville, Star Trek Renegades, Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, 2 Broke Girls, Bones, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order, The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of our Lives to name a few.

Onstage, he appeared in several noteworthy performances including the multiple award winning production of The Ballad of Emmett Till (Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles), Fences (NexStage Theatre, Ketchum Idaho), The title role in Oedipus (African American Shakespeare Company, San Francisco) , For The Love of Freedom-Trilogy (The Robey Theatre Company, Los Angeles), The Meeting as Malcolm X, Off off Broadway in Bed of Truth, Equus, and A Soldiers Play .

As a member of the L.A. based Sketch Comedy Troupe, 'The Outpatients', he performed at The World Famous Comedy Store Main Room.

He is a recipient of multiple awards including the NAACP Award, Telly Award, Drama Critics Circle, Ovation, SOFIE, Pasadena International Film Festival, NYFA and FIFF.

Rico still lives in Los Angeles, continues to work extensively in film, television, theatre and voice over, makes celebrity appearances at various sci fi conventions and is carefully selecting his next project.
BornMarch 10
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      • 8 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Jensen Ackles, Eric Dane, and Jessica Camacho in Countdown (2025)
    Countdown
    TV Series
    • Randall Tooks
    Gabrielle Union and Octavia Spencer in Truth Be Told: Le Poison de la vérité (2019)
    Truth Be Told: Le Poison de la vérité
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Herbie
    Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
    FBI: International
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Daniel LeDee
    Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
    S.W.A.T.
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Young Daniel Harrelson, Sr.

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Exceptionals
      • Erik von Trapp
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2014
    • Countdown
      • Randall Tooks
      • Completed
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Contre-Coup
      • In Development
    • Untitled Rico E. Anderson Animated Time Travel Project
      • Dr. Sidney Marcus
      • In Development
      • Short
    • Silicon Valley Girl
      • Connor West
      • Completed
      • Short
    • Love, Lies, & Replicas
      • Marcus
      • Pre-production
      • Short
    • Dorothea
      • Sergeant Stoker
      • Post-production
    • Manhattan Transfer
      • Big Dog
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • VegHead
      • Butch
      • Completed
      • TV Series
    • Robot Dracula
      • Rico
      • In Production



    • Brandon Kirk in Ed Kemper (2025)
      Ed Kemper
      5.0
      • Huey P. Newton
      • 2025
    • Table Read Podcast (2023)
      Table Read Podcast
      6.6
      Podcast Series
      • Robert Langford
      • 2024
    • Stormgate (2024)
      Stormgate
      7.8
      Video Game
      • Captain Nero (voice)
      • 2024
    • Rodney Nugent, Richard White, Frieda de Lackner, Nika Khitrova, and Krystal Mosley in 172 Push-Ups (2024)
      172 Push-Ups
      Short
      • Quinn's Brother
      • 2024
    • Jon Cryer, Donald Faison, Abigail Spencer, Sofia Capanna, and Finn Sweeney in Extended Family (2023)
      Extended Family
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Officer Franks
      • 2024
    • H. P. Lovecraft's the Old Ones (2024)
      H. P. Lovecraft's the Old Ones
      3.6
      • Nyarlathotep
      • 2024
    • Coup de foudre mortel pour mon voisin (2023)
      Coup de foudre mortel pour mon voisin
      4.4
      • James
      • 2023
    • I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019)
      I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Jack
      • 2023
    • Theodore Mark Martinez and Peterjohn Minto in Rite of Passage (2023)
      Rite of Passage
      Short
      • Dad (US)
      • 2023
    • Gabrielle Union and Octavia Spencer in Truth Be Told: Le Poison de la vérité (2019)
      Truth Be Told: Le Poison de la vérité
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Herbie
      • 2019–2023
    • Jesse Lee Soffer, Christina Wolfe, Carter Redwood, Eva-Jane Willis, and Vinessa Vidotto in FBI: International (2021)
      FBI: International
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Daniel LeDee
      • 2023
    • Annaleigh Ashford and Thomas Middleditch in B Positive (2020)
      B Positive
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Officer Nelson
      • 2021
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Young Daniel Harrelson, Sr.
      • 2018–2021
    • Rico E. Anderson in Chasing Ghosts (2021)
      Chasing Ghosts
      Short
      • Police Officer Gordon
      • 2021
    • Danny Trejo, Darion Basco, Miki Gerelhuyag, Francis Custodio, Edward Baon, Abe Ubaldo, Earl Baylon, Mark Muñoz, Caelan Scrivener, Katrina Jayne Dimaranan, April Absynth, Nump, Freska Griarte, and Varinder Singh in Lumpia with a Vengeance (2020)
      Lumpia with a Vengeance
      5.5
      • Emcee Rico Da Funkalicious
      • 2020

    Writer



    • Untitled Rico E. Anderson Animated Time Travel Project
      • created by (creator)
      • In Development
      • Short
    • Love, Lies, & Replicas
      • created by, writer (creator)
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • The 8th Annual SOFIE Short Film Awards
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2022
    • Sofie Show with Rico E. Anderson
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2022
    • The 7th Annual Sofie Short Film Awards (2021)
      The 7th Annual Sofie Short Film Awards
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2021
    • Rico E. Anderson, Rachelle Henry, and Sasha Kerbel in The Lightning Hour (2020)
      The Lightning Hour
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Shorts in A Bunch: Summer Breakout (2019)
      Shorts in A Bunch: Summer Breakout
      Video
      • writer
      • 2019

    Producer



    • Untitled Rico E. Anderson Animated Time Travel Project
      • producer
      • In Development
      • Short
    • Love, Lies, & Replicas
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • Short



    • Sofie Show with Rico E. Anderson
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Callie Bussell in Runaway (2017)
      Runaway
      4.8
      Short
      • producer
      • 2017

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos14

    FBI: International Reel
    Demo Reel 6:55
    FBI: International Reel
    I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
    Demo Reel 1:51
    I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
    I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
    Demo Reel 1:51
    I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
    Master Reel
    Demo Reel 3:05
    Master Reel
    The Rookie
    Demo Reel 1:47
    The Rookie
    S.W.A.T.
    Demo Reel 5:21
    S.W.A.T.
    Season 3 Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:15
    Season 3 Official Trailer

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative names
      • R.E. Anderson
    • Height
      • 1.85 m
    • Born
      • March 10
      • Seaside, California, USA
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Volkswagon

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    • Trivia
      His father is African American and his mother is African American / Cherokee Indian.
    • Quotes
      Wake up. Stay hungry, hustle hard, figure out what you want, write that shit down and go get it. Work on it every day. I love this saying, "The wealthiest place on the planet, is the graveyard. Because in the graveyard, we will find inventions that we were never, ever exposed to, ideas and dreams that never became reality, hope and aspirations that were never acted upon". Be diligent about what you want. Be humble. It's OK to be flawed. It builds character and just makes you try that much harder. No one is perfect. I'm not. Build and maintain relationships, nurture them, help others, be nice, be kind, don't be a diva, be grateful, be a fucking shark - lion - cheetah - pit-bull - T Rex - Wolverine - Hulk - Superman - Wonder Woman, whatever in this business. If you're the new kid on the block either for a limited or long term or permanent time on a production, be and stay professional. When on set and you are done for the day, hang up your wardrobe. Remind them why they chose you to play in their sandbox. And do it 1000+%. Avengers reference: If you're Hawkeye (the archer) on a team with thunder gods, technological geniuses, super soldiers and Hulks, then do your absolute best to never ever miss the shot. If by chance you do, its OK. Don't be afraid to fail. That means you try harder, push further and realize that it's not always for reasons you may automatically think and in some cases, can control. Don't always take it personally. If you get discouraged, it's OK. I do...a lot. I also get over it. Don't get taken advantage of. It's OK to say no. Get the joke. Watch yourself, know who you are and work like a beast...then, goes to sleep, wake up the next day, rinse and repeat. And have fun doing all of it.

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