Quick Facts
Born:
1977-03-25
Birthplace:
San Cristobal, Venezuela
Credits:
60 Total Roles
Edgar Ramírez
Acting
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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.
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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.
Known For
The Bourne Ultimatum
Paz
Jungle Cruise
Lope de Aguirre
The Girl on the Train
Dr. Kamal Abdic
Bright
Kandomere
Zero Dark Thirty
Larry from Ground Branch
Wrath of the Titans
Ares
Joy
Tony
Point Break
Bodhi
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | It Would Be Night in Caracas MOVIE | Self |
| 2025 | Arenas MOVIE | Francis |
| 2025 | Making Emilia Pérez MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | Emilia Pérez MOVIE | Gustavo Brun |
| 2024 | Borderlands MOVIE | Atlas |
| 2023 | Florida Man TV | Mike Valentine |
| 2022 | The 355 MOVIE | Luis Rojas |
| 2021 | Jungle Cruise MOVIE | Lope de Aguirre |
| 2021 | Dr. Death TV | Dr. Paolo Macchiarini |
| 2021 | YES DAY MOVIE | Carlos Torres |