Adam Michael Rodriguez (born April 2, 1975)[1] is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He became known for his role as Eric Delko on CSI: Miami. He portrayed Task Force Agent Luke Alvez in Criminal Minds.
Rodriguez was born in Yonkers, New York,[2] the son of Janet, an airline ticket agent, and Ramon Rodriguez, an executive with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.[1][3]
His father is of half Puerto Rican and half Cuban descent, and his mother is of Puerto Rican ancestry.[4]
He attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York, graduating in 1993.[5] Rodriguez initially hoped to be a professional baseball player, but after a high school injury, he turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York.
Before full-time acting, he was a stockbroker.[4]
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Rodriguez has appeared in commercials, including one for Coca-Cola. His first film appearance was as an extra in The X-Files. He later appeared on Brooklyn South, Law & Order, Felicity, Roswell, and NYPD Blue.
He appeared in a number of music videos, including Jennifer Lopez's 1999 video "If You Had My Love"; Busta Rhymes' "Respect My Conglomerate"; Lionel Richie's "I Call It Love"; Melanie Fiona's "It Kills Me"; 50 Cent's "Many Men"; and Wisin & Yandel's "No Dejemos Que Se Apague". He was a participant in the pro-Barack Obama video "Yes We Can".
He starred in 18 episodes of Roswell (Season 3)
He was part of the original cast of CSI: Miami, which premiered in 2002. He later directed and wrote the episode "Hunting Ground" (season 9, episode 16). He left the main cast five episodes into season 8 and was credited as a recurring cast member for eight episodes. He returned to the main cast in season 9 and remained on the show until it ended with season 10 in 2012.
Rodriguez starred in the 2009 Tyler Perry movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself as Sandino.[2] He co-starred in a smaller film, Love and Debate.[6] He played Bobby, Hilda's love interest, in season 4 of Ugly Betty.
He appeared in Let the Game Begin (2010),[7] Magic Mike (2012) and “Magic Mike XXL (2015)[4]
In 2015, he was cast in the recurring role of Dr. Chavez in the second season of The Night Shift.[8][9]
Rodriguez was on the cover of H mag on April 2012, photographed by Joey Shaw. .
In 2016, Rodriguez was cast as Luke Alvez, an FBI Fugitive Task Force Agent who joins the Behavioral Analysis Unit in season 12 of Criminal Minds,[10] replacing Shemar Moore.
In 2021, Rodriguez was cast as Bobby Diaz in a recurring role in NBC drama series Ordinary Joe,[11]
Rodriguez splits his time between New York City and Los Angeles, and he has a third residence in Puerto Rico.[citation needed]
Rodriguez married model Grace Gail in 2016. They have three children, including son Bridgemont Bernard Rodriguez who was born on March 16, 2020.[12][13]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Details | Chris | short film[14] |
2001 | Impostor | Trooper #1 | based on the 1953 short story of the same name by Philip K. Dick |
2002 | King Rikki | Alejandro Rojas | |
2005 | Keeper of the Past | Stanley | short film |
2006 | Love & Debate | Elias | |
Splinter | Private Martinez | ||
Unknown | County Doctor | ||
2007 | Take | Steven | |
2008 | B.O.H.I.C.A.[15] | Diz | |
A Kiss of Chaos[16] | Freddie | ||
Christmas Break | Alejandro | short film | |
15 Minutes of Fame[17] | Casting Director | ||
2009 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself[18] | Sandino | |
2010 | Let the Game Begin[19] | Rowan Sly 'Ricky' | |
Cielito lindo[20] | Leonardo | ||
Caught in the Crossfire | Shepherd[21] | direct-to-DVD movie | |
2012 | Magic Mike[22] | Tito | |
2014 | About Last Night | Steven Thaler | |
Lovesick[23] | Jason | ||
2015 | Magic Mike XXL[24] | Tito | |
2017 | Axis | voice | directed by Aisha Tyler |
CHiPs | Shamus | ||
2018 | Incredibles 2 | Detective No. 2 | voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | NYPD Blue | Uniform Cop | Episode: "Upstairs, Downstairs" |
1997–98 | Brooklyn South | Officer Hector Villanueva | Main role; 19 episodes |
1999 | Ryan Caulfield: Year One | Guest | Episode: "Pilot" |
Law & Order | Chino | Episode: "Marathon" | |
1999–2000 | Felicity | Erik Kidd | Recurring role; 3 episodes |
2001 | All Souls | Patrick Fortado | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
2001–02 | Resurrection Blvd. | Jorge | Recurring role; 4 episodes |
2001-02 | Roswell | Jesse Esteban Ramirez | Main role (season 3); 18 episodes |
2002 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Eric Delko | episode: "Cross-Jurisdictions" |
2002–2012 | CSI: Miami | Main role; 219 episodes | |
2003 | Queens Supreme | Hector Martinez | Episode: "Pilot" |
2004 | Six Feet Under | Kenny Simms | Episode: "The Black Forest" |
2005 | Kim Possible | Burn Burnam | Episode: "Team Impossible" |
Category 7: The End of the World | USAF Pilot Ritter | Miniseries[25] | |
2007 | NCIS | Dead Body in the Taxi | episode "Trojan Horse" |
2009–2010 | Ugly Betty | Bobby Talercio | recurring role; 11 episodes |
2010 | Psych | Tommy Nix | episode:"Shawn and Gus in Drag (Racing)" |
2011 | Sesame Street | Detective Alfie Betts | Episode: "Letter 'R' Mystery" |
2012 | Necessary Roughness | Edmund "Gonzo" Gonzalez | Episode: "Slumpbuster" |
2013 | The Goodwin Games[26] | Ivan | recurring role: 3 episodes |
2014 | Reckless | Preston Cruz | Main role; 13 episodes |
2015 | The Night Shift | Dr. Joseph "Joey" Chavez | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
2015, 2018 | Jane the Virgin | Jonathan Chavez | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
2015 | Empire | Laz Delgado | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
Runner | Troy | TV movie | |
2016 | Chunk & Bean | Jim Herrera | Pilot[27] |
Lip Sync Battle | Himself | Episode: "Channing Tatum vs. Jenna Dewan-Tatum" | |
2016–2020 | Criminal Minds | Luke Alvez | 69 episodes Main role (seasons 12–15) |
2020 | Penny Dreadful: City of Angels | Raul Vega | Recurring role, multiple episodes |
2020 | One Day at a Time | Danny[28] | episode: "Boundaries" |
2021 | Ordinary Joe | Bobby Diaz | Recurring role |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2011–2012 | CSI: Miami | episodes: "Hunting Ground" & "At Risk" |
2015 | Scorpion (TV series) | episode: "Dam Breakthrough" |
2018 | Criminal Minds | episodes: "Last Gasp" & "Ashley" |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2011–2012 | CSI: Miami | episodes: "Hunting Ground" & "At Risk" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | If You Had My Love | Man in dark room | Jennifer Lopez music video |
2006 | I Call It Love | Nicole Richie's Boyfriend | Lionel Richie music video |
2009 | Respect My Conglomerate | Police Officer | Busta Rhymes music video |
Many Men | Detective | 50 Cent music video | |
It Kills Me | Boyfriend | Melanie Fiona music video | |
Year | Award | Category | Project | Result |
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2013 | MTV Movie Awards | Best Musical Moment | Magic Mike | Nominated[29] |
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Other |