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Armando Riesco (born December 5, 1977) is a Puerto Rican actor.

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Armando Riesco
Born	(1977-12-05) December 5, 1977 (age 44) Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Shirley Rumierk

Early life

Riesco was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, to Cuban immigrants who resettled there. He was raised in San Juan where he attended Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola. He then attended Northwestern University in Illinois. After graduating, he relocated to New York City where he began to work in local and off-Broadway productions as well as film, television, video games and commercials.

Career

Film

Many of Riesco's film roles have been in critically acclaimed independent films such as Pieces of April starring Katie Holmes, Garden State starring Natalie Portman, and Adult World, starring John Cusack and Emma Roberts.

He has also appeared in major Hollywood films including National Treasure, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, Spike Lee's 25th Hour, and Fever Pitch, starring Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore.

Television

In addition to his film work, Riesco has had roles on such popular drama series as Royal Pains and Law & Order. In 2006, he was also a regular cast member on the CBS medical drama 3 lbs., starring Stanley Tucci. He had a recurring role, playing Pecas, in Season 3 of Queen of the South. He is also known for his work as a series regular on the Showtime series The Chi. He reprises the role of Agent Hendricks from the National Treasure movies in National Treasure: Edge of History on Disney Plus.

Other

Riesco lives in New York City, and frequently collaborates with writer director Jason Chaet. Their first feature film SENECA won several Film Festival awards and was picked up by HBO Max in 2019. They are in pre production for a second feature film titled MERI CRISMAS to be shot in Puerto Rico.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2002	25th Hour	Phelan
2003	Pieces of April	Tyrone
2004	Garden State	Jesse
2004	National Treasure	FBI Agent Hendricks
2005	Fever Pitch	Gerard
2005	Harsh Times	Alex
2006	World Trade Center	Antonio Rodrigues
2006	Bella	Francisco
2007	National Treasure: Book of Secrets	FBI Agent Hendricks
2008	Che	Dariel Alarcón Ramirez / Benigno
2009	Brooklyn's Finest	Detective George Montress
2009	The Tested	Julian Varone
2012	Putzel	Jake
2013	Adult World	Rubia
2013	7E	Rich
2017	Diamond Cartel	Ruslan (voice)
2018	White Fang	Curtis (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Early Edition	Orderly	Episode: "Fatal Edition: Part 2"
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Scott Calderon	Episode: "Dead"
2002	Third Watch	'Pee-Wee'	Episode: "The Chosen Few"
2003	Dora the Explorer	Daddy Monster (voice)	Episode: "Boo!"
2006	The Path to 9/11	John Atkinson	TV Miniseries 2 episodes
2007	3 lbs.	Dr. Thomas Flores	Series Regular 7 episodes
2008	Law & Order	Ruben Alvera	Episode: "Burn Card"
2009	Fringe	Gavin	Episode: "The Transformation"
2009	Kings	Sean Savoy	4 episodes
2009	Law & Order	Gregory Cardenas	Episode: "Shotgun"
2010	Royal Pains	Oscar	2 episodes
2010	Army Wives	Dan	Episode: "Forward March"
2011	A Gifted Man	Tavo	5 episodes
2013	Secret Lives of Husbands and Wives	Bobby Lopez	TV Movie
2013	Blue Bloods	Raoul Delgado	Episode: "To Protect and Serve"
2013	Elementary	Jacob Esparza	Episode: "An Unnatural Arrangement"
2016	The Family	Corey Sanchez	4 episodes
2018–2019	The Chi	Detective Cruz	Series Regular (seasons 1–2)
2018	Queen of the South	Pecas	6 episodes
2022	FBI:International	James Greer	Episode: "Copper Pots and Daggers"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City	Pierre La Ponce / Victor 'Vic' Vance (Credited as supplier)
2003	Midnight Club II	Hector
2004	Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas	Officer Hernandez / Pedestrian
2005	The Warriors	People of New York
2006	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	People of Vice City
2008	Midnight Club: Los Angeles	Jeff The Mechanic
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	The Crowd of Liberty City
2008	Need for Speed: Undercover	Primary
2009	Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony	Parking Attendant
2010	Need for Speed: World	Unknown
2015	Just Cause 3	Mario Frigo
2021	Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition	Pierre La Ponce / Victor 'Vic' Vance & Officer Hernandez / Pedestrian	Archival recordings Remaster of Vice City & San Andreas only.

References

External links

• Armando Riesco at IMDb 

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Armando Riesco es un actor puertorriqueño-estadounidense, conocido por sus papeles de rubia en Adult World y Jesse en Garden State, y por prestar su voz a personajes de videojuegos tan conocidos como Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas y Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

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