Edwin Velez (born June 4, 1958)[1] is an American film, stage and television actor. He is known for playing Frankie Santana in the final season of the American action and adventure television series The A-Team.[2]
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Born | Edwin Velez (1958-06-04) June 4, 1958 (age 64) Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Film, stage and television actor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Born in Manhattan, New York, the son of Puerto Ricans.[1] Velez attended at the High School of Art and Design.[1] He also attended at the School of Visual Arts.[1] Velez moved to Los Angeles, California, where he acted on plays.[1] He had attended at the Estelle Harman's Actors Workshop, studying about acting based on drama.[1] Velez appeared in numerous stage plays for which he once won the Drama-Logue Award in the category Best Ensemble Performance.[1]
Later in his career, Velez guest-starred in numerous television programs including Hill Street Blues, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (3 episodes), Just Shoot Me!, Walker, Texas Ranger (2 episodes), Murder, She Wrote, JAG, Tour of Duty, Cagney & Lacey (2 episodes), The Commish, Profiler and Empty Nest.[1] He appeared in films such as Split Decisions, Traffic, Repo Chick, Romero, Repo Man, The Hunted, Most Wanted, Rooftops and White Chicks.[1]
Velez starred and co-starred in television programs, as it includes, Bay City Blues, playing Pepe Garcia, Berrenger's, playing Julio Morales,[3] Charlie & Co., playing Miguel Santana,[4][5] The A-Team, playing Frankie Santana,[2] Trial and Error, playing John Hernandez, True Blue, playing Officer Frankie Avila and Live Shot, playing Ricardo Sandoval. With his role in The A-Team, his character was the replacement of Tia (Tia Carrere). He also played as Detective Alexander Garcia in the soap opera television series Port Charles and as Malko[6] and Paul Mendez in Days of Our Lives.
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