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John Theodore Rossi (born June 4, 1975) is an American actor and producer. He portrayed Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in Luke Cage (2016–2018). His film roles include Tino Hull in Red Sands (2009), Todd in Bad Hurt (2015), Francisco "Ghost" Alvarez in Lowriders (2017), and Deuce in Vault (2019).

Theo Rossi
Rossi at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	John Theodore Rossi (1975-06-04) June 4, 1975 (age 47)[citation needed] Staten Island, New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	University at Albany
Occupation	Actor, producer, philanthropist
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Meghan McDermott ​ (m. 2014)​
Children	2

Early life

Rossi was born in Staten Island, New York City, New York. He is of Italian, Spanish, Syrian, and North African descent.[1] Growing up, he loved to ride dirt bikes.[2] He has openly admitted dealing drugs for years before moving to California.[3] He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York, where he appeared in several theatre productions.[4][5]

Career

Rossi played Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. His production company, Dos Dudes Pictures, produced its first feature film in 2014, Bad Hurt, Rossi acting alongside Karen Allen and Michael Harney.[6][7]

Rossi has appeared in television shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hawaii Five-O, Las Vegas, The Unit, Jericho, Bones, Without a Trace, Veronica Mars, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Lie to Me and Lost. He has had recurring roles on Heist, American Dreams, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. His film credits include Cloverfield, Code Breakers, House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim, Red Sands, The Informers, Kill Theory, Fencewalker and Meth Head.

He played Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in Luke Cage from 2016 until 2018.[8]

In 2019, Rossi joined the Advisory Board of the Harlem Film House, which presents the Hip Hop Film Festival, an annual event that focuses on filmmakers from the global culture of hip hop, and promotes financial sustainability for independent filmmakers from marginalized communities.[9][10][11]

Philanthropy

Rossi gets involved with the men and women of the military, with fellow Sons of Anarchy actors Kim Coates, Dayton Callie and Ron Perlman.[12] An Ambassador to the Boot Campaign, Rossi works with multiple organizations that raise money for wounded soldiers and those returning with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).[13] Throughout the off-season, Rossi has often traveled to different bases to visit US military personnel.[5] He has helped to organize the yearly Boot Ride event that benefits the Boot Campaign, giving fans a chance to spend a day riding with the Sons of Anarchy cast while raising money for U.S. military veterans.

Shortly after Hurricane Sandy hit Staten Island, Rossi, with friends and family, founded Staten Strong, a program administered by the Boot Campaign.[14][15] Staten Strong rebuilt three homes for Hurricane Sandy victims on Staten Island.[16]

Rossi is a supporter of animal welfare and has been vegan since 1997.[17] He launched a campaign with The Humane Society of the United States to protect street dogs.[18] He appeared in a PETA ad promoting pet adoption.[19]

Personal Life

Rossi resides in Austin, Texas. He is married to Meghan McDermott. The couple's first child was born in 2015,[20] and their second in 2017.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Myersons	Montilli	2002
2003	The Challenge	Anthony
2004	Buds for Life	Teddy
2005	House of the Dead 2	Greg Berlin
2008	Cloverfield	Antonio
2008	Kill Theory	Carlos
2009	The Informers	Spaz
2009	Red Sands	Pfc. Tino Hull
2009	Space	Mike	Short film
2013	Meth Head	Carlos
2016	Bad Hurt	Todd	Also producer; Sunscreen Film Festival West Award for Best Narrative Feature
2016	When the Bough Breaks	Mike Mitchell
2017	Lowriders	Francisco “Ghost” Alvarez	Nominated – Imagen Award for Best Actor - Feature Film
2019	Vault	Deuce
2019	American Skin	Officer Dominic Reyes
2019	Rattlesnake	Billy
2020	Ghosts of War	Kirk
2021	Army of the Dead	Burt Cummings
2022	Emily the Criminal	Youcef
2022	Escape the Field	Tyler
2022	Vendetta	Rory Fetter
2022	Dear Zoe	Nick DeNunzio	Post-Production
TBA	Carry-On		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–2002	Boston Public	Brandon Webber	2 episodes
2002	Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie	The Mook	Television film
2002	Malcolm in the Middle	Senior	Episode: "Humilithon"
2004	NYPD Blue	Pete Amici	Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
2004	Medical Investigation	Joe Vasquez	Episode: "Coming Home"
2004	American Dreams	Bobby Santos	2 episodes
2005	Blind Justice	Eric Fitzgerald	Episode: "Rub a Tub Tub"
2005	Veronica Mars	Norris Clayton	Episode: "Weapons of Class Destruction"
2005	Code Breakers	Desantis	Television film
2006	Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well	Antonio Ruiz	Television film
2006	Without a Trace	Corey Williams	Episode: "Odds or Evens"
2006	Lost	Sgt. Buccelli	Episode: "One of Them"
2006	Heist	Vinny Momo	2 episodes
2006	The Unit	Mike	Episode: "Unannounced"
2006	Bones	Nick Arno	Episode: "The Woman in the Sand"
2006	Jericho	Randy Payton	2 episodes
2007	Nurses		Unsold Pilot
2007	Shark	Danny Vargas	Episode: "Here Comes the Judge"
2007	Las Vegas	Jason Scott	2 episodes
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Stan Giamatti	2 episodes
2008–2014	Sons of Anarchy	Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz	Main Role 85 episodes
2009	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Lieutenant Dietze	2 episodes
2009	CSI: Miami	Jimmy Castigan	Episode: "Dissolved"
2010	Lie To Me	Officer Tressler	Episode: "Teacher and Pupils"
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Sal Painter	Episode: "Mai Ka Wa Kahiko"
2012	Alcatraz	Sonny Burnett	2 episodes
2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Enrique Rodriguez	Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2016–2018	Luke Cage	Hernan "Shades" Alvarez	Series Regular
2021	True Story	Gene	Miniseries
2022	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	Senator Larik	Episode: "Choices"

References

External links

• Theo Rossi at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Theo Rossi

John Theodore „Theo“ Rossi (* 4. Juni 1975 auf Staten Island, New York City, New York) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.

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[es] Theo Rossi

Theo Rossi (nacido John Theodore Rossi el 4 de junio de 1975 en Staten Island, Nueva York) es un actor estadounidense, conocido por su papel en la serie Sons of Anarchy como Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz.

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[ru] Росси, Тео

Джон Те́одор (Те́о) Ро́сси (англ. John Theodore "Theo" Rossi, род. 4 июня 1975) — американский актёр кино и телевидения, наиболее известный по роли «Шустрого» в американском телесериале «Сыны анархии».

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