Philip Anthony-Rodriguez | |
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 Anthony-Rodriguez at the 2019 WonderCon | |
| Born | March 10, 1968 Brooklyn, New York, U.S.[1] |
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez (born March 10, 1968) is an American actor known for his roles on Jake 2.0 as Kyle Duarte, the voice of disc jockey Maurice Chavez in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and as Jetstream Sam in the 2013 video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.
Early life
Anthony-Rodriguez was born March 10, 1968,[2] to Puerto Rican parents Maximo and Veronica (née Burgos) in Brooklyn, New York City. The youngest of five children, he began acting, singing, and doing voices when he was young. At age 11, he started working with Acting by Children, a young people's performing group in New York City founded by Jeanne Niederlitz. As a result of his talent and look, the management group Niederlitz and Steele signed him and began representing him in talent auditions.[3] Philip began working almost immediately and has been a busy working actor for over four decades. Raised in a bilingual household has enabled Philip to work in the business in both English and Spanish.[4]
Career
In November 1990, Philip originated the role of Ritchie Valens in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story.[5] He provided the voice of the male version of protagonist SPARTAN-B312 in the 2010 video game Halo: Reach. He is the voice of Jetstream Sam in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. He also played Dr. Evans in Madea's Big Happy Family. He recurred for six seasons as Ruben Enriquez in the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He played Nelson in film The Ode and had a guest role on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana in 2009 and played Michael Grant in Castle in 2010.[6] In 2011, he guest-starred on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up (season 1, episode 18: "Model It Up") as designer Napoleon Fontaine and in 2013 on Modern Family in the episode "The Big Game", and in 2014 as Mr. Eloquence on Real Husbands of Hollywood. Anthony-Rodriguez voices the role of Nick Mendoza in the video game Battlefield Hardline. In 2015, he was announced as the voice of the Imperial Inquisitor, the Fifth Brother on the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Academy Boyz | Luis | |
| 1998 | Undercurrent | Carlos Rivera, Jr. | |
| 2003 | I Wrote That One, Vol. 1 | Various | Video short |
| 2003 | SW 2.5. (The Pitch Wars) | Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, James Ivory, Joel Coen, Andy Wachowski, Bobby Farrelly, Yoda, Anakin Buzz Lightyear, First AD | Voice role Short |
| 2003 | I Wrote That One, Vol. 2 | Various | Video short |
| 2005 | Bathsheba | The Messenger | Short |
| 2007 | InAlienable | Dr. Braxton | |
| 2008 | The Ode | Nelson | Short |
| 2008 | Waiting For Yvette | Luis | Short |
| 2009 | He Likes Guys | Luis | Segment ("Waiting for Yvette") |
| 2010 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Dr. Evans | Video |
| 2010 | Assisting Venus | Leo | |
| 2011 | Madea's Big Happy Family | Dr. Evans | |
| 2013 | Lost and Found | Detective Castillo | Short |
| 2013 | The Book of Daniel | Belshazzar | |
| 2015 | Madea's Tough Love | Officer Frank | Voice role |
| 2017 | Odious | Mark | |
| 2019 | Justice League vs. the Fatal Five | Mano | Voice[7] |
| 2021 | Tango Shalom | Host |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | New York News | Episode: "Cost of Living" | |
| 1995 | The City | Bernardo Castro | Episode: "1.25" |
| 1997 | Law & Order | Male juror | |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Georgio | Episode: "Just Another Night at the Opera" |
| 2000 | Law & Order | Doorman | Episode: "Stiff" |
| 2002 | Street Time | Enrique Abascal | Episode: "Good Deeds" |
| 2002 | Becker | Singer | Episode: "Chris-Mess" |
| 2003 | Dragnet | SID Tech #2 | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
| 2003 | Star Trek: Enterprise | Juan | Episode: "Horizon" |
| 2003–2004 | Jake 2.0 | Kyle Duarte | 16 episodes |
| 2004 | JAG | Gunnery Sergeant Mark Burrell | Episode: "Corporate Raiders" |
| 2004 | Higglytown Heroes | Furnish Repairman | Voice, episode: "All Warm Inside" |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Jeff Colson | Episode: "Payback" |
| 2006 | In Justice | Sgt. DeMeo | Episode: "Badge of Honor" |
| 2006 | Untitled Patricia Heaton Project | Mr. Reid | Television film |
| 2007 | NCIS | Lloyd Jackson | Episode: "Skeletons" |
| 2007 | Shark | Louis Menashi | Episode: "In Absentia" |
| 2008–2012 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Rubien Enriquez | 51 episodes |
| 2008 | Privileged | Len | Episode: "All About Appearances" |
| 2008 | Eli Stone | Michael Pelfrey | Episode: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" |
| 2009 | CSI: NY | Lt. John Malley | Episode: "Rush to Judgement" |
| 2009 | Hannah Montana | Shawn Nahnah | Episode: "Papa's Got a Brand-New Friend" |
| 2009 | 24 | Tom Chapman | 4 episodes |
| 2009 | NUMB3RS | Marcus | Episode: "Greatest Hits" |
| 2009 | Meet the Browns | Hector | Episode: "Meet the Real Dad" |
| 2010 | Dark Blue | ICE Agent Steven Clark, Nathan Clark | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Castle | Michael Grant | Episode: "Almost Famous" |
| 2011 | Shake It Up | Napoleon Fontaine | Episode: "Model It Up" |
| 2012 | Person of Interest | Rafeal Acosta | Episode: "C.O.D." |
| 2012 | Zeke and Luther | Quentin Del Toro | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Burn Notice | Pablo | Episode: "New Deal" |
| 2013 | The Nightmare Nanny | Detective Rodriguez | Television film |
| 2013 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Mr. Eloquence | 3 episodes |
| 2013–2019 | Modern Family | Tim | 3 episodes |
| 2013 | Cinnamon Girl | Pablo Shroder | Television film |
| 2014 | Gang Related | Billy Cabreba | 3 episodes |
| 2014–2015 | Grimm | Marcus Rispoli | 13 episodes |
| 2014 | Madam Secretary | Manny Azucco | Episode: "Game On" |
| 2015 | The Mentalist | Darrell Gonzalez | Episode: "Green Light" |
| 2015 | Mike & Molly | Manny | Episode: "Buy the Book" |
| 2015 | NCIS: New Orleans | Navy Captain Michael Dawson | Episode: "The Insider" |
| 2016 | Star Wars Rebels | Fifth Brother, Rebel Trooper, Phoenix Squadron Pilot | Voice, 6 episodes |
| 2017 | Rosewood | Jamil Luther | Episode: "Mummies & Meltdowns" |
| 2017 | Queen of the South | Octavio | Episode: "El Precio de La Fe" |
| 2017 | The Orville | Fadolin | Episode: "Mad Idolatory" |
| 2018 | Alex, Inc. | Nelson Munoz | Episode: "The Nanny" |
| 2018 | Hawaii Five-O | Commander Parks | Episode: "Ka Lala Kaukonakona Haki ʻOle I Ka Pa A Ka Makani Kona" |
| 2018 | Days of Our Lives | Miguel Garcia | 12 episodes |
| 2018 | Reverie | Daniel Baez | Episode: "No More Mr. Nice Guy" |
| 2018 | Homecoming | Roman | Episode: "Protocol" |
| 2019 | The Morning Show | Gabriel | 3 episodes |
| 2019 | Why Women Kill | Hector | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Tommy | Rascal Santos | 4 episodes |
| 2020 | The Resident | Miguel Espinoza | Episode: "Burn It All Down" |
| 2021 | 9-1-1 | Edgar Hill | Episode: "Ghost Stories" |
| 2022 | Good Trouble | Marc Tavez | 2 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City | Maurice Chavez | ||
| 2005 | True Crime: New York City | Director | [8] | |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Victor Rodriguez | [9] | |
| 2006 | Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | Maurice Chavez | ||
| 2006 | The Sopranos: Road to Respect | Additional voices | ||
| 2006 | SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Combined Assault | Aztec | ||
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 | Additional voices | ||
| 2008 | Saints Row 2 | Additional voices | ||
| 2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Additional voices | ||
| 2008 | Too Human | Jansen, Ivor, Berserker, Male Civilian #2 | ||
| 2009 | Red Faction: Guerilla | Additional voices | ||
| 2009 | Dragon Age: Origins | Disciple Harvard, Templar Dreamer, Dust Town Beggar, Fade Mage Instructor, Proving Spectator, Royal Place Servant | ||
| 2009 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II | Thaddeus, Nemerian, Rangers, Eldar, Guardians, Warp Spiders | [9] | |
| 2010 | Halo: Reach | Noble Six - Male | [9] | |
| 2010 | Blur | Casimiro | ||
| 2010 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising | Thaddeus, Eldar | [9] | |
| 2010 | Call of Duty: Black Ops | Additional voices | ||
| 2011 | Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Retribution | Eldar Male, Eldar Voice of God | [9] | |
| 2011 | Driver: San Francisco | Additional voices | ||
| 2011 | Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | Jose "Guts" Gutierrez | ||
| 2011 | Uncharted: Golden Abyss | Mercenary, Thug | [9] | |
| 2011 | Dead Space 2 | Additional voices | ||
| 2013 | Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance | Samuel Rodrigues, additional voices | [9] | |
| 2014 | Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes | Soldiers, Extras | [9] | |
| 2014 | Infamous: Second Son | Concrete Pawn #1 | ||
| 2014 | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Additional voices | ||
| 2015 | White Night | Player, Narrator | ||
| 2015 | Battlefield Hardline | Nicholas Mendoza | [9] | |
| 2015 | Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain | Soldiers | [9] | |
| 2015 | Fallout 4 | Sturges, Scott Edwards | ||
| 2015 | Rise of the Tomb Raider | Jacob | [9] | |
| 2017 | Ghost Recon: Wildlands | El Gato | ||
| 2018 | Just Cause 4 | Javi, People of Solis | [9] | |
| 2023 | Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III | Ricardo "Corso" Vargas | [10] |
References
- ↑ "Man of the Moment: Philip Anthony-Rodriguez with Deb Smouse". All Things Girl. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
- ↑ Rose, Mike (March 10, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for March 10, 2023 includes celebrities Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde". Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ↑ "St. Patrick's Day". The New York Times. March 13, 1981. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Grimm Casts Secret Life Actor as Royal Henchman for Multi-Episode Arc". TVLine. February 8, 2014.
- ↑ League, The Broadway. "Buddy – Broadway Musical – Original - IBDB". ibdb.com. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Days of Our Lives Comings and Goings: A Mystery Man Is Back In Salem". Soap Hub. April 8, 2018.
- ↑ Couch, Aaron (January 7, 2019). "'Justice League vs. The Fatal Five' Sets Voice Cast (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Luxoflux. True Crime: New York City. Activision. Scene: Pause menu credits, 4:29:34 in, VOICE TALENT.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Philip Anthony Rodriguez (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 6, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
- ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
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