Rafael L. Silva
Born (1994-06-18) June 18, 1994
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
NationalityAmerican, Brazilian
EducationPace University
OccupationActor
Years active2015–present

Rafael L. Silva (born June 18, 1994)[1] is a Brazilian-American actor best known for his role as Carlos Reyes in 9-1-1: Lone Star.[2][3][4]

Biography

Silva was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[5][1] When he was little, he wanted to pursue a career in animal care, just like his grandfather and his uncles. However, his family moved to Harrison, New Jersey when he was thirteen years old.[5][6] Silva was hit by a culture shock that resulted in him becoming introverted and becoming fearful when speaking in public.

He started acting while in high school to overcome his fear. “I started acting when I was a junior in high school. I used to be very afraid to speak in public. I figured if you were going to be afraid of something, you might as well be in the eye of the hurricane. So I started acting because I was afraid of speaking in public...”[1] After graduating from Pace University, he made appearances in Madam Secretary and Fluidity.[1]

Personal life

Silva is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, having trained with Royce Gracie. He also dances and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.[7]

He is openly gay.[8][9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Drunk Art Love Ed Miniseries
2017 Unpaid Interns Jay "Pennystock" Meirelles Short film
2018 Narrator Syndrome Faceless Man #3 Short film
2019 Madam Secretary Oscar Cortez Episode: "Something Better"
2019 Fluidity Raul
2020 The Corps Darryl Silvanos Webseries
2020-present 9-1-1: Lone Star Carlos Reyes Main cast

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The untold truth of Rafael Silva". 10 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rafael Silva". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  3. ↑ Rude, Mey (28 May 2021). "'9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva Wants More 'Tarlos' Intimacy Too". www.out.com. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. ↑ Conway, Jeff. "Ronen Rubinstein & Rafael Silva On The Importance Of Their LGBTQIA+ Characters On FOX's '9-1-1: Lone Star'". Forbes. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  5. 1 2 Damshenas, Sam (16 June 2021). "9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva is bringing intersectional LGBTQ+ representation to the masses". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Gao, Max (29 July 2020). "9-1-1 Lone Star's Rafael Silva on playing a queer cop in 2020". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  7. ↑ Krol, Jacklyn (25 October 2021). "'9-1-1: Lone Star': Rafael Silva Explains Why Carlos Reyes Doesn't Have a Texas Accent". Outsider. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  8. ↑ Malkin, Marc (8 April 2021). "Ronen Rubinstein comes out as bisexual, inspired by work on '9-1-1: Lone Star'". Today.com. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  9. ↑ "Meet the LGBTQ leading men of '9-1-1: Lone Star'". NBC News. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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