Theo Rossi

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Early life

Rossi was born in Staten Island, New York City. He is of Italian, Spanish, Lebanese, and Syrian descent.[1] Growing up, he loved to ride dirt bikes.[2] He has openly admitted to 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 The Penguin, 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 the Marvel Cinematic Universe series 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]

He supports animal welfare and launched a campaign with The Humane Society of the United States to protect street dogs.[17] He appeared in a PETA ad promoting pet adoption.[18]

Personal life

Rossi resides in Austin, Texas. He consumes a "mostly plant-based diet" and occasionally consumes eggs.[19] 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
2003 The Challenge Anthony
2004 Buds for Life Teddy
2005 House of the Dead 2 Greg Berlin
2008 Cloverfield Antonio
Kill Theory Carlos
2009 The Informers Spaz
Red Sands Pfc. Tino Hull
Space Mike Short film
2013 Meth Head Carlos
2016 Bad Hurt Todd Also producer;
Sunscreen Film Festival West Award for Best Narrative Feature
When the Bough Breaks Mike Mitchell
2017 Lowriders Francisco “Ghost” Alvarez Nominated – Imagen Award for Best Actor - Feature Film
2019 Vault Deuce
American Skin Officer Dominic Reyes
Rattlesnake Billy
2020 Ghosts of War Kirk
2021 Army of the Dead Burt Cummings
2022 Emily the Criminal Youcef Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance
Escape the Field Tyler
Vendetta Rory Fetter
Dear Zoe Nick DeNunzio
2023 Squealer Danny D.
2024 Bosco Ramos
Carry-On The Watcher
Template:TableTBA Come With Me[22] Simon Ward Post-production
The Saviors Template:TableTBA Post-production

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
Malcolm in the Middle Senior Episode: "Humilithon"
2004 NYPD Blue Pete Amici Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
Medical Investigation Joe Vasquez Episode: "Coming Home"
American Dreams Bobby Santos 2 episodes
2005 Blind Justice Eric Fitzgerald Episode: "Rub a Tub Tub"
Veronica Mars Norris Clayton Episode: "Weapons of Class Destruction"
Code Breakers Desantis Television film
2006 Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well Antonio Ruiz Television film
Without a Trace Corey Williams Episode: "Odds or Evens"
Lost Sgt. Buccelli Episode: "One of Them"
Heist Vinny Momo 2 episodes
The Unit Mike Episode: "Unannounced"
Bones Nick Arno Episode: "The Woman in the Sand"
Jericho Randy Payton 2 episodes
2007 Nurses Unsold Pilot
Shark Danny Vargas Episode: "Here Comes the Judge"
Las Vegas Jason Scott 2 episodes
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
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"
Alcatraz Sonny Burnett 2 episodes
2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Enrique Rodriguez Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2016–2018 Luke Cage Hernan "Shades" Alvarez Main role; 23 episodes
2021 True Story Gene 6 episodes
2022 Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi Senator Larik (voice) Episode: "Choices"
2024 The Penguin Dr. Julian Rush 6 episodes

References

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  18. ↑ Leanne Aciz Stanton, "Theo Rossi and His Rescue Dog Benito Team Up With PETA to Encourage Pet Adoption". Us Weekly, 19 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "An almost vegan food crawl with Theo Rossi, ‘Emily the Criminal’ star and hummus traditionalist". latimes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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  22. ↑ ‘The Penguin’ Star Theo Rossi Boards Aaron Harvey’s ‘Come With Me’ As Star & EP

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