Felix Solis
Introduction '''Felix Angel Solis''' (born September 17, 1971) is an American actor, film director, and film producer. Born on the Upper West Side and raised in Chelsea/Greenwich Village area of New York City, to parents that were both born in Puerto Rico, Felix considers himself a ''Nuyorican''.
Career Solis first started working on shows set in NYC such as ''New York Undercover'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''Third Watch'' and the film ''Empire'' (starring opposite John Leguizamo and Peter Sarsgaard). He then appeared in acclaimed television shows such as ''The West Wing'', ''OZ'', ''Law & Order: SVU'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', ''Damages'' and ''Fringe'', and ''Ozark''; and numerous films such as ''The Forgotten'' (opposite Julianne Moore), Wes Craven's ''My Soul to Take'', ''Man on a Ledge'' (opposite Sam Worthington and Ed Harris), and ''Arbitrage'' (opposite Tim Roth).With his roots in theatre, Felix has also continued to work on stage receiving the HOLA 2013 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the production of ''Basilica'' at New York's prestigious Cherry Lane Theatre; a Connecticut Critics Circle Award in 2008 for ''Boleros for the Disenchanted'' and a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Passion Play in 2006.As a stage director, Solis helmed Raúl Castillo's ''Knives and Other Sharp Objects'' at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in 2009.Solis has originated parts in ''In Arabia We'd All Be Kings'' and ''Our Lady of 121st Street'', both written by Stephen Adly Guirgis with direction by Philip Seymour Hoffman. He performed at the Cherry Lane Theater's stage in ''Havana Is Waiting'' by Eduardo Machado. Solis has also been a member of The Actors Studio since 2001, where he has appeared in plays including ''Salome'' starring Dianne Wiest and Al Pacino.Al Pacino wrote him to thank him for his performance in the original production of ''Our Lady Of 121st Street'' with the LAByrinth Theater Company, of which he has been a member since 1999.Solis has appeared in over 18 films including ''The Forgotten'', ''Taking Chance'', ''The International'', ''My Soul to Take'', and ''Gun Hill Road'' (winner of the 2011 Grand Jury Nominee at the Sundance Film Festival). Solis' television appearances include ''The Following'', ''The Good Wife'', ''Made in Jersey'', ''NYC 22'', ''Weekends at Bellevue'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Army Wives'', ''ATF-The Line'', ''Damages'', ''Fringe'', ''The Sopranos'', ''Oz'', ''The West Wing'', ''Third Watch'', ''NYPD Blue'', ''New York Undercover'', and ''Blue Bloods''.In 2013 Solis co-created a film production company called ''Subway Token Films'' with his partner, actress Liza Fernandez. Their first short film, ''Tinto'', shot on location in the Maipo Valley wine region of Chile, South America, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, getting nominated for Best Short Narrative. It also screened at the Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival in 2015.Their next short film, ''iHeart'' (which Solis directed), made its world premiere at the Hoboken International Film Festival; it won the Award of Merit at One-Reeler Short Film Competition, and continues its way through the festival circuit. His next short film, ''Going Down'', was shot in Los Angeles in June and is in post-production. He is an active volunteer at the 52nd Street Project, a non-profit group that matches inner-city kids with professional theatre artists to introduce them to the business and craft of theatre production. He is also a supporter of the ASPCA and WSPA.Solis had a recurring role on ''The Following''. He was a regular on the CBS TV series ''Made in Jersey'' starring Kyle MacLachlan, and Janet Montgomery. On the same network he played Sgt. Terry Howard on ''NYC 22'', produced by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, as well as a recurring role on ''The Good Wife'' as the "No-Nonsense" Det. Kevin Rodriguez. Solis also landed a role on USA’s ''Colony'' playing Geronimo, and ABC’s ''The Family'' playing Editor-in-Chief Gus Flores. Felix was recently cast in the series regular in ABC's ''Ten Days in the Valley'' as Commander Gomez that premiered in October 2017.
Filmography ===Film=== Year  Title  Role  Notes 1995 ''Cousin Howard''  Allen 2002 ''Empire''  Jose 2003 ''El Círculo Vicioso''  Mata 2004  ''Mimmo & Paulie''  Mimmo Short ''The Forgotten''  Detective Brasher  2005 ''Everyone's Depressed''  Carlos Short ''La muerte es pequeña''  - Short ''End of the Spear''  Julio 2007 ''Kid''  Martin Short 2009  ''Taking Chance''  Philly Cargo Worker  TV movie ''The International''  Detective Iggy Ornelas  ''Reunion''  Pete 2010  ''My Soul to Take''  Chela  2011  ''Gun Hill Road''  Pete  2012  ''Arbitrage''  A.D.A. Ray Deferlito ''Man on a Ledge''  Nestor   ''You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You''  Detective Meil 2014 ''Tinto''  - Short ''Fugly!'' Pops  2016  ''Tallulah''  Manuel  ''iHeart''  Bartender Short ''Drew''  Lieutenant Ford  TV movie 2018 ''Atlantic City''  Junior Short 2022 ''Allswell''  Desmond===Television=== Year  Title  Role  Notes 1996 ''New York Undercover''  Felipe Episode: "Brown Like Me" 1997 ''NYPD Blue''  Victor Episode: "Lost Israel: Part 1" ''Law & Order''  CSU Scapelli Episode: "Harvest" 1999 ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''  Nick Episode: "...Or Just Look Like One" ''Law & Order''  Tino  Episode: "Hate" 2000 ''Third Watch''  Smith Episode: "Faith" ''The Sopranos''  Fishman  Episode: "The Happy Wanderer" 2001 ''The West Wing''  Hammaker Episode: "Ways and Means" 2002 ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''  Cardenas Episode: "Malignant" 2003 ''Oz''  Reynaldo Escobales Episode: "A Failure to Communicate" ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''  Narc Episode: "Loss" 2004  ''One Life to Live''  Benicio  Regular Cast 2005 ''Law & Order: Trial by Jury''  Miguel Guzman Episode: "Bang & Blame" 2006 ''Conviction''  Mr. Diaz Episode: "Madness" ''Law & Order''  Mr. Garcia Episode: "Magnet" 2007 ''The Knights of Prosperity''  Jaime Santanita Recurring Cast ''The Sopranos''  Edgar Ramirez  Episode: "The Second Coming" ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''  Ray Delgado Episode: "Amends" 2009 ''Damages''  Rudy Vasquez Episode: "I Lied, Too." ''Fringe''  Daniel Hicks  Episode: "The Transformation" ''Law & Order''  Livan Santana Episode: "Anchors Away" 2010  ''Criminal Minds''  Nelson G.  Episode: "The Fight" ''Army Wives''  Captain William Hele  Episode: "Scars and Stripes" 2010–15  ''The Good Wife''  Det. Kevin Rodriguez  Guest: Season 1 & 5-7, Recurring Cast: Season 2 2012  ''NYC 22''  Sgt. Terry Howard  Main Cast ''Made in Jersey''  River Brody  Main Cast 2013 ''Franklin & Bash'' Detective Episode: "Freck" 2014  ''Nurse Jackie'' Joan's Husband  Episode: "Sidecars and Spermicide"  2014–15  ''The Following''  Agent Jeff Clarke  Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 2015 ''Chicago P.D.'' Lieutenant Guthrie Episode: "What Puts You on That Ledge" ''Elementary''  Prentice Gutierrez Episode: "For All You Know" ''Blue Bloods''  Hector Florez Episode: "New Rules" & "The Art of War" 2016  ''Colony''  Geronimo  Recurring Cast: Season 1 ''The Family''  Gus Flores  Recurring cast 2016–17  ''Hawaii Five-0''  Jorge Moralez  Episode: "Ka'ili aku" & "Ka 'Aelike" 2017  ''One Day at a Time''  Ron  Episode: "Pride & Prejudice" ''Mindhunter''  Detective Molina  Episode: "Episode #1.2" ''Ten Days in the Valley''  Commander Elliot Gomez  Main cast 2018  ''SEAL Team''  Colonel Martinez  Recurring cast: Season 2  2020  ''Amazing Stories''  Lance Episode: "Dynoman and the Volt" ''I Know This Much Is True''  Nurse  Episode: "Four" 2020–22  ''Ozark''  Omar Navarro Recurring cast (season 3), main cast (season 4) ''Charmed''  Ray Vera  Recurring cast: Season 2 & 4 2022–23 ''The Rookie''  Matthew "Matt" Garza Recurring cast (seasons 4-5) ''The Rookie: Feds'' Main cast 2023 ''City on Fire'' Bruno Recurring cast===Videogames=== Year  Title  Role  Notes 2006  ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''  Jerry Martinez   2008  ''Grand Theft Auto IV''  The Crowd of Liberty City
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