Carlos Gomez (actor)

Carlos Gómez (born January 1, 1962) is an American actor.

Carlos Gómez
Carlos Gómez at the 2014 Alma Awards.
Born	Carlos Gómez II (1962-01-01) January 1, 1962 (age 62) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1981–present

Life and career

Gómez was born in New York, to Cuban American parents, the son of Cora Gomez.^[1] He is an actor who has starred in both film and on the small screen since the late 1980s. His first part in a film came in the form of a dancer looking to make it big in Dance to Win (1989). One of his more notable performances is considered to be as gay paramedic Raul Melendez in ER (1995–1996).

He has, among other roles, guest-starred as a repeating support villain on the hit television show Charmed as the San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) Internal Affairs Department Inspector (and undercover demon) Rodriguez pressuring the regular character Andy Trudeau. He first appeared in the 20th episode of the first season "The Power of Two", and his final appearance was in the 22nd episode of the season (its finale) "Deja Vu All Over Again".

He has also starred alongside Salma Hayek in two films, the first being Desperado, where he plays the Right Hand of Bucho, the man Antonio Banderas spends the film looking for, and also, in Fools Rush In, where he plays Salma's ex-boyfriend, Chuy. Carlos can also be seen in the CBS drama Shark, where he plays Mayor Manny Delgado, alongside James Woods and Jeri Ryan.

Gomez appeared in the 2008 Broadway musical In the Heights as Kevin, and was a cast member of the A&E television series The Glades for all four seasons. He also played the part of officer Navarro in the Criminal Minds episode "Machismo".

He also appeared in season 3 of the NBC sitcom Friends episode titled "The One with All the Jealousy", and in season 3 of the Fox drama 24. He appeared in Dolphin Tale 2. In 2020, Gomez was cast as Rafael Garcia, the lead character's father, in the ABC romantic comedy-drama series The Baker and the Beauty.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Dance to Win
1990	Hard to Kill	Neighbor
1995	Desperado	Memo "Right Hand"
1997	Fools Rush In	Chuy
1997	The Peacemaker	Captain Santiago
1998	The Negotiator	Eagle
1998	The Replacement Killers	Detective Hunt
1998	Enemy of the State	FBI Agent
1999	Winding Roads	Jesus
2003	In Hell	Tolik
2003	House of Sand and Fog	Alvarez
2014	Dolphin Tale 2	Dr. Miguel Arroyo
2016	Ride Along 2	Captain Hernandez
2019	The Report	Jose Rodriguez
2021	Rumble	Jimbo Coyle
TBA	Spiked	TBA

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995–1996	ER	Raul Melendez
1997	Friends	Julio	Episode 3x12 - The One with All the Jealousy
1999	Charmed	Inspector Rodriguez
1999	NYPD Blue	Raul Montez
2003	NCIS	Chief Petty Officer Reyes
2003	24	Luis Annicon
2005	My Wife and Kids	Fernando Torres
2006	Monk	Miguel Escobar	S4 E16
2006	Criminal Minds	Officer Navarro	Episode 1x19 - Machismo
2006–2008	Shark	Mayor Manuel Delgado
2010–2013	The Glades	Dr. Carlos Sanchez
2014	Gang Related	Miguel Salazar
2015–2016	Madam Secretary	Jose Campos
2017	Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders	José Menéndez
2017–2018	NCIS: New Orleans	Dan Sanchez	Recurring role
2019	The Blacklist	Francisco "El Conejo" Marquez	Episode: "El Conejo"
2019	Elementary	Enrique Ruiz	7X09 On the Scent
2019	Chicago Med	James Young	4x09 Death Do Us Part
2019	Instinct	Alfaro	2x03 Finders Keepers
2020	The Baker and the Beauty	Rafael Garcia	Main role
2021	Big Sky	Gil Amaya	Recurring role
2023	Not Dead Yet	Luis Serrano	Guest Role

References

1. Carlos Gomez Biography ((?)-)
2. "The Baker and the Beauty Meet the Cast". ABC Entertainment. Retrieved April 13, 2020.

External links

• Carlos Gómez at IMDb
• Official Site for actor Carlos Gomez