A native of Los Angeles California He has always been surrounded by the entertainment industry but did not pursue his dream of being a performer until later in life Prior to his acting career he became a world recognized dancer in the world of Salsa traveling extensively to teach and perform at Salsa festivals and events worldwide As an actor he graduated from the 2 year and masters program at The Sanford Meisner Center for the Arts under instructor and Sandy Meisner protégé Martin Barter and has gone on to perform in several theater plays like Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing and the musical Cesar Ruben written and directed by Ed Begley Jr On TV he has starred in several shows like ABCs hit show Brothers Sisters with Rob Lowe and Calista FlockhartNBCs ERing alongside Dennis Hopper and Benjamin Bratt NBCs Heist with Dougray Scott and Stephen Harris and on TNTs series Perception alongside Eric McCormack and Rachel Leigh Cook Several more tv shows upcoming like Stalker on CBS Revenge on ABC and Criminal Minds on CBS He also is due to star in two upcoming features Bad Ass 2 starring Danny Trejo and Danny Glover and has the lead role in the feature La Guapa The Beautiful One as Detective Antonio Pensiero both completed and scheduled for release in 2014 He is the proud father to two beautiful daughters Jaymee 21 Mia 11