Carlos Valdes (actor)

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Carlos Valdes
File:Carlos Valdes Wondercon cropped.png
Valdes at Wondercon
Born (1989-04-20) April 20, 1989 (age 35)
Santiago de Cali, Colombia
Nationality American
Colombian
Education Pebblebrook High School (Mableton, Georgia), 2007[1]
Alma mater University of Michigan, 2011[1]
Occupation
  • Actor
  • singer
  • Memelord
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
  • bass guitar

Carlos (David) Valdes (born on April 20, 1989) is a Colombian American actor and singer, currently playing the role of Cisco Ramon/Vibe on the hit series The Flash.

Biography

Valdes moved to Miami from Colombia at the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12.[1][2] He studied at the University of Michigan with actors from the theater group StarKid Productions.[3] After graduating in 2011, Valdes became entirely devoted to theater.

Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions like High School Musical and The Wedding Singer He also was a stand-in in the national tour of Jersey Boys.

From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once,[4] in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass and percussion. In 2013, the musical was nominated for a Tony Award.

In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón/Vibe,[5] an engineering genius. Cisco is part of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, along with Dr. Harrison Wells and Dr. Caitlin Snow, that help Barry Allen with his superpowers.

In June 2015, it was revealed that Valdes lent his voice to Cisco Ramon in the animated web series Vixen.[6]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–present Arrow Cisco Ramon / Vibe 4 episodes
2014–present The Flash Cisco Ramon / Vibe Main cast
2016 Cisco Ramon / Reverb Episode 2x13: "Welcome to Earth-2"
2015 Vixen Cisco Ramon / Vibe Guest appearance (1 episode)
2016 Legends of Tomorrow Guest appearance (1 episode)

Discography

References

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