Felix Solis
| Felix Solis | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Felix Angel Solis September 17, 1971 New York, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, |
| Years active | 1995–present |
Felix Angel Solis (born September 17, 1971) is an American actor, film director and film producer.[1]
Career
Solis has appeared in over 18 films including The Forgotten, Taking Chance, The International, My Soul to Take,[2] and Gun Hill Road (film) (winner of the 2011 Grand Jury Nominee at the Sundance Film Festival).[3] His recent film performances include Man on a Ledge,[4] and Arbitrage, the latter of which was released in September, 2012.[5]
Solis' television episodics include, Weekends at Bellevue, Criminal Minds, Army Wives, ATF-The Line, Damages, Fringe, The Sopranos, Oz, The West Wing, Third Watch, NYPD Blue and New York Undercover.[6]
Solis has been a member of LAByrinth Theatre Company since 1999.[7] He 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.[8] Felix performed at the Cherry Lane Theater's stage in "Havana is Waiting" by Eduardo Machado.[9] 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.[10]
As a stage director, Solis helmed Raul Castillo's "Knives and Other Sharp Objects" at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in 2009.[11]
Solis co-wrote, acted and directed in a short film, Tinto, shot on location in the Maipo Valley wine region of Chile, South America. The film was co-produced by Solis' entertainment production company Sonia Inc, and Subway Token Films of which he is a co-creator alongside his partner, Liza Fernandez.
Recent projects
Solis starts shooting a new CBS episodic called Made in Jersey in August, 2012, starring Kyle MacLachlan, and Janet Montgomery.[12] On the same network he has most recently 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. Rodriguez.[13]
Personal life
Solis was born in New York City and raised by Puerto Rican parents in the Chelsea and Greenwich Village areas of Manhattan.
References
- ↑ http://www.felixsolis.net/bio.html
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813101/
- ↑ http://www.gunhillroad.com/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568338/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1764183/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813101/
- ↑ http://labtheater.org/
- ↑ http://labtheater.org/
- ↑ http://www.felixsolis.net/theatre.html
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/01/theater/theater-review-veils-or-no-veils-whatever-she-wants-she-gets.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
- ↑ http://www.publictheater.org/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,99999999/id,957
- ↑ http://www.cbs.com/shows/made_in_jersey/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813101/