Career
He began his acting career in the Dominican Republic television production Grandes Series Dominicanas in which he took the leading parts of the mini-series En Louisiana Olla and Trio en Alta March, both by Dominican director/producer Alfonso RodrÃguez. In New York City he worked on the production of The Bookie"s Lament (2000) with Gabriel Macht, but later returned to the Dominican Republic, where he starred in the mini-series Asalto en la Lincoln as well as in the sitcoms Ciudad Nueva and Los Electrolocos, in which he took the lead. And in the television film ""Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford Redman Story (2015)
On television he has appeared in single episodes of hit television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent, The Shield, Brothers & Sisters, My Name Is Earl, and The Good Guys as well as 17 episodes of Weeds as Mexican drug cartel goon Ignacio, so far his greatest claim to fame.
On stage he first appeared in Pantallas at Santo Domingo"s Great National Theater.
In the United States he has appeared in Inverse Theater"s production of Icarus and Aria and the New York Spanish Repertoire"s production of Feast of the Goat as well as assorted other stage productions, id est (that is) Life is a Dream, The Mistress of the Inn, Chronicles of a Death Foretold, Blood Weddings, Midnight Brainwash Revival, Burning the Bridges, and Belisa"s Capriciousness.