Edgar Ramírez
Biography
Edgar Ramírez is a Venezuelan actor born on March 25, 1977, in San Cristobal, Venezuela. He studied communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University before considering a career in diplomacy. Ramírez pursued acting after filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga praised a short film he had done. He has played a CIA assassin in an action-thriller film and a CIA operative in another film. His portrayal of Carlos the Jackal in a biopic television miniseries won him the César Award for Most Promising Actor, and he received nominations for a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Actor. Ramírez has been active in the entertainment industry, with 65 known credits, primarily in acting.
Career overview
Edgar Ramírez is a Venezuelan actor born on March 25, 1977. He studied communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University before pursuing a career in acting. Ramírez initially considered a career in diplomacy but decided to focus on acting after a filmmaker praised his work on a short film.
Ramírez has appeared in various films and television shows, with a notable role as a CIA assassin in the action-thriller film The Bourne Ultimatum. He also played a CIA operative in the television miniseries Zero D, although specific details about the show are not provided. Ramírez's portrayal of Carlos the Jackal in the 2010 biopic television miniseries Carlos earned him recognition, including a César Award for Most Promising Actor and nominations for a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Actor.
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- Next Life (2026) as Diego
- Task (2025) as Miguel Contreras
- Arenas (2025) as Francis
- It Would Be Night in Caracas (2025)
- It Would Be Night in Caracas (2025) Producer
- Making Emilia Pérez (2025) as Self
- Emilia Pérez (2024) as Gustavo Brun
- Borderlands (2024) as Atlas
- Florida Man (2023) as Mike Valentine
- The 355 (2022) as Luis Rojas
- Jungle Cruise (2021) as Lope de Aguirre
- Dr. Death (2021) as Dr. Paolo Macchiarini
- YES DAY (2021) as Carlos Torres
- The Undoing (2020) as Joe Mendoza
- Wasp Network (2020) as René
- Resistance (2020) as Sigmund (Elsbeth's Father)
- The Last Days of American Crime (2020) as Graham Bricke
- Free Color (2020) as Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- Furlough (2018) as Kevin Rivera
- The Quietude (2018) as Vincent
- Bright (2017) as Kandomere
- Antö (2017) Associate Producer
- Chelsea (2016) as Self - Guest
- American Crime Story (2016) as Gianni Versace
- The Girl on the Train (2016) as Dr. Kamal Abdic
- Gold (2016) as Michael Acosta
- Hands of Stone (2016) as Roberto Duran
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
- Point Break (2015) as Bodhi
- Joy (2015) as Tony
- From Afar (2015) Executive Producer
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014) as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self - Guest
- Deliver Us from Evil (2014) as Mendoza
- The Counselor (2013) as Priest
- The Liberator (2013) as Simón Bolívar
- The Liberator (2013) Executive Producer
- Secreto de Confesión (2013) Executive Producer
- Yotama se va volando (2013)
- Wrath of the Titans (2012) as Ares
- Zero Dark Thirty (2012) as Larry from Ground Branch
- An Open Heart (2012) as Javier
- Greetings to the Devil (2011) as Ángel Sotavento
- Carlos (2010) as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez („Carlos“)
- Carlos (2010) as Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ('Carlos')
- Venezzia (2009) Executive Producer
- Vantage Point (2008) as Javier
- Che: Part One (2008) as Ciro Redondo García
- The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) as Paz
- Cyrano Fernández (2007) as Cyrano Fernandez
- El Don (2006) as Alvaro
- Plan B (2006)
- Elipsis (2006) as Sebastián Castillo
- Domino (2005) as Choco
- A Dot and a Line (2004) as Pedro
- ¡Aquí espaantan! (1993) as Vendedor de Videos
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Baton
- El Sombreròn as Ramón
- Oh, How Fun!
- Nobody’s Heart as Boscan
- Losing Clementine
- The Honest Liar
- Place to Be
- Monopoly as Moises Saladín
- Monopoly Executive Producer