Édgar Ramírez
| Édgar Ramírez | |
|---|---|
 Ramírez in July 2012 | |
| Born |
Édgar Daniel Ramirez 25 March 1977 San Cristóbal, Táchira State, Venezuela |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣar raˈmiɾes]; born 25 March 1977) is a Venezuelan actor. He played Carlos in the 2010 French-German biopic series Carlos, a role for which he won the César Award for Most Promising Actor at the César Awards 2011.[1][2] He also played Larry, a CIA operative in Pakistan, in the film Zero Dark Thirty, and Paz, a CIA assassin, in The Bourne Ultimatum. Ramírez won at the 2012 ALMA Awards for Ares in Wrath of the Titans. He was nominated for a Golden Globe and Emmy Award in 2011 for his role in the movie Carlos.[3]
Ramírez studied communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. He then worked in media and considered becoming a diplomat. When Iñárritu (a short film he had made with friends) was critically praised, he decided to pursue his performing hobby as a career.
Early life
Ramírez was born in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela, the son of Soday Arellano, an attorney, and Filiberto Ramírez, a military officer.[4] He has a sister named Nataly.[5] Most of his childhood was spent traveling in different countries, and as such, he speaks five languages fluently: Spanish, German, English, French, and Italian.
Ramirez graduated in 1999 from the Andrés Bello Catholic University with a degree in mass communication, minoring in political communications, since he intended to become a diplomat in international relations. While in college he worked as a journalist, reporting on politics. Later, he became executive director of Dale al Voto, a Venezuelan foundation similar to Rock the Vote.[6] He and his team created campaigns for radio, television and movie theaters. However, he was always attracted to the performing arts and while in college was involved with the arts. Ramirez was in charge of international promotions of a short film he did with friends.[7] Screenwriter Alejandro González Iñárritu—then a professor in Mexico— was invited to the school's short film festival as part of the jury, that's when he saw Ramirez work in the short film and offered him a starring role in the film Amores Perros. Ramirez passed it up, as he was in the middle of his thesis and was to attend Harvard National Model UN that year as a delegate from his school. Three years later Iñárritu returned to Venezuela from the Cannes Film festival in France, where the film had won the Prize of the Critic's Week. The film went on to also be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Ramirez then decided to pursue his acting interests.[8]
Acting career
His first recognition as an actor was the successful soap opera Cosita Rica, for Venevisión which aired in September 2003 to August 2004 lasting 270 episodes. In 2005, he made his major motion picture début playing Choco, Domino Harvey's love interest in the film Domino directed by Tony Scott.
He was in Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, Ramírez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, and Ayelet Zurer. Ramírez plays Javier, an ex-special forces soldier forced to kidnap the American President in order to get his brother back. Upcoming is Cyrano Fernandez, with Ramírez in the title role. This independent production was directed by Alberto Arvelo and is based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac.
Ramírez has appeared in several other productions. Among those are the first part of the two film bundle Che by Steven Soderbergh, where he played the role of Ciro Redondo (a Cuban revolutionary who fought amongst Ché Guevara), La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro García Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama se va volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela-France); Punto y raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia K. Schneider (Venezuela-Spain-Chile-Uruguay), submitted by Venezuela for Oscar consideration for 2004 Best Foreign Film, in which he played Colombian soldier Pedro.[9]
In 2007, he played the role of Paz, a Blackbriar assassin, in The Bourne Ultimatum. In the original Bourne Ultimatum, the villain is Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, a.k.a. Carlos the Jackal. Ramírez went on to play the role of the actual Carlos in the 2010 French-German limited series Carlos. At the French César Awards 2011, he was awarded, for the film version of the TV series, the César Award for Most Promising Actor.[1][2] Ramírez has also given his voice to language learning education, guest-starring on the audio CD supplement to the Fluenz Spanish 1 DVD software.
Ramírez appeared in the Clash of the Titans (2010) sequel, Wrath of the Titans (2012), playing Ares, the God of War. Also in 2012, he played Larry in the Kathryn Bigelow film, Zero Dark Thirty. He played Bodhi in the 2015 remake of " Point Break".
Philanthropic activities
Edgar Filiberto Ramírez supports the campaign "No Dispares" (Don't Shoot), by Amnesty International, the international human-rights organization. The campaign's purpose is to eliminate the number of injuries and deaths caused by the irresponsible use of guns.[10]
Ramírez was also part of "5 Senses in Action", an organization which benefits children with special needs. On July 13th 2008, Ramírez took part in an outdoor activity that stimulated sensory experience through gestures, playing and singing for congenitally deaf and/or blind children.[11]
On 12 November 2010, Ramírez was named a Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), at an event held at the Hotel Eurobuilding Caracas, and attended by personalities from the country's diplomatic corps. The UNICEF representative in Venezuela, Nadya Vásquez, said the organization has established in recent years an alliance with the actor "through which it is provided to support activities directly related to violence prevention campaigns".
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cosita Rica | Cacique Chacón | Telenovela |
| 2005 | Ser bonita no basta | Leonardo | Special appearance |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Yotama se va volando | Manuel Zozaya | |
| 2005 | Atenea y Afrodita | Boyfriend | Short |
| 2005 | Domino | Choco | Directed by Tony Scott |
| 2006 | El Don | Alvaro | |
| 2006 | Elipsis | Sebastián Castillo | Directed by Eduardo Arias-Nath |
| 2007 | Bourne Ultimatum, TheThe Bourne Ultimatum | Paz | Directed by Paul Greengrass |
| 2008 | Che | Ciro Redondo García | Directed by Steven Soderbergh |
| 2008 | Cyrano Fernandez | Cyrano | Directed by Alberto Arvelo |
| 2008 | Vantage Point | Javier | Directed by Pete Travis |
| 2010 | Carlos | Carlos the Jackal | Directed by Olivier Assayas César Award for Most Promising Actor Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Runner-Up—Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated—Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie Monte-Carlo Television Festival—Best Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| 2011 | Saluda al Diablo de mi Parte | Ángel | Colombian film |
| 2012 | Wrath of the Titans | Ares | ALMA Award |
| 2012 | A Coeur Ouvert | Javier | French film |
| 2012 | Zero Dark Thirty | Larry | Directed by Kathryn Bigelow |
| 2013 | The Counselor | The Priest | Directed by Ridley Scott |
| 2014 | The Libertador | Simón Bolívar | Directed by Alberto Arvelo |
| 2014 | Deliver Us from Evil | Mendoza | Directed by Scott Derrickson |
| 2015 | Joy | Tony Miranne | Directed by David O. Russell |
| 2015 | Point Break | Bodhi | Directed by Ericson Core |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Roberto Duran | Directed by Jonathan Jakubowics |
| 2016 | Gold | Michael Acosta | Filming |
| 2016 | The Girl on the Train | Dr. Kamal Abdic | Filming |
References
- 1 2 César : Edgar Ramirez, espoir masculin, europe1.fr
- 1 2 Edgar Ramírez nominado a los premios César - Cine - EL UNIVERSAL
- ↑ "Edgar Ramirez: Awards and Nominations". Television Academy. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ↑ Rohter, Larry (2010-10-10). "A Sweeping Tale Of a Terrorist And His Time". The New York Times.
- ↑ http://www.rctvintl.com/eng/ date=December 2005
- ↑ "Golden Globes bio". Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ↑ catireramirez (2008-04-24). "Night Talk Interview With Edgar Ramirez (part 2)". YouTube. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ "Edgar Ramirez Interview – VANTAGE POINT". Collider.com. 2008-02-18. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ Edgar Filiberto Ramirez at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ maxdil says : (2007-12-19). "Edgar Ramírez nueva imagen de Amnistía Internacional « WEB OF EDGAR RAMIREZ YOUR #1 SOURCE 2007-2011 Official Website". Everythingaboutedgarramirez.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ↑ Marcela (2008-11-25). ""5 senses in action" « WEB OF EDGAR RAMIREZ YOUR #1 SOURCE 2007-2011 Official Website". Everythingaboutedgarramirez.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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