Life and career

Rodríguez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He attended New York City Lab School for Collaborative Studies, and went on to attend The Leelanau School in Michigan, where he played basketball during his final two years. He continued playing basketball for another two years at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, before transferring to New York University from which he earned his degree in sports marketing.

Rodríguez began his career in 2005 with the role of Ángel Rodríguez in the direct-to-video film Carlito's Way: Rise to Power and the recurring role of Kevin Vasquez on two episodes of Rescue Me. He went on to appear on series such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Day Break, and The Wire. He has also appeared in the films Bella (2006), Pride and Glory (2008), Surfer, Dude (2008), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009). Rodríguez was cast as John Bosley for the television reboot of Charlie's Angels in 2011. The series was cancelled after four episodes had aired.

In 2013, he landed the lead role on the Fox crime drama series Gang Related, portraying Ryan Lopez, the adopted son of a crime lord who infiltrates the Los Angeles Police Department so his family can keep ahead of the law. The series began in 2014, but was ultimately cancelled after one season. Rodríguez then co-starred as Joe "Beasty" Peck, with Aaron Paul, in the action film Need for Speed. In 2016, Rodríguez will co-star opposite Vera Farmiga and Virginia Madsen in the adventure drama film Burn Your Maps, directed by Jordan Roberts. He will then portray the male lead role of Matt Morales in the drama biopic Megan Leavey, alongside Kate Mara.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Carlito's Way: Rise to Power	Ángel Rodríguez	Direct-to-video
2005	Dealbreaker	Ramón	Short film
2005	5G	Johnny	Short film
2006	The Wannabe	David	Short film
2006	Ira and Abby	Julio
2006	Bella	Eduardo
2008	Surfer, Dude	Lupe La Rosa
2008	Pride and Glory	Ángel Tezo
2009	The Taking of Pelham 123	Delgado
2009	Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen	Leo Spitz	Nominated - ALMA Award for Best Actor in Film
2010	Harlem Hostel	Will
2011	Battle: Los Angeles	William Martinez
2014	Need for Speed	Joe "Beasty" Peck
2016	Burn Your Maps	Batbayar	Post-production
2016	Megan Leavey	Matt Morales	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Rescue Me	Kevin Vasquez	2 episodes
2006	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	DJ Manny	Episode: "Infected"
2006-07	Day Break	Damien Ortiz	Main role; 11 episodes
2006-08	The Wire	Renaldo	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2007	Nurses	Patrick De Leon	Unsold pilot
2009	Exit 19	Ramón	Unsold pilot
2011	Charlie's Angels	John Bosley	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2014	Gang Related	Ryan Lopez	Main role; 13 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Battlefield Hardline	Marty, Bank Robber	Voice
2016	Homefront: The Revolution	Angelo	Voice and motion capture

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