Hector Atreyu Ruiz | |
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, USA |
Role: | DC chopper pilot |
Héctor Atreyu RuÃz played an unnamed chopper pilot during Season 7 of 24.
Biography and career[]
Héctor Atreyu Ruiz was born in Los Angeles, California. He is of Indian, Mexican, and Spanish descent. Ruiz grew up in a low income environment and wrestled with poverty, gang violence, and drugs around him since a young age, which led him to prison. Afterwards, he enrolled in a community college where he found his way into theatre acting. Enjoying the experience, Ruiz transferred to USC, and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in Theatre.
Through his career, Ruiz has had roles on TV shows like CSI: Miami, Prison Break, NCIS (with Pauley Perrette), and Shameless. Héctor also had a role in Wanted which also featured fellow 24 actors Joaquim de Almeida, Walter Wong, and Burt Bulos.
24 credits[]
Selected filmography[]
- Reach Me (2014)
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
- Wanted (2005)
Television appearances
- Shameless (2015)
- Gang Related (2014)
- NCIS (2012)
- Hawthorne (2009, 2011)
- 24 (2009)
- Prison Break (2008)
- CSI: NY (2006)
- Arrested Development (2005)
- CSI: Miami (2005)
- Alias (2003)