Anthony Ruivivar

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Anthony Ruivivar
Ruivivar at the 2013 SDCC
Born	(1970-11-04) November 4, 1970 (age 54) Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Years active	1990-present
Spouse	Yvonne Jung (1998-present) 2 children

Anthony Michael Ruivivar (born November 4, 1970 (1970-11-04)) is an American actor known for his portrayal of FDNY paramedic Carlos Nieto in the TV series Third Watch, Batman/Bruce Wayne in Beware the Batman, and other law enforcement roles in different TV series.

Ruivivar was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a musician father.^[1] In January 1998 he married actress Yvonne Jung, who would later appear in seasons 5 and 6 (2003–2005) of Third Watch as FDNY EMS Paramedic Holly Levine. In the show, Ruivivar and Jung's characters became a couple and got married in the series finale. In real life they have 2 children; son Kainoa was born on (2002-08-28) August 28, 2002 (age 22) and daughter Levi was born on (2006-05-03) May 3, 2006 (age 18).

Ruivivar's father is of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish descent, and his mother is of German and Scottish descent.^[2] Given his physical appearance, Ruivivar usually portrays Hawaiian, Filipino, or Latino characters. Ruivivar also speaks Spanish, and he used it in Third Watch.^[3] He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Boston University.

Ruivivar's early appearances include the films Race the Sun (1996) and a minor character in Starship Troopers (1997).

Ruivivar's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Carlos Nieto, a paramedic in the action/drama series Third Watch (1999–2005), which centers around the life of police officers, paramedics, and firemen of a fictional precinct and fire station in New York City. In the show, Carlos was a Hawaiian-born Filipino-American who was abandoned by his family and spent his youth in various foster homes. Carlos started as a cocky rookie, often clashing with his superiors. Sometimes, he would display a presumptuous and uncaring attitude towards his patients, and other times he would act as a comic relief. He was the only paramedic to stay as a major character for the six seasons of the show.

After Third Watch, Ruivivar remained in the drama genre, usually playing a police officer, detective or FBI agent in various TV series, such as Traveler, Quantico, Numb3rs, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (all 2007), and Lie to Me (2009).

In 2010, he had a main role in ABC's The Whole Truth as Alejo Salazar. He is currently appearing in a recurring role as Alex Longshadow in Banshee and Batman/Bruce Wayne in Beware the Batman.

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