Felix Solis

Felix Solis
Solis in 2015
Born	Felix Angel Solis (1971-09-17)September 17, 1971 New York, New York,U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, film director, film producer, stage director
Years active	1995–present
Partner	Liza Fernandez

Felix Angel Solis(born September 17, 1971) is an Americanactor,film director,andfilm producer.Born on theUpper West Sideand raised inChelsea/Greenwich Villagearea ofNew York City,to parents that were both born inPuerto Rico,Felix considers himself aNuyorican.

Career

Solis first started working on shows set in NYC such asNew York Undercover,NYPD Blue,Third Watchand the filmEmpire(starring oppositeJohn LeguizamoandPeter Sarsgaard). He then appeared in acclaimed television shows such asThe West Wing,OZ,Law & Order: SVU,The Sopranos,Law & Order: Criminal Intent,DamagesandFringe,andOzark;and numerous films such asThe Forgotten(oppositeJulianne Moore),Wes Craven'sMy Soul to Take,Man on a Ledge(oppositeSam WorthingtonandEd Harris), andArbitrage(oppositeTim Roth).

With his roots in theatre, Felix has also continued to work on stage receiving theHOLA2013 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the production ofBasilicaatNew York's prestigiousCherry Lane Theatre;aConnecticut Critics CircleAward in 2008 forBoleros for the Disenchantedand aHelen Hayes Awardnomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in aPassion Playin 2006. As a stage director, Solis helmedRaúl Castillo'sKnives and Other Sharp Objectsat theJoseph Papp Public Theaterin 2009.

Solis has originated parts inIn Arabia We'd All Be KingsandOur Lady of 121st Street,both written byStephen Adly Guirgiswith direction byPhilip Seymour Hoffman.He performed at the Cherry Lane Theater's stage inHavana Is WaitingbyEduardo Machado.Solis has also been a member ofThe Actors Studiosince 2001, where he has appeared in plays includingSalomestarringDianne WiestandAl Pacino.

Al Pacinowrote him to thank him for his performance in the original production ofOur Lady Of 121st Streetwith theLAByrinth Theater Company,of which he has been a member since 1999.

Solis has appeared in over 18 films includingThe Forgotten,Taking Chance,The International,My Soul to Take,andGun Hill Road(winner of the 2011 Grand Jury Nominee at theSundance Film Festival).Solis' television appearances includeThe Following,The Good Wife,Made in Jersey,NYC 22,Weekends at Bellevue,Criminal Minds,Army Wives,ATF-The Line,Damages,Fringe,The Sopranos,Oz,The West Wing,Third Watch,NYPD Blue,New York Undercover,andBlue Bloods.

In 2013 Solis co-created a film production company calledSubway Token Filmswith his partner, actress Liza Fernandez. Their first short film,Tinto,shot on location in theMaipo Valleywine region ofChile,South America,premiered at theTribeca Film Festivalin 2014,getting nominated for Best Short Narrative. It also screened at the Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival in 2015. Their next short film,iHeart(which Solis directed), made its world premiere at theHoboken International Film Festival;it won the Award of Merit at One-Reeler Short Film Competition, and continues its way through the festival circuit. His next short film,Going Down,was shot inLos Angelesin June and is in post-production. He is an active volunteer at the52nd Street Project,a non-profit group that matches inner-city kids with professional theatre artists to introduce them to the business and craft of theatre production. He is also a supporter of theASPCAandWSPA.

Solis had a recurring role onThe Following.He was a regular on theCBSTV seriesMade in JerseystarringKyle MacLachlan,andJanet Montgomery.On the same network he played Sgt. Terry Howard onNYC 22,produced byJane RosenthalandRobert De Niro,as well as a recurring role onThe Good Wifeas the "No-Nonsense"Det.Kevin Rodriguez.Solis also landed a role on USA’sColonyplaying Geronimo, andABC’sThe Familyplaying Editor-in-Chief Gus Flores. Felix was recently cast in the series regular inABC'sTen Days in the Valleyas Commander Gomez that premiered in October 2017.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995	Cousin Howard	Allen
2002	Empire	Jose
2003	El Círculo Vicioso	Mata
2004	Mimmo & Paulie	Mimmo	Short
	The Forgotten	Detective Brasher
2005	Everyone's Depressed	Carlos	Short
	La muerte es pequeña	-	Short
	End of the Spear	Julio
2007	Kid	Martin	Short
2009	The International	Detective Iggy Ornelas
	Reunion	Pete
2010	My Soul to Take	Chela
2011	Gun Hill Road	Pete
2012	Arbitrage	A.D.A. Ray Deferlito
	Man on a Ledge	Nestor
	You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills You	Detective Meil
2014	Tinto	-	Short
	Fugly!	Pops
2016	Tallulah	Manuel
	iHeart	Bartender	Short
2018	Atlantic City	Junior	Short
2022	Allswell in New York	Desmond
2024	Unfrosted	El Sucre
TBA	The Friend		Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	New York Undercover	Felipe	Episode: "Brown Like Me"
1997	NYPD Blue	Victor	Episode: "Lost Israel: Part 1"
	Law & Order	CSU Scapelli	Episode: "Harvest"
1999	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Nick	Episode: "...Or Just Look Like One"
	Law & Order	Tino	Episode: "Hate"
2000	Third Watch	Smith	Episode: "Faith"
	The Sopranos	Fishman	Episode: "The Happy Wanderer"
2001	The West Wing	Hammaker	Episode: "Ways and Means"
2002	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Cardenas	Episode: "Malignant"
2003	Oz	Reynaldo Escobales	Episode: "A Failure to Communicate"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Narc	Episode: "Loss"
2004	One Life to Live	Benicio	Regular cast
2005	Law & Order: Trial by Jury	Miguel Guzman	Episode: "Bang & Blame"
2006	Conviction	Mr. Diaz	Episode: "Madness"
	Law & Order	Mr. Garcia	Episode: "Magnet"
2007	The Knights of Prosperity	Jaime Santanita	Recurring cast
	The Sopranos	Edgar Ramirez	Episode: "The Second Coming"
	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Ray Delgado	Episode: "Amends"
2009	Damages	Rudy Vasquez	Episode: "I Lied, Too."
	Fringe	Daniel Hicks	Episode: "The Transformation"
	Law & Order	Livan Santana	Episode: "Anchors Away"
	Taking Chance	Philly Cargo Worker	TV movie
2010	Criminal Minds	Nelson G.	Episode: "The Fight"
	Army Wives	Captain William Hele	Episode: "Scars and Stripes"
2010–15	The Good Wife	Det. Kevin Rodriguez	Gues (season 1 & 5-7), recurring cast (season 2)
2012	NYC 22	Sgt. Terry Howard	Main cast
	Made in Jersey	River Brody	Main cast
2013	Franklin & Bash	Detective	Episode: "Freck"
2014	Nurse Jackie	Joan's Husband	Episode: "Sidecars and Spermicide"
2014–15	The Following	Agent Jeff Clarke	Recurring cast (season 2), guest (season 3)
2015	Chicago P.D.	Lieutenant Guthrie	Episode: "What Puts You on That Ledge"
	Elementary	Prentice Gutierrez	Episode: "For All You Know"
	Blue Bloods	Hector Florez	Episode: "New Rules" & "The Art of War"
2016	Colony	Geronimo	Recurring cast (season 1)
	The Family	Gus Flores	Recurring cast
	Drew	Lieutenant Ford	TV movie
2016–17	Hawaii Five-0	Jorge Moralez	Episode: "Ka'ili aku" & "Ka 'Aelike"
2017	One Day at a Time	Ron	Episode: "Pride & Prejudice"
	Mindhunter	Detective Molina	Episode #1.2
	Ten Days in the Valley	Commander Elliot Gomez	Main cast
2018	SEAL Team	Colonel Martinez	Recurring cast (season 2)
2020	Amazing Stories	Lance	Episode: "Dynoman and the Volt!!"
	I Know This Much Is True	Nurse	Episode: "Four"
2020–22	Ozark	Omar Navarro	Recurring cast (season 3), main cast (season 4)
	Charmed	Ray Vera	Recurring cast (season 2 & 4)
2022–23	The Rookie	Matthew "Matt" Garza	Recurring cast (seasons 4-5)
	The Rookie: Feds		Main cast
2023	City on Fire	Bruno	Recurring cast

Videogames

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories	Jerry Martinez
2008	Grand Theft Auto IV	The Crowd of Liberty City

External links

• Felix SolisatIMDb