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Victor Rasuk
Rasuk in September 2016
Born (1985-01-15) January 15, 1985 (age 39)
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Victor Rasuk (born January 15, 1985)[1] is an American actor.

Early life

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Rasuk grew up in New York City. He is the son of Dominican parents.[2] His mother worked as a seamstress, and his father at an auto shop.[3] He has one brother, actor Silvestre Rasuk,[4] with whom he starred in Raising Victor Vargas. Rasuk attended performing arts school as a teenager, and began acting at 14.

Career

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Rasuk landed his first film role in the Peter Sollett-directed short film Five Feet High and Rising. Two years later, Sollett suggested expanding the short film into a feature-length film, Raising Victor Vargas, which earned Rasuk a nomination for Best Debut Performance at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards. In his next film, Rock Steady, he played a character named Roc. Two years later, he took a leading role in Haven.

Rasuk portrayed skateboarder Tony Alva in the 2005 biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown. The part included surfing and performing skateboarding tricks. Although the more complicated maneuvers were performed by stuntmen, Rasuk is a method actor and worked on remaining in character both on and off screen. Believing he had mastered skating a huge ramp in only his second week of training, he fractured one of his orbital bones.[5] He says that the accident likely earned him more respect from serious skaters within the cast and crew.

Rasuk starred in the two-season HBO comedy-drama series How to Make It in America.[6] From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Detective Ben Caldwell in the CBS drama series Stalker. In 2020, Rasuk played the male lead Daniel Garcia in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty.[7][8]

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Flawless Kid from the neighborhood Uncredited
2000 Five Feet High and Rising Victor Short film
2002 Raising Victor Vargas Victor Vargas Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance
2002 Rock Steady Roc
2004 Haven Fritz
2005 Lords of Dogtown Tony Alva Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Male
2006 I'm Reed Fish Frank Cortez
2006 Bonneville Bo Douglas
2007 Adrift in Manhattan Simon Colon
2007 Spinning into Butter Patrick Chibas
2007 Feel the Noise Javi
2008 Stop-Loss Pvt. Rico Rodriguez
2008 Che Rogelio Acevedo
2009 The War Boys Greg
2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown Manny
2010 Apples Valet Short film
2012 Being Flynn Gabriel
2013 Jobs Bill Fernandez
2013 A Bag Full of Money Rasool Short film
2014 Godzilla Sergeant Tre Morales
2015 Fifty Shades of Grey José Rodriguez
2017 Fifty Shades Darker
2018 Fifty Shades Freed
2018 The Mule Rico
2022 Wildflower Mr. Vasquez
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Leon Ardilles Episode: "Choice"
2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Luis Ramirez Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
2008–2009 ER Dr. Ryan Sánchez 6 episodes
2010–2011 How to Make It in America Cameron "Cam" Calderon Main cast; 16 episodes
2014–2015 Stalker Detective Ben Caldwell Main cast; 19 episodes
2016–2017 Colony Butch "BB" 4 episodes
2019 Jack Ryan "Disco" Recurring role
2020 The Baker and the Beauty Daniel Garcia Main cast; 9 episodes
2022 Reasonable Doubt Mike Ortiz Recurring role; 8 episodes
2023 How I Met Your Father Oscar

References

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  1. ^ Rose, Mike (January 15, 2023). "Today's famous birthdays list for January 15, 2023 includes celebrities Dove Cameron, Pitbull". Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  2. ^ Guthmann, Edward (April 23, 2003). "Victor victorious / A 19-year-old newcomer is winning over movie critics with his role in 'Vargas'". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. ^ Caputo, Matt (October 6, 2010). "American Dreaming". nocheLatina.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Pfefferman, Naomi (April 17, 2003). "'Raising' the Bar on Teen Comedies". The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  5. ^ Simpson, Andrea (June 3, 2005). "Lords of Dogtown Interview: Victor Rasuk". Hollywood.com. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. ^ "Victor Rasuk in How to Make It in America". HBO. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (January 8, 2020). "Midseason Moves For ABC's Shark Tank & American Housewife; Baker and the Beauty Gets Premiere Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  8. ^ "ABC Invites You to the Ultimate Date Night on Monday, April 13". The Futon Critic. January 29, 2020.
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