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Puerto Rican actor (born 1970)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Nolasco and the second or maternal family name is Garrido.

Amaury Nolasco
Nolasco at the premiere of Max Payne in 2008
Born	Amaury Nolasco Garrido (1970-12-24) December 24, 1970 (age 55)San Juan, Puerto Rico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1996–present

Amaury Nolasco Garrido (born December 24, 1970) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for the role of Fernando Sucre on the Fox television series Prison Break (2005–2009, 2017), and for his role in Transformers (2007).[1][2]

Nolasco was born in Vieques, Puerto Rico on Christmas Eve in 1970 to Dominican parents.[3][4] After various acting gigs, Nolasco moved to New York City.

Nolasco has guest-starred in various television series such as Arli$$, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, and ER. His first role on a feature film was in Takeshi Kitano's Brother, along others as "Orange Julius" in Universal's 2 Fast 2 Furious. He then went on to co-star opposite Bernie Mac in Mr. 3000.

Nolasco's additional television and film credits include roles on George Lopez and CSI: NY, and in The Benchwarmers. He also appeared on Mind of Mencia as a guest on Sunday, April 29, 2007. He also starred in Director Michael Bay's Transformers, released during the summer of 2007. Bay offered to cast Nolasco in the sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but he declined due to scheduling conflicts. His most high-profile role was Prison Break.

In November 2009, Nolasco made an appearance in Wisin & Yandel's music video "Imagínate" featuring T-Pain alongside Wilmer Valderrama. He plays a jealous mobster who murders Valderrama's character for sleeping with his girlfriend. He also appears in Calle 13's music video "La Perla".

In March 2010, Nolasco guest-starred in three episodes during the second season of Southland, as Detective Rene Cordero.

From September 2010 to May 2011, he costarred in the NBC show Chase, a one-season show about U.S. Marshals that hunt down fugitives. He starred in the short-lived ABC television series Work It which premiered on January 3, 2012.

Nolasco was featured in the sitcom Telenovela, as Rodrigo Suarez, Ana Sofia's eccentric co-star who plays the show's villain.

Nolasco began dating Jennifer Morrison in 2009, and the relationship reportedly lasted three years.[5]

He was a supporter of the presidential campaign of Barack Obama.[6]

For the second year in a row, Nolasco was the host of the Amaury Nolasco & Friends Golf Classic that took place in El Conquistador Hotel in Fajardo, Puerto Rico from June 10–11, 2011. The Amaury Nolasco & Friends Golf Classic is a celebrity golf tournament, where all the profits go to non-profit Puerto Rican organizations. For the second season, the profits went to the University of Puerto Rico Pediatric Hospital and to the VAL Foundation (Vive Alegre Luchando), an organization that gives their funding to pediatric cancer patients.[7]

Nolasco has been nominated three times for an ALMA Award,[8][9][10][11][12] and once for a Teen Choice Award.[_citation needed_]

• List of Puerto Ricans

1. ^ Petski, Denise (16 March 2016). "'Prison Break': Amaury Nolasco To Reprise Role In Fox Event Series". Deadline. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
2. ^ "Amaury Nolasco Says His 'Transformers' Character Is Alive, Could Return In 'Transformers 3'". MTV. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
3. ^ "Amaury Nolasco dice fue un honor encarnar al Teniente Amado". El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 25 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
4. ^ "Amaury Nolasco: "Esta es la tierra que vio nacer a mis padres"". El Caribe (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 15 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
5. ^ "Jennifer Morrison rules the red carpet". New York Post. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
6. ^ YouTube - Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video
7. ^ "Amaury Nolasco satisfecho con su misión caritativa". Primera Hora. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
8. ^ "ALMA Awards 2006 Nominees". Archived from the original on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
9. ^ "ALMA Awards 2006 Winners". Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
10. ^ "ALMA Awards 2008 Nominees". Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
11. ^ "ALMA Awards 2008 Winners". Archived from the original on 22 August 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2013.
12. ^ "ALMA Awards 2009 Winners". Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

• Amaury Nolasco at IMDb
• Biodata
• Prison Break website entry for Nolasco Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine