Andre Royo Biography
Andre Royo is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. Royo made his acting debut in 1998, playing a minor role in the film L.A. Without a Map. In 1999, he appeared in one episode of the television series Law & Order and Third Watch.
Andre Royo Age
Royo was born on July 18, 1962 in Bronx, New York, United States of America. He is 55 years old as of July 2023.
Andre Royo Height
He stands at a height of 5′ 7″ (1.70 m).
Andre Royo Family- Parents
Royo was born and raised in New York City’s Bronx borough, United States of America, and is of African-American and Cuban descent.
Andre Royo Wife- Daughter
Royo has been married to his wife Jane Choi since November 21, 1997 and they have one daughter named Stella.
Andre Royo Career
Royo made his acting debut in 1998, playing a minor role in the film L.A. Without a Map. In 1999, he appeared in one episode of the television series Law & Order and Third Watch. Royo can also be seen sitting in the courtroom audience, immediately behind the defendant, in the Law & Order episode ‘Prince of Darkness’. In 2000, he played a minor role in John Singleton’s remake of the 1971 blaxploitation picture Shaft. He also acted in G, a 2002 film based on The Great Gatsby. Royo is best known for his portrayal as Reginald “Bubbles” Cousins, a drug addict and confidential informant who has been a frequent character on the HBO crime drama series The Wire from its first season.
Royo’s portrayal of this character was so convincing that, during on-location filming, he was approached by a Baltimore resident and offered a little packet of heroin, with the man telling the in-character Royo, “Man, you need this more than I do.” Royo dubbed this episode his “street Oscar.” In 2008, he appeared briefly in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles as a soldier in a force transported back in time. That same year, he debuted as Stephen Canfield in the third season of the television series Heroes. Royo also appeared in the 2008 Criminal Minds season 4 episode “Catching Out” as a drug-addicted homeless serial killer.
Royo was in a panel discussion at Harvard University in October 2009, alongside fellow The Wire stars Sonja Sohn and Michael K. Williams. The panel explored The Wire’s usefulness as a media source that at-risk adolescents may relate to and acquire valuable life lessons from. Royo appeared as a guest star in the Starz original series Party Down in 2010. Later same year, he appeared as a cab driver in the third season opener, as well as the seventh and eighteenth episodes of the Fox television series Fringe. Royo played Santana Cordero in the NBC police drama Prime Suspect in 2012, when he was accused of murdering witnesses before his trial. He features in the 2012 picture, Red Tails.
He appears in the 2015 drama film Lila & Eve as Skaketti, with Jennifer Lopez and Viola Davis. Royo made his Agent Carter debut in 2015, playing Spider Raymond, the owner of the nightclub “La Martinique,” but he quickly gained notoriety as an illegal trader. He also starred in Showtime’s Happyish as Barry, a mutual acquaintance of the main characters Thom and Lee Payne. Royo played Mayor Robert “Bobo” Boston of San Vincente in the Amazon Prime series Hand of God. On Fox’s Empire, he portrayed Thirsty Rawlings, a shifty defense attorney.Royo received a Special Jury Award at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival for his performance in Hunter Gatherer. He co-stars with Octavia Spencer in the Apple TV+ series Truth Be Told as an attorney.
Andre Royo Net Worth
Andre has an estimated net worth of 1 million dollars.
Andre Royo Movies
2021 Truth Be Told
2021 With Love
2020 Interrogation
2017 Tim & Eric’s Bedtime Stories
2016 Masters of Sex
2015–19 Empire
2015 Agent Carter
2015 Happyish
2015 Drunk History
2014–17 Hand of God
2014–16 Kingdom
2013–14 Bob’s Burgers
2013 Elementary
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV::
2013 In Security
2012 Prime Suspect
2012 Key & Peele
2011 Memphis Beat
2011 How to Make It in America
2010–11 Fringe
2010 Party Down
2010 The Whole Truth