Carlos Valdes (actor)

For other people named Carlos Valdes, see Carlos Valdes (disambiguation).

Carlos Valdes
Valdes at the 2015 WonderCon
Born
Carlos David Valdes

(1989-04-20) April 20, 1989 (age 35)
Cali, Colombia
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationPebblebrook High School[1]
Alma materUniversity of Michigan[1]
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
Musical career
Genres

Carlos David Valdes (born April 20, 1989) is a Colombian-American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Cisco Ramon / Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related projects.

Early life and education

Valdes was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in Miami, Florida by the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12.[1][2] He studied at the University of Michigan with Darren Criss and other actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical Me and My Dick.[3] Additionally he played the bass for that show as well as for A Very Potter Musical,[4] and was featured on the track "A Thousand and One Nights (Pop Version)" which played during the end credits of Twisted and appeared on the cover album Twisted: Twisted.[5]

After graduating in 2011, Valdes became entirely devoted to theater. Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions like High School Musical and The Wedding Singer. He also was a stand-in in the national tour of Jersey Boys.[1] From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once,[6] in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion.

Career

In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón,[7] an engineering genius. Cisco is part of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, along with Dr. Harrison Wells and Dr. Caitlin Snow, that help Barry Allen with his superpowers. Ramon is later revealed to have metahuman powers of his own, and takes on the moniker Vibe. Valdes also played other versions of Ramon: his Earth-2 doppelganger, who goes by Reverb; Pablo, a waiter in the season 3 episode "Duet"; and his Earth-19 doppelganger, who goes by Echo. Valdes also voiced the character in the animated spin-off web series Vixen.[8] Valdes exited The Flash after its seventh season.[9][10]

Valdes also works as a songwriter, instrumentalist, and recording artist. In 2015, he independently released the EP Night Off, under his music pseudonym Tha Los.[11][12]

Filmography

Television and web series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2018 Arrow Cisco Ramon/Vibe[a][b] Recurring role, 6 episodes
2014–2021 The Flash Main role (seasons 1–7)
2015–2016 Vixen Web series; recurring role, 7 episodes
2016 The Flash: Chronicles of Cisco Web series; lead role
2016–2017 Legends of Tomorrow 3 episodes
2016–2018 Supergirl 3 episodes
2017 Freedom Fighters: The Ray Web series; recurring role, 8 episodes
2020 Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye Dr. Henry Edwards Web series; recurring role, 9 episodes
2022 Gaslit Paul Magallanes Miniseries 6 episodes
2023 Up Here Miguel Lead role, Hulu
Video Games
Year Title Role Notes
2023 Starfield Matteo Supporting Character

Theater

Year Production Role Notes
2011–2012 Jersey Boys Swing Second National Tour; covered five parts including Frankie Valli[13][14]
2013–2014 Once Andrej Broadway[15]
2015 Zorba Pavli Encores! New York City Center[16]
2025 Hadestown Orpheus Broadway, replacement

Notes

  1. ^ Also makes appearances as Francisco Ramon / Reverb (Earth-2) in the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", as Pablo in the episode "Duet" and as Cisco Ramon / Echo (Earth-19) in the episode "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach". He has also voiced the character Cisco Ramon / Vibe (Earth-X) for the animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray.
  2. ^ Mecha-Vibe since episode "Central City Strong" of season 7.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Marietta Daily Journal – Pebblebrook grad goes back in time with 'Jersey Boys'". Marietta Daily Journal. May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Sarabia, Martha (October 6, 2014). "Súper héroe The Flash necesita a actor latino". La Opinión (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "'My Dick' Rises To Become First Charting Student Musical". Billboard. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on May 24, 2013. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "A Very Potter Musical". StarKid Productions. Archived from the original on January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  5. ^ "StarKid twists 'Twisted' tracks for pop cover album". Hypable. December 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 8, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  6. ^ Valdes, Carlos. "Carlos Valdes". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ Montes, Jason (February 6, 2014). "Broadway Actor Carlos Valdes Will Be Shaking Things Up On 'The Flash' As Vibe". sciencefiction.com. Archived from the original on March 22, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  8. ^ Lam, Steve (June 28, 2015). "SDCC 2015: Comic-Con Schedule For Saturday, July 11, 2015". bamsmackpow.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2015.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt (June 9, 2021). "'The Flash' Bids Farewell To Carlos Valdes' Cisco Ramon". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  10. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (May 18, 2023). "Carlos Valdes not returning for 'The Flash' series finale". EW.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Night Off - EP, by Tha Los". Tha Los. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  12. ^ "RUMOR: This Flash Star Could Be Leaving the Show". CBR. February 10, 2019. Archived from the original on July 27, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  13. ^ Mosley, Davia L. (May 8, 2012). "Pebblebrook grad goes back in time with 'Jersey Boys'". MDJOnline.com. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  14. ^ Gans, Andrew (November 16, 2011). "Casting Announced for Second National Tour of Jersey Boys, Launching in December". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  15. ^ "Carlos Valdes". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 28, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  16. ^ Gans, Andrew (April 15, 2015). "Casting Now Complete for Encores! Zorba!, Starring John Turturro". Playbill. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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