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David Barrera(I)

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  • Producer
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David Barrera is an award-winning veteran film and television actor with over one hundred Film and TV credits including Castle, Dirty John, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, The Closer, N.C.I.S., Medium, The Mentalist, Heroes, The West Wing, NYPD: Blue and 24 for which he received an ALMA Award nomination. Most recently, David has been seen in recurring roles on critically acclaimed shows like Bosch, What/If with Renée Zellweger, The Bridge, HBO's Emmy Nominated Generation Kill and Chance opposite Hugh Laurie on HULU. David has been seen in films such as Universal's family comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carrell. Other film credits include Infinity directed by Matthew Broderick, The United States of Leeland, starring Don Cheadle, and No Way Back with Russell Crowe.

David received his B.F.A. from the prestigious acting conservatory at Southern Methodist University and earned his M.F.A. from the Professional Actor Training Program at The University of California, San Diego. While at U.C.S.D he was awarded the Princess Grace Award in acting. He resides in Los Angeles with his talented wife, actress Maria Canals-Barrera and their two beautiful daughters.
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination

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Still of David Barrera in NBC's The Night Shift  "Save Me"
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Still of David Barrera in NCIS: Los Angeles and Where There's Smoke
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David Barrera and Maria Canals-Barrera "Generation Kill" HBO Films TV Mini-Series Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals July 8, 2008 - Hollywood, CA, USA
David Barrera, Matthew Alan, and Scott Michael Morgan in Monsters (2022)
Joe Mantegna, David Barrera, Paget Brewster, and Adam Rodriguez in Criminal Minds (2005)
David Barrera, Russell Hornsby, and David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)
David Barrera as Carlos in “Killing It” for NBC Peacock
David Barrera in No One Gets Out Alive
David Barrera in No One Gets Out Alive

Known for

Evan Peters in Monsters (2022)
Monsters
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Chief Arreola
Titus Welliver in Bosch (2014)
Bosch
8.5
TV Series
  • Det. Stan Pipes
  • Detective Stan Pipes
NYPD Blue (1993)
NYPD Blue
7.7
TV Series
  • Dr. Victor Carreras
  • Dr. Sampson
James Ransone and Lee Tergesen in Generation Kill (2008)
Generation Kill
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Gunnery Sgt. Ray 'Casey Kasem' Griego

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Actor

  • The Son Who Can't Play Trumpet
    • Lupe Lopez
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Keep Moving
    • Landlord
    • Post-production
  • Evan Peters in Monsters (2022)
    Monsters
    • Chief Arreola
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2022
  • David Barrera, Bre Blair, Dominic Hoffman, Stephanie Rascoe Myers, Jack Elliot Ybarra, Manny Escamilla, Michael Ray Escamilla, Karen Sours Albisua, Luis Bordonada, Greg Tally, and Alan Gutiérrez Frausto in Swamp Lion (2022)
    Swamp Lion
    • Fatboy
    • 2022
  • Bart Johnson and Carrie Alexander in Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters (2022)
    Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters
    • Carlos Flores
    • 2022
  • Craig Robinson in Killing It (2022)
    Killing It
    • Carlos
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • PEN15 (2019)
    PEN15
    • Dr. Robins
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • No One Gets Out Alive (2021)
    No One Gets Out Alive
    • Beto
    • 2021
  • Christian Serratos in Selena: The Series (2020)
    Selena: The Series
    • Hector
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster (2019)
    Honey and Clover: A Recipe for Disaster
    • Bryce
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Renée Zellweger, Jane Levy, and Blake Jenner in What/If (2019)
    What/If
    • Javi Ruiz
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2019
  • Station 19 (2018)
    Station 19
    • Kenneth
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • David Boreanaz in SEAL Team (2017)
    SEAL Team
    • Jeff Walker
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Christian Slater and Amanda Peet in Dirty John (2018)
    Dirty John
    • Palmer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Animal Kingdom (2016)
    Animal Kingdom
    • Jeff Stewart
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Titus Welliver in Bosch (2014)
    Bosch
    • Det. Stan Pipes
    • Detective Stan Pipes
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Steven Spielberg, Ben Mendelsohn, George Michael, Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance, Perdita Weeks, Kamara Benjamin Barnett, Mandy June Turpin, T.J. Miller, Lena Waithe, Stephen Mitchell, Neet Mohan, Win Morisaki, Elliot Barnes-Worrell, Kae Alexander, Sarah Sharman, Robert Gilbert, Raed Abbas, Letitia Wright, Tye Sheridan, Asan N'Jie, Hannah John-Kamen, Cara Theobold, Olivia Cooke, Alphonso Austin, Amy Clare Beales, Jane Leaney, Kathryn Wilder, and Philip Zhao in Ready Player One (2018)
    Ready Player One
    • Guy on Bus (uncredited)
    • 2018

Producer

  • David Barrera, Bre Blair, Dominic Hoffman, Stephanie Rascoe Myers, Jack Elliot Ybarra, Manny Escamilla, Michael Ray Escamilla, Karen Sours Albisua, Luis Bordonada, Greg Tally, and Alan Gutiérrez Frausto in Swamp Lion (2022)
    Swamp Lion
    • associate producer
    • 2022
  • Cruzando (2009)
    Cruzando
    • associate producer
    • 2009

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How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer: Theatrical Trailer
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How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer: Theatrical Trailer
Run the Tide
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Run the Tide
Cruzando
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Cruzando

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  • Height
    • 5′ 10½″ (1.79 m)
  • Spouse
    • Maria Canals-BarreraJanuary 16, 1999 - present (2 children)

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Male

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