Rico E. Anderson

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Rico Anderson, an award-winning actor and the oldest of eleven children on his mother's side, and the 3rd of 4 children oh his father's side, was born in Seaside/Monterey, CA. He was raised on the south side of Chicago, as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was in Chicago where his love for the arts began. As a little boy, Rico and his 3rd ... See full bio »

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Known For

Truth Be Told
Truth Be Told Herbie
(2019-2022)
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T. Young Daniel / Young Daniel Sr.
(2018-2021)
B Positive
B Positive Officer Nelson
(2021)
The Rookie
The Rookie Amari
(2019)
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Filmography

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  Ernie Banks (pre-production)
Buck O'Neil
  On Smoother Dirt (pre-production)
Buck O'Neil
  Random Acts (Short) (post-production)
Dixon
  Rite of Passage (Short) (post-production)
Dad (US)
 2023 Glass Stars (TV Mini Series) (announced)
Neil
- In Inceptum Finis Est ... Neil
 2022 Black Power (TV Mini Series)
 2019-2022 Truth Be Told (TV Series)
Herbie
- Episode #3.1 (2022) ... Herbie
- Brick by Brick It Also Falls (2021) ... Herbie
- The Untold Story (2021) ... Herbie
- Lanterman-Petris-Short (2021) ... Herbie
- In Another Life (2021) ... Herbie
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 2021 B Positive (TV Series)
Officer Nelson
- A Dog, a Mousse and a Bat (2021) ... Officer Nelson
 2018-2021 S.W.A.T. (TV Series)
Young Daniel / Young Daniel Sr.
- Keep the Faith (2021) ... Young Daniel (uncredited)
- 3 Seventeen Year Olds (2020) ... Young Daniel Sr.
- Hoax (2018) ... Young Daniel (as Rico Anderson)
 2021 Chasing Ghosts (Short)
Police Officer Gordon
 2020 Lumpia with a Vengeance
Emcee Rico Da Funkalicious
 2020 Dread of Night Radio Theatre (TV Series)
The Caller
- The Cabinet (2020) ... The Caller (voice)
 2020 Lockdown Theatre (TV Series)
Ezekiel Pompeii
- Tough Trip Through Hell (2020) ... Ezekiel Pompeii
 2020 Two Degrees (TV Series)
Rico
- DATING MYself (2020) ... Rico
 2020 It's the Masque of the Polychrome Death, Eddie Poe! (Video)
Benjamin (voice)
 2020 Scripts Gone Wild Batman 1966 (Video)
Alfred / Quetch
 2019 The Rookie (TV Series)
Amari
- Fallout (2019) ... Amari
 2019 The Marcus Garvey Story
Raphael Morgan
 2019 Weep Not (Short)
Devon Williams
 2019/II Get Gone
Ranger Rico
 2019 Loved to Death
Detective Marks
 2019 Shorts in A Bunch: Summer Breakout (Video)
Saint Peter / Col. Abernathy / Gender Norm / ... (voice)
 2019 Albert Kitschschlock Presents: The Films That Blew Too Much (Video)
Sam / Zeke / Chico De Gallo / ... (voice)
 2019 Scripts Gone Wild Zombie Nightmare (Video)
Det. Frank Sorrell
 2019 I Hate Kids
CHP Officer Evans
 2018 It's the Great Spaghetti Squash, Eddie Poe! (Podcast Series)
Benjamin
 2018 The Pet Peeve Police (TV Series)
Sensei
- Infamously Famous (2018) ... Sensei
 2018 Spinning Man
Reporter #1
 2018 The Assassin's Apprentice (Short)
Blanco
 2017 5th Passenger
Captain Arnold Reguine
 2017 The Orville (TV Series)
Moclan Doctor
- About a Girl (2017) ... Moclan Doctor
 2017/I Jaded (Short)
Charles
 2017 The Mick (TV Series)
Officer
- The Wolf (2017) ... Officer
 2017/II Runaway (Short)
Renzler
 2017 Rosewood (TV Series)
Agent Fitzpatrick
- Bacterium & the Brothers Panitch (2017) ... Agent Fitzpatrick
 2016 The Fosters (TV Series)
Swat #2
- Potential Energy (2016) ... Swat #2
 2016 Grey's Anatomy (TV Series)
Donnie
- Family Affair (2016) ... Donnie
 2016 Teen Titans Project (TV Mini Series)
Green Lantern / John Stewart
- 1Point5 (2016) ... Green Lantern / John Stewart
 2016 Dreams My Master (Short)
Ernie
 2016 K.C. Undercover (TV Series)
Coach
- Coopers Reactivated! (2016) ... Coach
 2016/IV Fearless
Coach Carl, Andre's dad
 2015 La Migra
Agent Mike Maloney
 2015 Code Black (TV Series)
Cop
- Sometimes It's a Zebra (2015) ... Cop
 2015 Falling Tower Comedy (TV Series)
Ceasar / Salazar
- If Real Life Conversations Were Like Text Conversations (2015) ... Ceasar
- Tinder Success Stories (2015) ... Salazar
 2015 Star Trek: Renegades (TV Series)
Boras
- Pilot (2015) ... Boras
 2015 Batman: Arkham Knight (Video Game)
Penguin Thugs / Henchmen / Gotham City Citizens / ... (voice, uncredited)
 2015 Young & Hungry (TV Series)
Marco
- Young & Sandwich (2015) ... Marco
 2015 Bones (TV Series)
Sergeant Kilgore
- The Big Beef at the Royal Diner (2015) ... Sergeant Kilgore
 2014-2015 AboveGround (TV Series)
Alex Getti
- I've Been Quinn (2015) ... Alex Getti
- Release and Reveal (2014) ... Alex Getti
 2014/II Athena (Short)
Goose
 2014 Exceptionals (TV Series)
Erik von Trapp
- Hornets' Nest ... Erik von Trapp
- Solitary ... Erik von Trapp
- Bequest ... Erik von Trapp
- Radha ... Erik von Trapp
 2014 Hit the Floor (TV Series)
- Winner Takes All (2014) ... (voice)
- Steal (2014) ... (voice)
- Playing Dirty (2014) ... (voice)
- Blow Out (2014) ... (voice)
 2014 Murder in the First (TV Series)
Isaiah Wilson
- Family Matters (2014) ... Isaiah Wilson
 2014 Power (TV Series)
Thug
- I Gotta Go (2014) ... Thug (voice)
 2014 Black Tiger: Hunter Hunted (Short)
Derek
 2014 Black Eros
Bosco
 2013 Lewis (Short)
Greg
 2013/II The Program (Short)
Mr. C
 2013 Eagleheart (TV Series)
Bank Man
- Grandy (2013) ... Bank Man
 2013 Things Never Said
Louis
 2013 How to Live with Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) (TV Series)
Customer #4
- How to Get Involved (2013) ... Customer #4
 2013 obSETHed (TV Series)
Obie
- Half Baked (2013) ... Obie
 2012 Criminal Minds (TV Series)
Davis Cooper
- Magnificent Light (2012) ... Davis Cooper (as Rico Anderson)
 2012 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (TV Series)
Reggie
- It's a Miracle... (2012) ... Reggie (as Rico Anderson)
 2012 Two and a Half Men (TV Series)
M.P. Searle
- Avoid the Chinese Mustard (2012) ... M.P. Searle
 2012 Music High
Coach Carl
 2012 Corre (Run) (Short)
Mike Weaver
 2012 Sullivan & Son (TV Series)
Mike
- The Bribe (2012) ... Mike
 2012 Nico's Sampaguita (Short)
Frank
 2012 2 Broke Girls (TV Series)
MTA Guy
- And the Big Buttercream Breakthrough (2012) ... MTA Guy
 2011 Love That Girl! (TV Series)
Officer Bradley
- Fatal Attraction (2011) ... Officer Bradley
 2011 Modern Family (TV Series)
Policeman
- Go Bullfrogs! (2011) ... Policeman
 2011 Days of Our Lives (TV Series)
Public Defender O'Neill
- Episode #1.11635 (2011) ... Public Defender O'Neill (as Rico Anderson, credit only)
- Episode #1.11633 (2011) ... Public Defender O'Neill (credit only)
- Episode #1.11632 (2011) ... Public Defender O'Neill
- Episode #1.11631 (2011) ... Public Defender O'Neill (credit only)
 2011 Beach Bar: The Movie
Darius 'Ice Pyk' Vernon
 2011 Law & Order: LA (TV Series)
Alec Bratton
- Big Rock Mesa (2011) ... Alec Bratton
 2011 Potter's Field (Short)
Officer Larry Page
 2011 The Event (TV Series)
Prison Guard
- And Then There Were More (2011) ... Prison Guard
 2010 Mike & Molly (TV Series)
Man
- First Kiss (2010) ... Man (voice)
 2010 Weeds (TV Series)
Bartender
- A Yippity Sippity (2010) ... Bartender
 2010 The Bold and the Beautiful (TV Series)
Prison Guard
- Episode #1.5858 (2010) ... Prison Guard
- Episode #1.5857 (2010) ... Prison Guard
- Episode #1.5856 (2010) ... Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Episode #1.5848 (2010) ... Prison Guard
- Episode #1.5847 (2010) ... Prison Guard
 2010 Justified (TV Series)
FBI Agent Murphy
- Long in the Tooth (2010) ... FBI Agent Murphy
 2009 Operating Instructions (TV Movie)
Platoon Commander
 2009 Hole in One
Darius 'Ice Pyk' Vernon
 2009 The Punanny Diaries (TV Series)
Rob
 2009 Entourage (TV Series)
Reporter
- Amongst Friends (2009) ... Reporter
 2009 The Harimaya Bridge
Grant Holder
 2009 Star Trek
Council Member - Captain Kelley Bogel (uncredited)
 2009 Eleventh Hour (TV Series)
Dave
- Subway (2009) ... Dave
 2009 Dollhouse (TV Series)
Agent
- The Target (2009) ... Agent
- Echo (2009) ... Agent
 2008 Chocolate News (TV Series)
Bernard
- Episode #1.1 (2008) ... Bernard
 2008 Mind of Mencia (TV Series)
Robber #2 / Black guy
- Episode #4.10 (2008) ... Robber #2
- Episode #4.6 (2008) ... Black guy
 2008 Party in the House!!! (Short)
Reggie
 2008 Chris-Topher (Short)
John Clark
 2008 Zoey 101 (TV Series)
PCA Security Guard
- Alone at PCA (2008) ... PCA Security Guard (scenes deleted)
 2007 Dirty Sexy Money (TV Series)
Reporter #2
- The Wedding (2007) ... Reporter #2
 2007 Hallowed Ground (Video)
Crucified Man
 2007 A Stranger's Heart (TV Movie)
Max - Orderly (uncredited)
 2007 The Lowrider (Short)
Professor Jenkins
 2007 Derek and Delila
Glen
 2006 Las Vegas (TV Series)
Pit Boss 'Harry'
- Delinda's Box: Part 2 (2006) ... Pit Boss 'Harry' (uncredited)
- Delinda's Box: Part 1 (2006) ... Pit Boss 'Harry'
 2006 NCIS (TV Series)
Rick Samson
- Smoked (2006) ... Rick Samson (as Rico Anderson)
 2006 Break-Down at El Mirage
Armand (as Rico Anderson)
 2006 Standoff (TV Series)
Tropic Gulf Pilot
- Circling (2006) ... Tropic Gulf Pilot
 2006 The Shield (TV Series)
Eritano
- Man Inside (2006) ... Eritano
 2005 The Skeleton Key
Orderly in Hospital (uncredited)
 2005 The Urban Demographic
Bob Johnson
 2004 Mighty Times: The Children's March (Documentary short)
D.J. Shelley "The Playboy" Stewart
 2003 A Single Rose (Short)
God's Gift
 2002 String Theory
Marcus
 1996 Secrets
Eddie
 1995 Dangerous Minds
Teacher (uncredited)
 1994 Getting Even with Dad
Detective at Crime Scene (uncredited)
 1994 When a Man Loves a Woman
Barfly (uncredited)
 1993 So I Married an Axe Murderer
Doorman at Restaurant (uncredited)
 1993 Poetic Justice
Street Patron (uncredited)
 1993 Made in America
Man in Sushi Bar (uncredited)
 1993 Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland (TV Movie)
Fireman (uncredited)
 1989 Missing: Reward (TV Series)
Witness on the Bay Bridge
- Episode #1.1 ... Witness on the Bay Bridge
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Alternate Names:

R.E. Anderson | R. Anderson | Rico Anderson | Rico

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Wake up. Stay hungry, hustle hard, figure out what you want, write that shit down and go get it. Work on it every day. I love this saying, "The wealthiest place on the planet, is the graveyard. Because in the graveyard, we will find inventions that we were never, ever exposed to, ideas and dreams that never became reality, hope and aspirations that were never acted upon". Be diligent about what ... See more »

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Rico is the oldest of 11 children on his mother's side ( 6 biological and 5 adopted) and the 3rd of four children on his father's side. See more »
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