Josh Segarra

Josh Segarra
Born Joshua Segarra
(1986-06-03) June 3, 1986
Orlando, Florida
Occupation Actor
Years active 2005–present
Spouse(s) Brace Rice (m. 2014)

Joshua "Josh" Segarra (born June 3, 1986 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actor who is best know for his television roles as police officer Billy Cepeda in Sirens,[1] Hector Ruiz on the 2009–11 television show The Electric Company,[2][3] and, beginning in 2016, Adrian Chase/Vigilante, a main character in Arrow. He has appeared many times on- and off-Broadway; he appeared in the original musical casts of Lysistrata Jones as Mick,[4] Pasek and Paul's 2012 musical Dogfight, based on the 1991 film of the same name, and On Your Feet!, in which he originated the role of Emilio Estefan.

Personal Life

Segarra is from Orlando, Florida, and is of Puerto Rican descent.[4][5] He speaks English and Spanish.

Segarra is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts[6] where he received a degree in theater.

In October 2014, Segarra married long-time girlfriend, Brace (née Rice). They have a son together, Gus, born in September 2016.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Narrows White Gangsta
2009 Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet Tyler
2009 The Ministers Louis
2010 Suicide Mort Short film
2011 The Music Never Stopped Mark Ferris
2012 The Devil's Bitch Trip Short film
2014 You Must Be Joking Asshole
2015 Trainwreck Staten Island Oli

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Vampire Bats Miles TV Movie
2008 Drama Queenz Gabriel 3 episodes
2009-2011 The Electric Company Hector Ruiz 52 episodes
2011 Homeland Josh Episode: "Pilot"
2012 Bronx Warrants Morales TV Movie[3]
2013 The Following Hank Flynn Episode: "The Siege"
2014 Blue Bloods Mike Rose Episode: "Knockout Game"
2014 My Day Date
2014-2015 Sirens Billy 18 episodes; Main cast
2014-2016 Chicago P.D. Justin Voight 9 episodes; Recurring cast
2016 Arrow Adrian Chase/Vigilante Series Regular (Season 5)

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2009 The Boys Upstairs Eric The SoHo Playhouse
August 15 - September 27, 2009
(Part of The 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival)
2009 Fat Camp Brent Acorn Theater
September 30 – October 8, 2009
(Part of 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival)
2010 Pool Boy (staged reading) Jack Barrington Stage Company Stage II
January 11, 2010
2011 The Cook's Tour (staged reading) Performer Urban Stage Theater
February 8, 2011
2011 Lysistrata Jones Mick The Gym at Judson
May 15 – June 19, 2011
2011-12 Lysistrata Jones Mick Walter Kerr Theatre
November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012
2012 Dogfight Boland Tony Kiser Theatre
June 27 – August 12, 2012
2013 Around the World in 80 Days Phileas Fogg YOW! Theater
July 2 – October 13, 2013
2015 On Your Feet! Emilio Estefan Marquis Theatre
October 6, 2015 – present

Video Games

Year Title Role
2010 Red Dead Redemption Abraham Reyes
2010 Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Abraham Reyes
2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population

References

  1. ↑ Goldberg, Lesley (August 4, 2014). "USA's 'Sirens' Promotes New Cop to Series Regular". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (January 19, 2009). "Back From the '70s, Without the Zaniness". The New York Times. Retrieved April 29, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Josh Segarra goes from Electric Company to FX". Se Fija!. July 29, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  4. 1 2 Mellini, Michael (December 1, 2011). "Josh Segarra on Shooting Hoops and Stripping Down in Lysistrata Jones". Broadway.com. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ Suarez, Lucia I. (January 27, 2015). "Josh Segarra on TV character: 'It takes a genius to be this dumb'". Fox News Latino. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Josh Segarra". IMDb. Retrieved 2016-11-22.

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