Edgar Ramírez

Edgar Ramírez

  • Born: 1977-3-25
  • Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
  • Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
  • Profession: Actor, director, producer
  • Nationality: Venezuela
  • Graduate School: Andres Bello Catholic University
  • Representative Works: Point Break, Zero Dark Thirty, The Bourne Ultimatum, American Crime Story Season 2, Carlos the Jackal
  • Catire (Edgar Ramirez), born on March 25, 1977 in Caracas, Venezuela, is a Venezuelan actor, director, and producer. He graduated from Andres Bello Catholic University.
    In 2000, he co-directed his first film "Hold Me Close" with Miguel Córcega and Víctor Fouilloux. In 2003, starred in the TV series "Cosita rica". In 2004, starred in the action war movie "Points and Lines". In 2005, he co-directed the romantic suspense drama " Madrastra, La " with Eric Morales . In 2007, starred in the action suspense movie " The Bourne Ultimatum " [20]  . In 2008, he starred in the action thriller movie " Vantage Point " [21]  . In 2011, with the biographical crime movie " Carlos the Jackal ", he was shortlisted for the 68th American Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in TV Miniseries/TV Movie, and the 63rd Primetime Emmy Award-Limited Drama/TV Movie Miniseries /Best Actor in a TV Movie [18]  . In 2015, the action-adventure movie " Point Break " starring him was released [13]  . In 2018, he starred in the crime drama " American Crime Story Season 2 ", with which he was nominated for the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie [17]  and the 76th American Golden Globe Awards in TV category -Best supporting actor. On July 30, 2021, the action-adventure movie " Jungle Cruise " starring him was released [3]  .

    Early Experience

    Catire was born on March 25, 1977 in Caracas, Venezuela. As a soldier’s son, he lives abroad with his family. In addition to his mother’s Spanish, he also learned several languages, such as English, German, Italian, and French   . Later, he studied journalism at Andres Bello Catholic University in Caracas, Venezuela. After that, he began to explore his acting career, acting in several school-made films.

    Performing Experience

    In 2000, before Catire transformed into a full-time actor, he was the leader of a semi-political organization in Venezuela. In order to deepen the concept of democracy among young people, Ramirez and his partners organized an event on radio, television and cinema   ; in the same year, they co-directed their first film "Hold Me" with Miguel Córcega and Víctor Fouilloux.
    In 2003, starred in the TV series "Cosita rica". In 2004, he starred in the action war movie "Points and Lines" and played the supporting role Pedro in the film. In 2005, he co-directed the romantic suspense drama " Madrastra, La " with Eric Morales . In 2005, he co-starred in the action thriller film " Domino " with Keira Christina Knightley and Mickey Rourke .
    In 2007, starred in the action suspense film " The Bourne Ultimatum " directed by Paul Greengrass . In 2008, he co-starred in the action thriller movie " Vantage Point " with Dennis William Quaid and Matthew Fox ; in the same year, he starred in the biographical war movie "Che Guevara: The Argentine" was released.  
    In 2010, he participated in the drama "Celestina" directed by Joseph Rivera; in the same year, he starred in the biographical crime film " Carlos the Jackal ", in which he played the world-recognized number one terrorist Ilyich Ramirez ·Sanchez   , with this play was shortlisted for the 68th American Golden Globe Awards-Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie, and the 63rd Primetime Emmy Award-Limited Drama/TV Movie-Best Actor in a Miniseries/TV Movie Protagonist   .
    In 2011, he participated in the comedy action movie " Juan of the Dead " with Andrea Duro and Jorge Molina Enríquez . In 2012, starred in the thriller film " Zero Dark Thirty " directed by Kathryn Bigelow ; on February 30, the action film " Wrath of the Titans " starred by him was released ; in the same year, he starred in the romance film " A Monkey on My " with Juliette Binoche Shoulder ", he played the role of the surgeon Javier in the film.  
    In 2013, starred in the biographical film " Libertador " with María Valverde ; in the same year, starred in the crime film " The Counselor " directed by Ridley Scott . In 2014, he co-starred in the crime thriller film " Deliver Us from Evil " with Eric Bana . In the film, he played a priest who had studied exorcism, just like a rigorous scientific worker Mendoza . 
    In 2015, the biographical comedy movie " Joy " co-starring with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert De Niro was released. In the film, he played Tony, a musician who likes to be troubled with flowers . On December 4 , he co-starred with Luke Bracey and Tez . The action-adventure movie " Point Break " was released, in which he played Bodie, the leader of the bank robbery . 
    In 2016, he co-starred in the thriller adventure film " Gold " with Matthew McConaughey , in which he played the high-profile but unlucky geologist Mike Acosta ; in the same year, he starred in the suspenseful thriller film " Fille du RER" , La "was released; on August 26, the biographical sports film " Hands of Stone " co-starring with Robert De Niro was released, in which he played the Panamanian boxer Robert Duran . In 2017, he co-starred in the action crime movie " Bright " with Willard Christopher Smith Jr and Joel Edgerton .   
    In 2018, he co-starred in the crime drama " American Crime Story Season 2 " with Darren Chris, Ricky Martin and others . He played the role of Italian costume designer Gianni Versace in the drama and was nominated for the 70th prime time with this drama. Emmy Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series/TV Movie   , and the 76th American Golden Globe Awards-Best Supporting Actor in the TV category; in the same year, co-starred in the comedy movie " Furlough " with Melissa Chessington Leo and Tessa Lynn Thompson ; in addition, also Participated in the thriller film "Silent Manor" directed by Pablo Trapello.
    In 2019, he co-starred with Penélope Cruz Sánchez in the thriller film " Wasp Network ". In the film, he played the pilot René González who stole a crop duster and drove it to Miami   . In 2020, starred in the suspense thriller " The Undoing " directed by Susanne Bier ; in March, the biographical war film " Resistance " co-starring with Jesse Eisenberg and Ed Harris was released ; on June 5, with Anna Brevis, The action crime movie " The Last Days of American Crime " co-starring Michael Pitt was released .   
    On July 30, 2021, the action-adventure movie " Jungle Cruise " co-starring with Dwayne Douglas Johnson and Emily Blunt was released, in which he played the Spanish colonist Aguirre . 

    Personal Life

    Catire's father, Filiberto Ramírez, is an army officer, and his mother, Soday Arellano, is a lawyer   .

    Character Evaluation

    Catire is an actor full of energy and conviction in acting. In the movie "Carlos the Jackal", without using any obvious makeup skills, he successfully transformed himself into a middle-aged man with a small belly   . He is a Venezuelan. He describes Carlos the Jackal as a complex and attractive person, even if he is not completely self-analyzing. But he is confident and fluent, and he gets along well with others   . In the TV series "American Crime Story Season 2", his performance is as convincing as Versace in the play. Moreover, he looks very similar to the designer, but his outstanding performance makes this story so believable   . .