Danny Ramirez

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Danny Ramirez
Born (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992 (age 33)[1]
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active2016–present

Danny Ramirez (born September 17, 1992) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Joaquin Torres / Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: Brave New World (2025) and the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). He has also had roles in the film Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and the HBO television series The Last of Us (2025).

Early life

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Danny Ramirez was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Miami, Florida.[2] He is of Colombian and Mexican descent, attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School and initially wanted to be an athlete, trying out American football and soccer. He noted that after encountering injuries, he realized he needed a new career.[3] He studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[4]

Career

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Ramirez made his screen and television debut on Showtime's The Affair (2016) as "Moving Van Kid #1", and NBC's Blindspot (2016) in another minor role.[5] In 2017, he garnered some recognition for his recurring role as Wes on Fox's The Gifted (2017), and had a guest role in Orange Is the New Black (2017).[6] From 2018 to 2019, he had a recurring role on Netflix's On My Block.[7] In 2018, Ramirez graduated Tisch, and made his film debut in Sam Levinson's Assassination Nation which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[8] He went on to have supporting roles in Tone-Deaf (2019), Lost Transmissions (2019), The Giant (2019), Silo (2019), This Is Not a War Story (2020) and Valley Girl (2020), a remake of the 1983 musical of the same name.[9]

In August 2018, it was announced that Ramirez appear in Top Gun: Maverick alongside Tom Cruise, Glen Powell and Miles Teller, initially set for release in 2019.[10] In November, Ramirez was honoured as the "Rising Star" at the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Awards, an award previously awarded to Teller and Rachel Brosnahan.[11] Maverick received several delays and setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was eventually released in May 27, 2022.[12]

In 2021, Ramirez portrayed Joaquin Torres in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).[13] Throughout 2022, Ramirez appeared in multiple films having lead roles in No Exit (2022), and Look Both Ways (2022), with the latter alongside Lili Reinhart. He also had a starring role in Stars at Noon (2022),[14] and Root Letter (2022); the latter based on a Japanese video game.[15] He later had supporting roles in Chestnut (2023),[16] and Winner (2024).[17] He also went on to appear in both anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead (2022),[18] and Black Mirror (2023) in the respective episodes "La Doña" and "Mazey Day".[19]

In early 2024, Ramirez launched a production company, Pinstripes with his longtime friend and collaborater, producer Tom Culliver, with the aim to tell "the stories no one else is, in a fashion you'll never forget".[20][21] In February 2025, Ramirez reprised his role as Torres in the MCU film Captain America: Brave New World (2025) where the character takes on the mantle of Falcon from Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson.[22] In April 2025, Ramirez appeared as Manny in the second season of the HBO series The Last of Us after having been cast in March the year previously.[23]

Upcoming projects

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In 2023, it announced that Ramirez would star alongside American actor Joaquin Phoenix in a "sexually explicit" love story between two men in the 1930s, set to be directed by Todd Haynes.[24] A year later, five days before production began, Phoenix dropped out from the film abruptly.[25][26] Ramirez called it a "complicated situation", and expressed his disappointment in the subsequent cancellation of the film.[27] That same month, American actor Lewis Pullman expressed interest in replacing Phoenix.[28] In August 2025, the film was revealed to be titled De Noche with actor Pedro Pascal in talks to replace Phoenix.[29]

In August 2024, Deadline reported that Ramirez would star in a film that he helped co-write, Pursuit of Touch, alongside Jeremy O. Harris.[30] In November, the same publication also reported that Ramirez would make his directorial debut with a Sports drama film titled Baton, produced by Victoria Alonso and David Beckham.[31] In March 2025, it was confirmed that Ramirez will reprise his role of Falcon in the upcoming MCU film Avengers: Doomsday, set for release in November 2026.[32][33] In August 2025, Deadline announced that Ramirez would star in an adaption of Scarface.[34] In an interview with the same publication, Ramirez also confirmed that he and Lewis Pullman would also star in a film titled The Juice.[20] In October, Deadline reported that Ramirez had wrapped filming a biopic based on Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Samo Lives.[35]

Personal life

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As of 2025, Ramirez has been in a relationship with American actress Jessica Alba.[36]

Filmography

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Key
† Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2018 Assassination Nation Diamond [37]
2019 Tone-Deaf Rodrigo [15]
Lost Transmissions Jake [15]
The Giant Brady [15]
Silo Daniel 'Lucha' Mendoza [38]
2020 This is Not a War Story Timothy Reyes [39]
Valley Girl Chip [13]
2022 No Exit Ash Garver [40]
Top Gun: Maverick Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia [10]
Look Both Ways Gabe [41]
Stars at Noon Costa Rican Policeman [14]
Root Letter Carlos Alvarez [15]
2023 Chestnut Danny [42]
2024 Winner Andre [17]
2025 Captain America: Brave New World Joaquin Torres / Falcon [43]
2026 Avengers: Doomsday † Post-production [32]
TBA Samo Lives † TBA Post-production [35]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 The Affair Moving Van Kid #1 1 episode [5]
Blindspot Panicked Student Episode: "In the Comet of Us" [5]
2017 Orange Is The New Black Paolo Episode: "Tied to the Tracks" [6]
The Gifted Wes 3 episodes [6]
2018–2019 On My Block Mario Martinez 4 episodes [13]
2021 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Joaquin Torres 5 episodes [13]
2022 Tales of the Walking Dead Eric Episode: "La Doña" [18]
2023 Black Mirror Hector Episode: "Mazey Day" [19]
2025–present The Last of Us Manny 4 episodes (Season 2) [44]

Music videos

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Year Title Role Artist Ref.
2022 "Great Balls of Fire" Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia Miles Teller [45]
2024 "Mercedes" Himself Becky G & Óscar Maydon [46]
2025 "Papasito" Karol G [47]

Accolades

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Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2025 Astra TV Awards Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Last of Us Nominated [48][49]
2025 Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actor Captain America: Brave New World Nominated [50]
2019 Stonestreet Granite Awards "Rising Star" Himself Honoree [11]

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