Danny Ramirez

Danny Ramirez is an American actor born on September 17, 1992 in Chicago, Illinois, and he quickly became known for his dynamic presence on screen. Raised in Miami, Florida, Ramirez is of Colombian and Mexican descent, which has informed both his identity and the diverse roles he chooses to portray. He attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School where he originally pursued athletics, trying out for both American football and soccer before injuries redirected his ambitions toward the performing arts. Determined to master his craft, Ramirez enrolled at New York University’s prestigious Tisch School of the Arts, graduating in 2018 after a rigorous program that emphasized both stage and screen techniques. His professional debut arrived in 2016 with minor parts on Showtime’s The Affair and NBC’s Blindspot, giving him early exposure to the fast‑paced world of television production. The following year he earned a recurring role as Wes on Fox’s superhero series The Gifted and made a guest appearance on the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Orange Is the New Black, solidifying his reputation as a versatile supporting actor. Ramirez’s breakout cinematic moment came with Sam Levinson’s Assassination Nation (2018), which premiered at Sundance and showcased his ability to hold his own among an ensemble cast. After that, he accumulated a string of supporting roles in films such as Tone‑Deaf, Lost Transmissions, The Giant, Silo and the 2020 remake of Valley Girl, demonstrating a steady climb in both genre and profile. In 2021 he entered the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portraying Joaquin Torres—the future Falcon—in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, a performance that earned him a dedicated fan following. The role was expanded in the 2025 MCU film Captain America: Brave New World, where Torres assumes the Falcon mantle, and Ramirez is slated to return for the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday slated for 2026. Outside the MCU, Ramirez starred in the thriller No Exit (2022), shared the screen with Lili Reinhart in Look Both Ways (2022), and appeared in anthology series such as Tales of the Walking Dead and Black Mirror. In 2023 he was attached to a bold Todd Haynes project alongside Joaquin Phoenix, a sex‑positive 1930s romance that ultimately fell through, highlighting both his willingness to take artistic risks and the unpredictable nature of film development. Most recently, he joined the second season of HBO’s acclaimed series The Last of Us in 2025, playing Manny, further proving his capacity to adapt to high‑stakes dramatic storytelling. With a growing résumé that spans superhero epics, indie dramas, and genre‑bending television, Danny Ramirez continues to evolve as a compelling talent whose multicultural background and formal training inform a uniquely authentic on‑screen presence.