Gary Perez

Gary Perez is a television, film and stage actor who co-founded the LAByrinth Theater Company, originally Latino Actors Base, with Philip Seymour Hoffman, John Ortiz and Paul Calderon. Raised in Harlem and the Bronx, he studied ballet at the High School of Performing Arts before a Broadway matinee of Equus inspired him to act. His stage work includes a JEFF Award nomination for playing Cousin Julio in Steppenwolf's all-Latino production, directed by Anna D. Shapiro. He has worked with Pulitzer Prize-winning writers and at theaters including Steppenwolf and The Public Theater. On television, he guest-starred on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, joined Blue Bloods as Detective Dennis Rivera, and appeared in the pilot Delores and Jermaine with Whoopi Goldberg. He also had recurring roles on OZ and The Sopranos. His films include Side Streets, Illegal Tender (2007) and Chapter & Verse.