JD Pardo

J. D. Pardo is an American actor known for his lead role as Ezekiel Reyes, called EZ, in the FX series Mayans M.C. Born in Los Angeles, California, he portrayed Gwen Amber Rose Araujo in the Lifetime film A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story, earning an Imagen Award nomination in 2007. He appeared on Fox's Drive and The CW's Hidden Palms, both canceled after one season, and later in the NBC series Revolution and the CW series The Messengers. His film work includes The Burning Plain (2008), Breaking Dawn, where he was Nahuel, a half-vampire, and Snitch (2013) as a drug cartel member. Mayans M.C. ran from 2018 to 2023, with EZ rising from prospect to Presidente; Pardo won an Imagen Award in 2021 and was nominated in 2019 and 2020. He played a younger Jack Toretto in F9 (2021) and in late 2023 agreed to a television development and production deal with FXP.