Luis Jose Lopez

Luis Jose Lopez is a Dominican-born actor and dancer who started out in musical groups as a singer and dancer, touring the United States and Latin America. His first screen jobs were the series Now and Again with John Goodman and the film Center Stage, in which he was a lead salsa dancer. He moved to Hollywood after being cast as Georgio, a series regular on the Fox's MyNetwork telenovela American Heiress. He went on to star in independent features including Playball, shot in his native Dominican Republic, which earned him a Dominican Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. On television he took guest roles on Southland, Modern Family, Undercovers, CSI: NY, Major Crimes and CSI. For CBS, he appeared in the Hallmark Hall of Fame film Beyond the Blackboard (2011) as Carlos, a role that brought an Imagen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.