Amory Nolasco (photo below) is an American actor, one of the leading roles in the very popular television series “Escape” brought world fame. He was born December 24, 1970 in Puerto Rico. Since childhood, the boy dreamed of becoming a doctor. In order to fulfill this desire, he enrolled in a biological specialty at the University of Puerto Rican.
Beginning of an acting career
Despite the desire to prove himself in medicine, the guy also had certain acting ambitions. At the first opportunity, he moved to the city of New York, where he became a student in the local drama school of art. Amory Nolasco's biography of a professional actor began with episodic roles in small television projects. As a rule, these were a variety of shows. Thanks to them, at this time they started talking about the guy as a future star. A little later, starting from the age of 23, the aspiring actor appeared from time to time in television series. Among them should be noted such as "Ambulance", "Police undercover", "Police on bicycles" and others.
Amory Nolasco made his first debut in a feature film in 2000. Then he was invited to play in a small episode of the movie “Dukes from Hazzard: Hollywood Vanity”. Immediately after that there was a more serious challenge - one of the leading roles in the movie "The Yakuza Brother", directed by Takeshi Kitano.
First big roles
Three years later, the actor received the following interesting offer. John Singleton invited him to play one of the characters in the film, which later became a cult - "Double Fast and the Furious." Here, the actor got the role of a racer cutting through a red car. This film greatly contributed to the further career growth of Amory Nolasco. Very soon, he appeared in the comedy film "Mr. 3000". It was dedicated to the return to baseball of an aging player who had previously completed his appearances.
"The escape"
In 2005, the actor overtook real popularity. At this time, after the casting, he was lucky to get one of the leading roles in the American crime television series “Escape”. His character was Fernando Sucre, a former Puerto Rican drug addict convicted of a murder he did not commit, awaiting the execution of a death sentence in a maximum security prison. For four years, the project has been at the forefront of television ratings. Moreover, the film became the winner of the Golden Globe nomination.
Other jobs
After the role in “Escape”, there were several more successful works by Amori Nolasco. The films "Transformers", "Kings of the Streets" and "Max Payne" are a vivid confirmation of this. It should be noted that in the last of them the actor was able to embody the negative character on the screen. At this time, Amory became quite popular and had many offers. It was because of the busy schedule that he had to refuse to participate in Revenge of the Fallen, a film that became a continuation of Transformers. In 2010, the actor began working in the second season of the series Southend, where he was supposed to replace one of the retired actors as a detective - Rene Kotlero. However, as soon as the third episode was filmed, Amory stopped his participation in the project.
The last paintings with the participation of the actor were “The Collector”, where Jean Reno was his partner on the set, as well as “Die Hard: A Good Day for Death,” which appeared on cinema screens in 2013. Amori Nolasco performed his first full-fledged leading role at the age of 42. Then he got the opportunity to play in the film "El Teniente Amado" a real character that actually existed. They became the Dominican Amado Guerrera - a rebel who managed to kill a local dictator named Rafael Molina.
Interesting Facts
- Amori loves spending her free time playing tennis or golf.
- For three years, starting in 2009, the actor had an affair with a female performer in the popular television series Doctor House, Jennifer Morrison.
- In 2004, Amory Nolasco entered the ranking of 26 most prestigious guys according to the American magazine USA Today. Here he was accompanied by Ashton Kutcher, Justin Timberlake, Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Harnett.
- In 2009, the actor starred in a television video for the song “Imaginate” by the popular duet in the US “Wisin & Yandel”.