Rafael L. Silva (born June 18, 1994) is an American and Brazilian actor. He may be best known for his role as Carlos Reyes, in the main cast of 9-1-1: Lone Star.
Biography
Silva was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.[1][2] When he was little, he wanted to pursue a career in animal care, just like his grandfather and his uncles. However, his family moved to Harrison, New Jersey when he was thirteen years old.[2][3]
He started acting while in high school to overcome his fear. “I started acting when I was a junior in high school. I used to be very afraid to speak in public. I figured if you were going to be afraid of something, you might as well be in the eye of the hurricane. So I started acting because I was afraid of speaking in public...”[1] After graduating from Pace University, he made appearances in Madam Secretary and Fluidity.[1]
Personal life
Silva is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner, having trained with Royce Gracie. He also dances and is fluent in Portuguese, English and Spanish.[4]
Silva is openly gay,[5] and came out when he went to college.[6]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Drunk Art Love | Ed | Miniseries |
| 2017 | Unpaid Interns | Jay "Pennystock" Meirelles | Short film |
| 2018 | Narrator Syndrome | Faceless Man #3 | Short film |
| 2019 | Madam Secretary | Oscar Cortez | Episode: "Something Better" |
| Fluidity | Raul | ||
| 2020 | The Corps | Darryl Silvanos | Web series |
| 2020–2025 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Carlos Reyes | Main cast |
| The Mothership | Filmed in 2021, abandoned in 2024 during endless post-production[7] | ||
| TBA | The Waterfront † | Shawn Wilson | Main cast, filming[8] |
| † | Denotes productions that have not yet been released |
Awards and nominations
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tie Dinner | 2022 | Vanguard Award | Himself | Honored | [9] |
References
- ^ a b c Rice, Lilyanne (2020-06-10). "The untold truth of Rafael Silva". stylesrant.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-12. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ a b Damshenas, Sam (2021-06-16). "9-1-1: Lone Star's Rafael Silva is bringing intersectional LGBTQ+ representation to the masses". Gay Times. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Gao, Max (29 July 2020). "9-1-1 Lone Star's Rafael Silva on playing a queer cop in 2020". Digital Spy. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ Krol, Jacklyn (2021-10-25). "'9-1-1: Lone Star': Rafael Silva Explains Why Carlos Reyes Doesn't Have a Texas Accent". outsider.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-24. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
- ^ Malkin, Marc (2021-04-08). "Ronen Rubinstein comes out as bisexual, inspired by work on '9-1-1: Lone Star'". Variety. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ^ Aragón Blanco, Pablo (2022-06-01). "Cover Story: Rafael Silva: "La masculinidad es una idea, no es algo real"" [Cover Story: Rafael Silva: "Masculinity is an idea, not a real thing"]. folie.es (in Spanish). Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Stedman, Alex (2024-01-24). "Netflix Scraps Halle Berry Sci-Fi Film The Mothership, Despite Completing Filming". IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ Hudspeth, Christopher (18 September 2024). "Everything You Need to Know About The Waterfront Starring Holt McCallany". Tudum (Press release). Netflix. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Olympian Gus Kenworthy & Actor Raphael Silva To Be Honored at 2022 Black Tie Dinner". hesaidmag.com. August 26, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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