Gabriel Chavarria (born April 29, 1989) is an American actor. He played Jacob Aguilar in Hulu's East Los High and was the lead during Season One of USA Network's The Purge.
Gabriel Chavarria | |
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Born | Los Angeles, California, United States | April 29, 1989
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2007–present |
Children | 1 |
Career
editIn 2007, Chavarria made his film debut Freedom Writers.[1][2] The film was directed by Richard LaGravenese and was released on January 5, 2007.[3] Chavarria played Jacob Aguilar in the Hulu series East Los High, which premiered in 2013.[4] He played Danny, a significant role in the 2016 drama film Lowriders.[5] Chavarria played the human soldier Preacher in the film War for the Planet of the Apes,[6] and a deep-submergence rescue vehicle pilot aboard the American submarine USS Arkansas in Hunter Killer.[7]
In 2018 he had a lead role in the TV series The Purge.
In 2020 he is a main character in the Netflix Original Series, Selena: The Series, playing A.B. Quintanilla, Selena's older brother, bass player, and song writer/producer.
Filmography
edit- Freedom Writers (2007)
- A Better Life (2011)
- East Los High (2013)
- Lowriders (2016)
- War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
- The Purge (2018)
- Hunter Killer (2018)
- Selena: The Series (2020)
References
edit- ^ "Gabriel Chavarria Lands Lead Role in Universal's "Lowriders"". latinheat.com. January 8, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ ""Freedom Writers" Premiere". cbsnews.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ "Freedom Writers (2007)". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Osegueda, Elisa (July 15, 2015). "Danielle Vega and Gabriel Chavarria: 'East Los High' Is Only Gonna Get Realer". mitumix.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Kit, Borys (June 1, 2015). "Relative Unknown Nabs Lead in Universal's Lowrider Drama (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr.; Hipes, Patrick (August 24, 2015). "'War Of The Planet Of The Apes' Recruits Gabriel Chavarria For Lead Role". deadline.com. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
- ^ Lincoln, Ross A. (July 6, 2016). "Gabriel Chavarria Enlists In Action Thriller 'Hunter Killer'". Deadline. Retrieved July 22, 2016.