Theo Rossi

Theo Rossi
Theo Rossi
	Rossi at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	John Theodore Rossi; June 4, 1975 (age 49)[citation needed]; Staten Island, New York City, U.S.
Alma mater	University at Albany
Occupations	Actor; producer; philanthropist;
Years active	2001–present
Spouse	Meghan McDermott (m. 2014)
Children	2

John Theodore Rossi (born June 4, 1975) is an American actor and producer. He portrayed Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in Luke Cage (2016–2018). His film roles include Tino Hull in Red Sands (2009), Todd in Bad Hurt (2015), Francisco "Ghost" Alvarez in Lowriders (2017), Deuce in Vault (2019), and Youcef in Emily the Criminal (2022), the latter of which earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination.

Early life

Rossi was born in Staten Island, New York City. He is of Italian, Spanish, Lebanese, and Syrian descent.^[1] Growing up, he loved to ride dirt bikes.^[2] He has openly admitted to dealing drugs for years before moving to California.^[3] He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York, where he appeared in several theatre productions.^[4]^[5]

Career

Rossi played Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. His production company, Dos Dudes Pictures, produced its first feature film in 2014, Bad Hurt, Rossi acting alongside Karen Allen and Michael Harney.^[6]^[7]

Rossi has appeared in television shows such as Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hawaii Five-O, Las Vegas, The Unit, Jericho, Bones, Without a Trace, Veronica Mars, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Lie to Me and Lost. He has had recurring roles on Heist, American Dreams, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. His film credits include Cloverfield, Code Breakers, House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim, Red Sands, The Informers, Kill Theory, Fencewalker and Meth Head.

He played Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in Luke Cage from 2016 until 2018.^[8]

In 2019, Rossi joined the Advisory Board of the Harlem Film House, which presents the Hip Hop Film Festival, an annual event that focuses on filmmakers from the global culture of hip hop, and promotes financial sustainability for independent filmmakers from marginalized communities.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Philanthropy

Rossi gets involved with the men and women of the military, with fellow Sons of Anarchy actors Kim Coates, Dayton Callie and Ron Perlman.^[12] An Ambassador to the Boot Campaign, Rossi works with multiple organizations that raise money for wounded soldiers and those returning with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).^[13] Throughout the off-season, Rossi has often traveled to different bases to visit US military personnel.^[5] He has helped to organize the yearly Boot Ride event that benefits the Boot Campaign, giving fans a chance to spend a day riding with the Sons of Anarchy cast while raising money for U.S. military veterans.

Shortly after Hurricane Sandy hit Staten Island, Rossi, with friends and family, founded Staten Strong, a program administered by the Boot Campaign.^[14]^[15] Staten Strong rebuilt three homes for Hurricane Sandy victims on Staten Island.^[16]

He supports animal welfare and launched a campaign with The Humane Society of the United States to protect street dogs.^[17] He appeared in a PETA ad promoting pet adoption.^[18]

Personal life

Rossi resides in Austin, Texas. He consumes a "mostly plant-based diet" and occasionally consumes eggs.^[19] He is married to Meghan McDermott. The couple's first child was born in 2015,^[20] and their second in 2017.^[21]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	The Myersons	Montilli	2002
2003	The Challenge	Anthony
2004	Buds for Life	Teddy
2005	House of the Dead 2	Greg Berlin
2008	Cloverfield	Antonio
2008	Kill Theory	Carlos
2009	The Informers	Spaz
2009	Red Sands	Pfc. Tino Hull
2009	Space	Mike	Short film
2013	Meth Head	Carlos
2016	Bad Hurt	Todd	Also producer; Sunscreen Film Festival West Award for Best Narrative Feature
2016	When the Bough Breaks	Mike Mitchell
2017	Lowriders	Francisco “Ghost” Alvarez	Nominated – Imagen Award for Best Actor - Feature Film
2019	Vault	Deuce
2019	American Skin	Officer Dominic Reyes
2019	Rattlesnake	Billy
2020	Ghosts of War	Kirk
2021	Army of the Dead	Burt Cummings
2022	Emily the Criminal	Youcef	Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performance
2022	Escape the Field	Tyler
2022	Vendetta	Rory Fetter
2022	Dear Zoe	Nick DeNunzio
2023	Squealer	Danny D.
2024	Bosco	Ramos
2024	Carry-On	Mysterious Watcher

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–2002	Boston Public	Brandon Webber	2 episodes
2002	Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie	The Mook	Television film
2002	Malcolm in the Middle	Senior	Episode: "Humilithon"
2004	NYPD Blue	Pete Amici	Episode: "Chatty Chatty Bang Bang"
2004	Medical Investigation	Joe Vasquez	Episode: "Coming Home"
2004	American Dreams	Bobby Santos	2 episodes
2005	Blind Justice	Eric Fitzgerald	Episode: "Rub a Tub Tub"
2005	Veronica Mars	Norris Clayton	Episode: "Weapons of Class Destruction"
2005	Code Breakers	Desantis	Television film
2006	Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well	Antonio Ruiz	Television film
2006	Without a Trace	Corey Williams	Episode: "Odds or Evens"
2006	Lost	Sgt. Buccelli	Episode: "One of Them"
2006	Heist	Vinny Momo	2 episodes
2006	The Unit	Mike	Episode: "Unannounced"
2006	Bones	Nick Arno	Episode: "The Woman in the Sand"
2006	Jericho	Randy Payton	2 episodes
2007	Nurses		Unsold Pilot
2007	Shark	Danny Vargas	Episode: "Here Comes the Judge"
2007	Las Vegas	Jason Scott	2 episodes
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Stan Giamatti	2 episodes
2008–2014	Sons of Anarchy	Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz	Main Role 85 episodes
2009	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Lieutenant Dietze	2 episodes
2009	CSI: Miami	Jimmy Castigan	Episode: "Dissolved"
2010	Lie To Me	Officer Tressler	Episode: "Teacher and Pupils"
2012	Hawaii Five-0	Sal Painter	Episode: "Mai Ka Wa Kahiko"
2012	Alcatraz	Sonny Burnett	2 episodes
2013	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Enrique Rodriguez	Episode: "Presumed Guilty"
2016–2018	Luke Cage	Hernan "Shades" Alvarez	Series regular
2021	True Story	Gene	Miniseries
2022	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi	Senator Larik	Episode: "Choices"
2024	The Penguin	Dr. Julian Rush

References

^ "Theo Rossi on Emily the Criminal". Whynow. 2022.
^ "Theo Rossi Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ Jim Norton (May 18, 2021). "UFC 262 Recap, Beneil Dariush, Felicia Spencer, actor Theo Rossi, and co-host Phoenix Carnevale" (Podcast).
^ "Biography". TheoRossi.com. 2008-11-16. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ ^a ^b "Theo Rossi (as Jean Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz) - Cast - Sons Of Anarchy - Shows". TV3. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ "Tribeca 2015 Interview: Theo Rossi Talks Bad Hurt (Exclusive)". Shockya.com. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
^ "'Sons of Anarchy' Star Theo Rossi Joins CAA (Exclusive)". Retrieved 2017-10-20.
^ "Netflix's "Luke Cage" Adds Rosario Dawson, Theo Rossi". 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
^ Staff, S. B. N. (2019-09-30). "THEO ROSSI & BRUCE COHEN JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD AT HARLEM FILM HOUSE". Silicon Beach News. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
^ House, Harlem Film (2019-09-17). "THEO ROSSI & BRUCE COHEN JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD AT HARLEM FILM HOUSE". Medium. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
^ "Harlem Film House Our Team". Harlem Film House. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
^ "'Sons of Anarchy's' Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie Drop in on Marines and their Families Stationed in California on USO Tour". PRweb.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ "About". Boot Campaign. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ Driscoll, Bree (29 March 2013). "Actor's 'Staten Strong' Effort Helps Fuel Recovery". NY1. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ "Theo Rossi 'Staten Strong' - New York News". Myfoxny.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ Benanti, Carol Ann (8 March 2013). "StatenStrong 'angels' rebuild home for Staten Island Sandy victim". Blog.SILive.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ "Sons of Anarchy Star Theo Rossi Launches Campaign to Protect Street Dogs". Humane Society International. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
^ Leanne Aciz Stanton, "Theo Rossi and His Rescue Dog Benito Team Up With PETA to Encourage Pet Adoption". Us Weekly, 19 September 2018.
^ "An almost vegan food crawl with Theo Rossi, ‘Emily the Criminal’ star and hummus traditionalist". latimes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Theo Rossi and Wife Meghan McDermott Welcome a Baby Boy!". 8 June 2015.
^ "A Second Son! Theo Rossi and Wife Meghan Welcome Arlo Benjamin".

External links

Theo Rossi at IMDb

[1] "Theo Rossi on Emily the Criminal". Whynow. 2022.

[tvguide1-2] "Theo Rossi Biography". Tvguide.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[3] Jim Norton (May 18, 2021). "UFC 262 Recap, Beneil Dariush, Felicia Spencer, actor Theo Rossi, and co-host Phoenix Carnevale" (Podcast).

[4] "Biography". TheoRossi.com. 2008-11-16. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[autogenerated1-5] "Theo Rossi (as Jean Carlos 'Juice' Ortiz) - Cast - Sons Of Anarchy - Shows". TV3. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[6] "Tribeca 2015 Interview: Theo Rossi Talks Bad Hurt (Exclusive)". Shockya.com. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[7] "'Sons of Anarchy' Star Theo Rossi Joins CAA (Exclusive)". Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[8] "Netflix's "Luke Cage" Adds Rosario Dawson, Theo Rossi". 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

[9] Staff, S. B. N. (2019-09-30). "THEO ROSSI & BRUCE COHEN JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD AT HARLEM FILM HOUSE". Silicon Beach News. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

[10] House, Harlem Film (2019-09-17). "THEO ROSSI & BRUCE COHEN JOIN THE ADVISORY BOARD AT HARLEM FILM HOUSE". Medium. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

[11] "Harlem Film House Our Team". Harlem Film House. 2020-12-27. Retrieved 2021-09-19.

[12] "'Sons of Anarchy's' Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie Drop in on Marines and their Families Stationed in California on USO Tour". PRweb.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2012. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[13] "About". Boot Campaign. Archived from the original on 2016-11-05. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[14] Driscoll, Bree (29 March 2013). "Actor's 'Staten Strong' Effort Helps Fuel Recovery". NY1. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[15] "Theo Rossi 'Staten Strong' - New York News". Myfoxny.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[16] Benanti, Carol Ann (8 March 2013). "StatenStrong 'angels' rebuild home for Staten Island Sandy victim". Blog.SILive.com. Retrieved 2013-12-05.

[17] "Sons of Anarchy Star Theo Rossi Launches Campaign to Protect Street Dogs". Humane Society International. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[18] Leanne Aciz Stanton, "Theo Rossi and His Rescue Dog Benito Team Up With PETA to Encourage Pet Adoption". Us Weekly, 19 September 2018.

[19] "An almost vegan food crawl with Theo Rossi, ‘Emily the Criminal’ star and hummus traditionalist". latimes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.

[20] "Theo Rossi and Wife Meghan McDermott Welcome a Baby Boy!". 8 June 2015.

[21] "A Second Son! Theo Rossi and Wife Meghan Welcome Arlo Benjamin".

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Theo Rossi

Early life

Career

Philanthropy

Personal life

Filmography

References

External links

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