Edgar Ramirez is a Venezuelan actor, producer, director and journalist. He became famous thanks to the role of the international terrorist Carlos the Jackal in the mini-series Carlos. Later he began to work actively in Hollywood, appeared in such prominent films as “Target Number One”, “Joy”, “Girl on the Train”, “On the Wave Crest” and “Brightness”. He played the role of world-famous designer Gianni Versace in the second season of anthology Rain Murphy "American Crime History."
Childhood and youth
Edgar Ramirez was born March 25, 1977 in the Venezuelan city of San Cristobal in a military family. In childhood, he often moved with his family, thanks to this, along with his native Spanish, he is fluent in English, German, French and Italian.
After graduating from high school, he entered the Catholic University of Andres Bello, where he received a diploma in public relations. After graduation, he began working as a journalist, planned to become a diplomat in the future.
The company where Ramirez worked was organizing a film festival where screenwriter and director Guillermo Arriaga noticed Edgar, who played in one of the short films presented in the competition. He invited the young man to audition for the film "Bitch Love." Edgar Ramirez declined the offer because he was busy studying, but when the film was released and was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category, the young man decided to try himself as an actor.
Carier start
In his homeland, Edgar became famous for his role in the soap opera Kosita Rika. In 2006, he was selected for one of the central roles in the crime action of Tony Scott "Domino", where Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke became his partners.
Edgar Ramirez began to work actively in the United States, appearing in small roles in the action movie The Point of Fire and The Bourne Ultimatum, and also played a cameo role in Steven Soderberg’s biographical picture about Ernesto Che Guevara.
Breakthrough roles
In 2010, Ramirez got the main role in the French mini-series Jackal, which tells the story of the famous terrorist Ilyich Ramirez Sanchez , nicknamed Jackal. The full-length version of the project was released in France and was nominated for the César Award in several categories. Edgar Ramirez received the prize for the most promising actor. He was also nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy Awards for the television version.
In 2012, the actor appeared in the blockbuster Wrath of the Titans as Ares. In the same year, he played the CIA operative in the thriller Target Number One, based on real events. A year later, he played a small role in Ridley Scott's "Counselor."
In 2014, Edgar Ramirez appeared in one of the central roles in the horror film "Deliver us from the evil one." The following year, he appeared in the lead role in the remake of the action movie "On the crest of the wave", which at the box office was unable to return the funds spent on its production and received negative reviews from critics. He also played a supporting role in the drama "Joy".
In 2016, the actor played the famous boxer Roberto Duran in the biographical drama “Stone Fists”, appeared in the detective thriller “Girl on the Train” and played one of two main roles with Matthew McConaughey in the adventure drama “Gold”.
Recent work
At the end of 2017, Edgar Ramirez played the role of the FBI agent in David Eyre’s fantasy action movie Brightness. He also appeared in several European projects.
In 2018, the actor appeared in the second season of the series American Crime Story as Gianni Versace. Ramirez’s work by both critics and viewers is considered one of the series’s most powerful components, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award for the second time.
The next big-budget film with Edgar Ramirez, the adventure action movie "Cruise in the Jungle", is planned for 2019, where also Dane Johnson and Emily Blunt will appear.
Personal life
The actor has never been married and rarely speaks in an interview about his private life. Because of this, the personal life of Edgar Ramirez has become the subject of attention from journalists and viewers. He claims that he is not going to get married in the near future and denies rumors about his gay sexual orientation. At the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, he kissed his on-screen partner, Anna de Armas, but declined to comment on the incident.