American actor Adam Rodriguez was born on April 2, 1975 in Yonkers, New York. Of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, he aspired to become a baseball player, but was forced to think otherwise after being injured in high school. Before that, however, he also aspired to become an actor, at one point auditioning unsuccessfully for a slot in the cast of The Cosby Show. After a short stint as a stock broker, he decided to focus on acting full-time.
Rodriguez made his first screen appearance in 1997, when he played a bit role in the police drama NYPD Blue. He then had a regular supporting role in the short-lived police drama Brooklyn South, which lasted for only one season and was cancelled because of poor ratings. Most of Rodriguez’s television roles were for more than one episode per series: he appeared in multiple episodes of shows like Felicity, All Souls, Resurrection Blvd. and Roswell. He also appeared in several films, beginning with the 2000 short Details, and later appearing in films such as Impostor, King Rikki and Keeper of the Past.
Rodriguez is perhaps best known for his role as Eric Delko in the hit crime series CSI: Miami. His character is the fingerprint expert at the Miami-Dade crime lab, and is also an expert at identifying drugs. In some cases, he has been assigned as the team’s frogman, as he is also good at recovering objects underwater. He may seem to be a womanizer, as he’s had involvements with many women through the run of the show, but he is generally protective of them, and defends them against abusive men.
Rodriguez has also appeared in several music videos: these include videos for Jennifer Lopez’ “If You Had My Love,” Lionel Richie’s “I Call It Love,” and will.i.am’s “Yes We Can.”
He has recently bought a house in Puerto Rico and wishes to one day visit Cuba.
He is 3/4 Puerto Rican and 1/4 Cuban.
Before he was an actor, Adam was a stock broker.
Attended high school with NFL Player, Keith Bulluck of the Tennessee Titans
.# Let the Game Begin (2009) (post-production) .... Ricky
# A Kiss of Chaos (2008) (post-production) .... Freddie
# Bohica (2008) (completed) .... Diz
# "CSI: Miami" .... Eric Delko (144 episodes, 2002-2008)
- Episode #7.1 (2008) TV episode .... Eric Delko
- Going Ballistic (2008) TV episode .... Eric Delko
- Down to the Wire (2008) TV episode .... Eric Delko
- Rock and a Hard Place (2008) TV episode .... Eric Delko
- Tunnel Vision (2008) TV episode .... Eric Delko
(139 more)
# Christmas Break (2008) .... Alejandro
# Cielito lindo (2007) .... Leonardo
# Take (2007) .... Steven
# Unknown (2006) .... County Doctor
# Splinter (2006/I) .... Private Martinez
# Thanks to Gravity (2006) .... Elias
... aka Love and Debate (USA: new title)
# Category 7: The End of the World (2005) (TV) .... USAF Pilot Ritter
# "Kim Possible" .... Burn Burnam (1 episode, 2005)
... aka Disney's Kim Possible (USA: complete title)
- Team Impossible (2005) TV episode (voice) .... Burn Burnam
# Keeper of the Past (2005) .... Stanley
# "Six Feet Under" .... Kenny Simms (1 episode, 2004)
- The Black Forest (2004) TV episode .... Kenny Simms
# "CSI: NY" .... Eric Delko (1 episode, 2004)
- MIA/NYC - NonStop (Pilot) (2004) TV episode .... Eric Delko
# CSI: Miami (2004) (VG) (voice) .... Eric Delko
# "Queens Supreme" .... Hector Martinez (1 episode, 2003)
- Pilot (2003) TV episode .... Hector Martinez
# "Roswell" .... Jesse Ramirez (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
... aka Roswell High (UK) (USA: working title)
- Graduation (2002) TV episode .... Jesse Ramirez
- Four Aliens and a Baby (2002) TV episode .... Jesse Ramirez
- Crash (2002) TV episode .... Jesse Ramirez
- Who Died and Made You King? (2002) TV episode .... Jesse Ramirez
- Chant Down Babylon (2002) TV episode .... Jesse Ramirez
(12 more)
# "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" .... Eric Delko (1 episode, 2002)
... aka C.S.I. (USA: short title)
... aka CSI: Las Vegas (USA: syndication title)
... aka CSI: Weekends (USA: promotional title)
... aka Experts, Les (Canada: French title)
- Cross-Jurisdictions (2002) TV episode .... Eric Delko
# King Rikki (2002) .... Alejandro Rojas
... aka The Street King (USA: video title)
# "Resurrection Blvd." .... Jorge / ... (4 episodes, 2001-2002)
- La Nina Perdida (2002) TV episode .... Jorge
- El Que Necesita (2001) TV episode .... Jorge
- Con Cuidado (2001) TV episode .... Jorge
- Diez y Ocho (2001) TV episode .... Jorge Martinez
# Impostor (2001) .... Trooper #1
# "All Souls" .... Patrick Fortado (6 episodes, 2001)
- One Step Closer to Roger (2001) TV episode .... Patrick Fortado
- Running Scared (2001) TV episode .... Patrick Fortado
- Bad Blood (2001) TV episode .... Patrick Fortado
- The Deal (2001) TV episode .... Patrick Fortado
- Spineless (2001) TV episode .... Patrick Fortado
(1 more)
# "Felicity" .... Erik Kidd (3 episodes, 1999-2000)
- Truth or Consequences (2000) TV episode .... Erik Kidd
- Great Expectations (2000) TV episode .... Erik Kidd
- Portraits (1999) TV episode .... Erik Kidd
# Details (2000) .... Chris
# "Law & Order" .... Chino (1 episode, 1999)
... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
- Marathon (1999) TV episode .... Chino
# "Ryan Caulfield: Year One" (1 episode, 1999)
- Pilot (1999) TV episode
# "Brooklyn South" .... Off. Hector Villanueva (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
- Queens for a Day (1998) TV episode .... Off. Hector Villanueva
- Skel in a Cell (1998) TV episode .... Off. Hector Villanueva
- Cinnamon Buns (1998) TV episode .... Off. Hector Villanueva
- Doggonit (1998) TV episode .... Off. Hector Villanueva
- Fools Russian (1998) TV episode .... Off. Hector Villanueva
(17 more)
# "NYPD Blue" .... Uniform Cop (1 episode, 1997)
- Upstairs, Downstairs (1997) TV episode .... Uniform