Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor.
Rodriguez was born in Chicago, Illinois to Puerto Rican parents - a homemaker mother and a custodian father. He is a graduate of Lincoln Park High School in Chicago.
His first recognizable role on film was when he landed the part of Pedro Aragon, Jr. in A Walk in the Clouds with Keanu Reeves and Giancarlo Giannini. Afterwards, Rodriguez went on to film roles such as an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait. He played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents with Chris Tucker and Larenz Tate and was also seen on Scrubs as Carla's brother Marco. He also played Federico on the HBO series Six Feet Under. As a voice actor, he contributed the voice of Más y Menos on Teen Titans. He starred in "The Pest" as "Ninja". He also starred in the film Poseidon as a waiter who briefly survives the horrible rogue wave that overcame the ship. He also played a vicious inner city drug dealer named Hector in the 2005 movie, Havoc. In 2006, he played Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body, in M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water.
Rodriguez will debut as executive producer in his latest film Nothing Like the Holidays where he plays Jesse Rodriguez, an soldier who served in Iraq, who comes home for the holidays. He has also announced on his home office website that he is currently in the works for a film adaptation of the book Bodega Dreams and will star in the film and also serve as executive producer.
Rodriguez has been married for 12 years to Elise, his high school sweetheart, with whom he has two sons - Elijah and Giancarlo. On an episode of Tyra, Tyra Banks' Daytime Talkshow, he noted that he believes the secret to a strong, long-lasting marriage is a "strong spiritual upbringing", and stated that they tend to stay away from the "public eye."