Freddy Rodriguez (born January 17, 1975) is an American actor and voice actor. He had starring roles as Federico Diaz on Six Feet Under (2001–2005) and Benny Colon in Bull (2016–2021), as well as a recurring role as Gio on Ugly Betty (2007–2010). He voiced Angelo Lopez in the video game Saints Row and starred in the Robert Rodriguez film Planet Terror (2007). In addition to an Emmy nomination for Six Feet Under, he received two SAG Awards and four Imagen Awards for his work.
Early life and education Rodriguez attended Lincoln Park High School in Chicago and left for Hollywood shortly after graduation to take a role in his first film.
Career Film
One of Rodriguez' first films was in 1994 in A Walk in the Clouds, where he played Pedro "Peter" Aragon, Jr. During the 1990s, he also played a Vietnam veteran in Dead Presidents, and had roles as Ninja in The Pest, and as an obnoxious jock in Can't Hardly Wait.
In 2003, Rodriguez portrayed Victor, alongside Roselyn Sanchez in Chasing Papi (directed by Linda Mendoza). In 2005, he starred with Eva Longoria and Christian Bale in Harsh Times, his first leading role in a major theatrical release. In 2005, he also played a vicious inner-city drug dealer named Hector in Havoc, and a jockey in Dreamer, co-starring Dakota Fanning.
In 2006, Rodriguez appeared in M. Night Shyamalan's film Lady in the Water, portraying Reggie, a character who only exercised one half of his body. That same year, he also played a waiter in Poseidon, and busboy José Rojas in Bobby.
He starred as El Wray in Planet Terror, Robert Rodriguez's portion of the double-feature film Grindhouse (2007), and played the role of Gustavo Brambila in the true-life story Bottle Shock (2008).
Rodriguez starred in V/H/S/85 (2023), and in Blue Eyed Girl (initially titled Days When the Rains Came), a comedic drama that was released on November 21, 2025.
Television Between 2001 and 2005, Rodriguez portrayed Federico Diaz on the hit HBO series Six Feet Under. For this role he received two Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Ensemble in a Drama Series, an Emmy nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series, and a further three SAG nominations (also in the ensemble category). In 2003, he made guest appearances as Carla's brother Marco Espinosa on Season 3 of Scrubs.
On July 13, 2007, Rodriguez was added to the cast of the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty, in which he played Giovanni Rossi, a sandwich shop owner who became the love interest for Betty Suarez (played by America Ferrera). He made his debut on the series at the start of the second season, appeared in an episode of the third season and reprised the role again late in the fourth season.
From 2016 to 2021, Rodriguez starred as attorney and former New York City prosecutor Benny Colón in the CBS courtroom drama Bull.
In 2023, he appeared in the final season of Hulu's Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
Other Work As a voice actor since the year 2000, Rodriguez has voiced dozens of characters for television, movies and games. Among the most recognizable are the twin superheros Más y Menos (More and Less), who debuted in 2005 on Teen Titans. In 2006, he was the voice of Angelo Lopez in the popular video game Saints Row.
In 2007, Rodriguez featured prominently in the music video for the Santana song "Into the Night", and made a cameo appearance as a pilot/flight attendant in the music video for the song "Glamorous" by Fergie.
In 2008, alongside other celebrities, he was part of The Gap's holiday digital-advertising campaign, "Merry Mix It".
Filmography
Film YearTitleRole Notes1994The FenceYoung Terry Griff1995A Walk in the CloudsPedro Aragon Jr.Dead PresidentsJose1996Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt StoryMichael Maldonado1997The PestNinja1998Can't Hardly WaitJockShock TelevisionEddieJoseph's GiftJoseph KellerMy Brother JackJoey Casale1999PaybackValet2000For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval StoryLeonel2001Beyond the City LimitsTopo2003Dallas 362RubinVictor and EddieEddieChasing PapiVictorPledge of AllegianceSean Macintyre2005¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El MaléficoEl Silver Mask Jr., El Portero (voice)Direct-to-videoHarsh TimesMike AlonzoDreamerManolinHavocHector2006Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Rupert Garcia (voice)Direct-to-video A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.BobbyJoseLady in the WaterReggiePoseidonMarco Valentin2007Grindhouse - Planet TerrorEl Wray2008Little Spirit: Christmas in New YorkLeo's Father (voice)Nothing like the HolidaysJesse RodriguezBottle ShockGustavo Brambila2009ImmigrantsFlaco (voice)English dub2012Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin LadenTrenchSoldiers of FortuneReed2013CBGBIdaho2014Fort BlissCpt. Garver2023V/H/S/85Detective Wayne JohnsonSegment: "Dreamkill"2025Blue Eyed Girl Post-production
Television YearTitleRole Notes1999Party of FiveAlbert3 episodesOh, Grow UpDeke3 episodes2001–2005Six Feet UnderFederico Diaz63 episodes2003–2004ScrubsMarco Espinosa3 episodes2004Static ShockFade, Tech (voice)Episode: "Army of Darkness"Danny PhantomMayor Montez (voice)Episode: "Public Enemies"2005American Dad!Hector (voice)Episode: "Not Particularly Desperate Housewife"2005–2006Teen TitansMás y Menos (voice)5 episodes2007ERSimonEpisode: "Dying is Easy"2007–2010Ugly BettyGio12 episodes2010–2012Handy MannyReuben Garcia (voice)2011CHAOSRick Martinez13 episodes2011–2013Generator RexCesar Salazar (voice)17 episodes2013KaijudoHector Chavez (voice)28 episodesPerceptionWesley Sumter2 episodes2013, 2019Young JusticeEduardo Dorado Jr. (voice)2014Teen Titans Go!Más y Menos (voice)Episode: "Mas y Menos"Family GuyHandy Manny (voice)Episode: "Herpe the Love Sore"2014–2015The Night ShiftDr. Michael Ragosa22 episodes2015Ultimate Spider-ManMiguel O'Hara / Spider-Man 2099 (voice)2 episodes2016–2021BullBenny ColónMain cast2018Elena of AvalorEl Mistico (voice)Episode: "The Return of El Captain"2023Scavengers ReignTerrence (voice)2 episodesWu-Tang: An American SagaDetective GrecoMain cast
Video games Year Title Role Notes2006Saints RowAngelo Lopez2011Generator Rex: Agent of ProvidenceCesar Salazar2013LocoCyclePablo2025Marvel's Deadpool VRHeadpool
Music videos Year Artist Title Role2007Fergie"Glamorous"Flight AttendantSantana"Into the Night"Suicidal man
Awards and nominations ALMA Award Year Category Work Result 2002 Outstanding Actor in a Television Series Six Feet Under 2006 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series 2009 Best of the Year in Film - Actor Nothing like the Holidays
Emmy Award Year Category Work Result 2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Six Feet Under
Imagen Awards Year Category Work Result 2003 Best Supporting Actor - Television Six Feet Under 2004 Best Supporting Actor in a Television Drama 2005 Best Supporting Actor - Television 2006 2011 Best Actor/Television CHAOS
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Work Result 2002 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Six Feet Under 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Bobby
See also
List of notable Puerto Ricans
References
External links
Freddy Rodriguez's Official Twitter Let Freddy Rodriguez show you around. — An Associated Press/asap Flash interactive, multimedia piece showing inside some of Freddy Rodriguez's world.