Rick Gonzalez was born on June 30, 1979 in New York City, USA. He is an American actor.

Gonzalez started his acting career in New York where he landed a small role in the made for television movie Thicker Than Blood (1998) as Sanchez.

His reputation as an actor started to grow with the roles of Rudy Bonilla in The Rookie, starring Dennis Quaid and as the sex-crazed Primo in the 2003 movie Biker Boyz. In 2005, he played the role of Timo Cruz in the movie Coach Carter.

Other his credits include comedy Old School (2003), Laurel Canyon (2003), Subway Cafe (2004), War of the Worlds (2005), Roll Bounce (2005), Pulse (2006) and Illegal Tender (2007).

His TV credits include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000), Touched by an Angel (2001), ER (2001), Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) The Shield (2002) and CSI: Miami (2006).

He is currently co-starring as Ben in the CW television series Reaper.

Filmography

• Four (2008)
• Pride and Glory (2009)
• The Promotion (2008)
• Oranges (2008) (V)
• "Reaper" (10 episodes, 2007)
• In the Valley of Elah (2007)
• Illegal Tender (2007)
• What We Do Is Secret (2007)
• "CSI: Miami" (1 episode, 2006)
• For Your Consideration (2006)
• Pulse (2006)
• First Snow (2006)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2006)
• Roll Bounce (2005)
• War of the Worlds (2005)
• Coach Carter (2005)
• Subway Cafe (2004)
• Old School (2003)
• Biker Boyz (2003)
• "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1 episode, 2002)
• Laurel Canyon (2002)
• "The Shield" (1 episode, 2002)
• The Rookie (2002)
• "ER" (1 episode, 2001)
• Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
• "Boston Public" (4 episodes, 2000-2001)
• "Nash Bridges" (1 episode, 2001)
• Prince of Central Park (2000)
• Mambo Café (2000)
• "Touched by an Angel" (1 episode, 2000)
• "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1 episode, 2000)
• Thicker Than Blood (1998) (TV)