David Zayas

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David Zayas Wiki Biography

David Zayas was born on 15 August 1962, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and is an actor, best known for being part of the Showtime series “Dexter” as Angel Batista. Other projects he has been a part of include “Rounders”, and the HBO series “Oz” in which he played Enrique Morales. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is David Zayas? As of early-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $4 million, mostly earned through a successful career in acting. Some of his most recent projects include “Annie”, and the series “Gotham” in which he plays Sal Maroni. As he continues his career, it is expected that his wealth will also continue to increase.

At the age of 19, David joined the US Air Force, after which he joined the New York City Police Department, working as a police officer for almost 15 years. Thanks to his experience there, he developed as a character actor, and took acting jobs on television and film mainly as someone in law enforcement. He joined the LAByrinth Theater Company in 1992; the group was based in New York City and travelled around. His experience there led to more opportunities in film and television, and he had guest roles in popular shows such as “NYPD Blue”, “New York Undercover” and “Person of Interest”. His net worth was rising steadily.

This later led him to other acting roles, including playing Enrique Morales in the prison series “Oz”; the show ran for 56 episodes from 1997 to 2003. Three years later, he was cast in the series “Dexter” which ran from 2006 to 2013, staying as a cast member of the show for its entire run. The show enjoyed a lot of positive reviews and popularity, which helped Zayas’ net worth increase over the years. While doing television work, Zayas was also cast in “16 Blocks”, playing a corrupt police officer. He also played an NYPD officer in “Michael Clayton”. He had role in the independent film “Shadowboxing”, and also made an appearance in the film “The Expandables” which was released in 2010. In the same year, he became a part of the alien invasion film “Skyline” which was directed by “Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem” director Brothers Strause. Afterwards, he was cast in the Fox show “The Following”, playing retired FBI agentTyson, who is best friends with Ryan Hardy.

One of David’s latest projects is the “Batman” prequel series “Gotham” in which he plays mob boss Don Salvatore Maroni. He was also cast in the film “Annie” in 2014, as the bodega owner Lou. Thanks to all of these other opportunities, his net worth has continued to grow.

For his personal life, it is known that David is married to actress Liza Colon. They met while a part of the LAByrinth Theater Company. Liza is also known for her work in various television shows such as “Sex and the City” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”.

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David Zayas Quick Info

Full Name David Zayas
Net Worth $4 Million
Date Of Birth August 15, 1962
Place Of Birth Ponce, Puerto Rico
Height 6 ft (1.83 m)
Profession Actor
Nationality American
Spouse Liza Colón-Zayas
Children David Zayas Jr.
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/davidzayas62
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0953882/
Awards Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film
Nominations Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor – Supporting Role, ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor
Movies Dexter, The Expendables, Oz, 16 Blocks, Michael Clayton, Skyline, Tallulah, A Gentleman’s Game, The Interpreter, The Wannabe, Annie, Bringing Out the Dead, Jailbait, Return to Paradise
TV Shows Dexter, Oz

David Zayas Trademarks

  1. Low nasal voice
  2. Goatee

David Zayas Quotes

  • I love it and it is a blessing to be able to have seventy-five to eighty episodes to develop a character and find your voice. You have a similar through voice, and yet you are making different decisions, and so you act differently and you make different choices, as that is what your character would do.
  • There’s not too many things I’m afraid of, but I’m not too brave when it comes to sitting in a chair getting my teeth drilled.
  • As an actor, I’ve always found that my job is not to judge the content in which I’ve agreed to perform in. What I try to do is just find the truth in every moment that they’ve written.
  • I saw the original that Gela Babluani wrote and directed called ’13 Tzameti,’ and that was very interesting. I believe it was a French film, and I was just intrigued by the awkwardness; the off-beatness of the film really just grasped me.
  • To get into another person’s mindset and what they are trying to do with their project is a challenge, and it is what I like.
  • Art has to be reflective of our society.
  • Part of an actor’s job, in my opinion, is adjust to the characteristics of the director and try to understand to how he tries to work.
  • Working on ‘Dexter’ is like shooting one big movie every year.
  • You just see a good project and want to be involved in it, and that’s what ‘Dexter’ was.]
  • People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesn’t make them good people or bad people.

David Zayas Important Facts

  • Father of David Zayas Jr.
  • The only cast member of ‘Dexter’ to have been an actual Police Officer.
  • Served in the U.S. Air Force.
  • Born in Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, New York.
  • One of four actors to star in the television series Dexter and Oz, along with Lauren Luna Vélez, Erik King and Scott William Winters.
  • Member of Labyrinth Theater Company.
  • Former NYPD beat cop in Times Square.

David Zayas Filmography

Title Year Status Character Role
The Savages 2007 Eduardo Actor
Numb3rs 2006 TV Series Carlos Costavo Actor
Bristol Boys 2006 Detective Benson Actor
The Path to 9/11 2006 TV Mini-Series Lou Napoli Actor
Conviction 2006 TV Series Cartwright Actor
16 Blocks 2006 Robert Torres Actor
La fiesta del Chivo 2005 Antonio de la Maza Actor
Angel 2005 TV Movie Angel’s Father Actor
Sangre/Blood 2005 Short Nestor Actor
The Interpreter 2005 Charlie Russell Actor
Brooklyn Bound 2004 Popo Actor
Jailbait 2004 Guard Actor
Mimmo & Paulie 2004 Short Paulie Actor
Angels in America 2003 TV Mini-Series Super Actor
La Araña 2003 Short La Araña Actor
Undefeated 2003 TV Movie Paulie Actor
Anne B. Real 2003 Cynthia’s Dad Actor
Oz 2000-2003 TV Series Enrique Morales Actor
Guiding Light 2002 TV Series Prison Guard Actor
A Gentleman’s Game 2002 Alfred D’Angelo Actor
Washington Heights 2002 David Actor
UC: Undercover 2002 TV Series Jorge Gonzales Actor
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2002 TV Series Detective Milton Actor
Wit 2001 TV Movie Code Team Blue Head Actor
Sam the Man 2001 Billy the Cop Actor
All My Children 2000 TV Series Actor
The Beat 2000 TV Series Rei Morales Actor
The Yards 2000 Officer Jerry Rifkin Actor
NYPD Blue 2000 TV Series Joaquin Enriquez Actor
Kingdom Come 1999 Actor
Bringing Out the Dead 1999 Cop in Elevator Actor
Third Watch 1999 TV Series Motorman Actor
Bleach 1998 Short Lt. Ballard Actor
Trinity 1998 TV Series Uniform Cop #1 Actor
Stepmom 1998 Policeman Actor
Above Freezing 1998 Hector Actor
Rounders 1998 Osborne Actor
Return to Paradise 1998 Construction Foreman Actor
Scar City 1998 Cop #1 Actor
O.K. Garage 1998 Omar Actor
Lena’s Dreams 1997 Jorge Actor
Feds 1997 TV Series Actor
New York Undercover 1996 TV Series Paco Martinez Actor
Blanco TV Movie Ortiz Actor
Tell No Tales 2018 pre-production Frank (rumored) Actor
Eli Moran 2018 post-production Coach Romero Actor
Shine 2017 post-production Ramon Actor
Shut Eye 2016 TV Series Eduardo Bernal Actor
The Blacklist 2013-2016 TV Series Manny Soto Actor
11:55 2016 Maurice Actor
Bloodline 2016 TV Series Sheriff Aguirre Actor
The Lennon Report 2016 Officer Joseph Medina Actor
Tallulah 2016 Detective Richards Actor
Lost Cat Corona 2015 Ponce Actor
Elementary 2015 TV Series Juan Murillo Actor
Gotham 2014-2015 TV Series Sal Maroni Actor
The Wannabe 2015 Actor
Annie 2014 Lou Actor
Ride 2014/I Ramon Actor
Saint George 2014 TV Series Junior Actor
Dexter 2006-2013 TV Series Sgt. Angel Batista
Det. Angel Batista
Lt. Angel Batista
Actor
Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret 2013 TV Movie Detective Flores Actor
The Following 2013 TV Series Tyson Hernandez Actor
Samuel Bleak 2013 Ruben Ramirez Actor
Deception 2013 TV Series Frank Actor
Junction 2012 Lt. Tarelli Actor
Grimm 2012 TV Series Salvadore Butrell Actor
Person of Interest 2012 TV Series Ernie Trask Actor
Skyline 2010 Oliver Actor
H.A.W.X.2 2010 Video Game Manny (voice) Actor
The Expendables 2010 General Garza Actor
Coach 2010 Video Ramon Actor
Shadowboxing 2010/II Bill Actor
Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2006-2010 TV Series Captain Pro Tem Stanley Maas
Fire Marshall
Actor
13 2010/I Detective Larry Mullane Actor
In Plain Sight 2009 TV Series Harrison Locke Actor
Flying By 2009 Tony Actor
CSI: Miami 2009 TV Series Ben Porterson Actor
Wake 2009/I Detective Grayson Actor
Concerto 2009 Short Ray Lorentz Actor
Burning Mussolini 2009 Hector Actor
Law & Order 1995-2008 TV Series Detective Justin Cabrera / John Mireles / Carlos / … Actor
Michael Clayton 2007 Detective Dalberto Actor
Burn Notice 2007 TV Series Javier Actor
The Closer 2007 TV Series Brian Actor
Shark 2007 TV Series Alvarez Actor
Without a Trace 2007 TV Series Gabriel Molina Actor
10-13 producer announced Producer
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories 2005 Video Game motion capture performer Miscellaneous
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas 2004 Video Game motion capture actor Miscellaneous
10-13 announced Director
10-13 announced Writer
2013 ALMA Awards 2013 TV Special Himself Self
Action: ‘The Expendables’ 2011 Video short Himself Self
When Pop Culture Saved America: A 9-11 Story 2011 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
Latino 101 2010-2011 TV Series Himself Self
Working in the Theatre 2011 TV Series documentary Himself Self
Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition 2011 TV Series Himself Self
The Mo’Nique Show 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Made in Hollywood 2010 TV Series Himself Self
Inferno: The Making of ‘The Expendables’ 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself Self
2009 Alma Awards 2009 TV Special Himself Self
Infanity 2008 TV Series documentary Himself Self
ADHDtv: With Lew Marklin 2008 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Guest Self
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith 2006 TV Series Himself Self
The Third Annual ‘On Cinema’ Oscar Special 2015 Video Himself (uncredited) Archive Footage

David Zayas Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie Category
2013 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Special Achievement in Television Dexter (2006) Won
2007 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Dexter (2006) Won
2013 ALMA Award ALMA Awards Special Achievement in Television Dexter (2006) Nominated
2007 Satellite Award Satellite Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television Dexter (2006) Nominated