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David Zayas is a male actor and character actor from the United States. Born in 1962, he was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He began his work period in 1995. Zayas is also a police officer and stage actor. He has been employed by the New York City Police Department. Additionally, he served in the United States Air Force.
He is married to Liza Colón-Zayas. Zayas speaks Spanish. His professional roles include acting in various productions. He is recognized for his work in the acting department.
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Film & TV
Puerto Rico
David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican theatrical, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz. Since 1998, Zayas has been married to actress Liza Colón-Zayas; he portrays the husband of her character on The Bear (2022 - present).
Known for
- R.J. Decker — Victor Ochoa2026
- Or Something — Uptown Mike2025
- The Running Man — Richard Manuel2025
- Dexter: Resurrection — Angel Batista2025
- Snag — Ramon2023
- The Night Agent — Mike Fonseca2023
- Adieu Aurora — Jon Castaneda2022
- The Bear — David Marrero2022
- R♥️J — Fernando Capulet2021
- Dexter: New Blood — Angel Batista2021
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1962-08-15 ) August 15, 1962 (age 63) , Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1995–present
- Spouse
- Liza Colón-Zayas ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Ponce
- Spouse
- Liza Colón-Zayas
- Occupation
- film actor
- Employer
- New York City Police Department
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Military branch
- United States Air Force
- Official website
- www.davidzayas.com
- Image
- DavidZayas-byPhilipRomano.jpg
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- Commons category
- David Zayas
- date of birth
- 1962-08-15
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- social media followers
- 26439
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Encyclopedic overview
David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on the Showtime series Dexter, Dexter: New Blood and Dexter: Resurrection and Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series Oz.
Early life
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