David Zayas

Person · Open Library

Works

1

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Film & TV

Acting · 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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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1940-12-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2

Total plays

2

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

   · 2021 · cited 85,107x

2. Basic local alignment search tool

   · 1990 · cited 80,856x

3. The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

   · 1986 · cited 63,641x

4. Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error

   · 1981 · cited 63,480x

5. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

   · 2009 · cited 58,749x

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Quotes

• “I went to an acting school while I was a cop still…The moment I was involved in that world, it electrified me and I realized that it was something that I wanted to do”
• “He looked at me like I was thinking outside of the reality of where we were at…And I respected my father. He was a good man, he was a good father, so I kind of like, really just put it in the back of my head. I really didn't pursue it much.”
• “I don’t have a dream role. Every role I get is my dream role. Whatever the role… I have to commit to every time.”
• “The thing is that there aren’t many stories told that are being shown to everybody from this, so any opportunity that I have to see a project that we could just release that to people that they could see a slice of life that they may not recognize or they may not know. It’s about family, it’s about being good people, it’s about culture, whether it’s music, theater, arts. And the opportunity to show that in a neighborhood and in a culture that I grew up in is very important to me.”

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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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