Richard Cabral

Richard Cabral Biography

Richard Cabral is an American actor and writer known for his role on the anthology series American Crime (2015), and his recurring role on the Fox action comedy-drama TV series Lethal Weapon, based on the action film series of the same name

Early life

Richard Cabral grew up in east Los Angeles, in a second-generation Mexican-American family. He became active in gang activity from an early age. He said in an interview with Entertainment Tonight that his family had been a part of the gang scene since the 1970s. When he was a child, he was separated from his family. He was incarcerated at the age of 13 for stealing a wallet. Cabral developed an addiction to crack cocaine by the age of 15. He obtained his GED as a teenager but once again got in trouble with the law. He was sentenced to prison for violent assault with a deadly weapon; he was released at the age of 25.

Career

While Cabral was trying to turn his life around, his friends recommended he seek out the services of Homeboy Industries, a gang-intervention program based in Los Angeles. He began to act. In 2009, Cabral appeared in the television show Southland. In 2010, he appeared in the music video for Bruno Mars' single "Grenade".

In 2015, Cabral starred in the mini-series American Crime, in which he portrayed the character Hector Tontz. For his role, Cabral was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie at the 2015 Primetime Emmy Awards.

In 2016, Cabral co-wrote with Robert Egan a one-man show called Fighting Shadows, about his experiences as a former gang member who spent years in and out of prison.

Awards

In 2013, Cabral won the Lo Maximo award from Homeboy Industries, which honors HI service recipients who give back to the community.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	A Better Life	Marcelo Valdez
2012	End of Watch	Demon
2013	Snitch	Flaco
2013	The Counselor	The Green Hornet
2014	Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones	Arturo Lopez
2014	Walk of Shame	Gang Member
2016	Blood Father	Joker
2017	Khali the Killer	Khali
2017	All Creatures Here Below	Hugo	Post-Production
2017	Windows on the World	Domingo	Post-Production
2018	Breaking In	Duncan	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Southland	Joker Ruiz	Episode: "Derailed"
2011	Southland	Cholo #2	Episode: "Code 4"
2011	Southland	Leprechaun	3 episodes
2011	Body of Proof	Jorge	Episode: "Hunting Party"
2012	Luck	Store Clerk	Episode: "#1.3"
2013	Chicago Fire	Inmate Rios	Episode: "A Hell of a Ride"
2014	Bosch	Jimmy Uribe (uncredited)	Episode: "Chapter One: 'Tis the Season"
2014	Key and Peele	Eduardo	Episode: "Terrorist Meeting"
2015	American Crime	Hector Tonz	11 episodes
2016	American Crime	Sebastian De Le Torre	5 episodes
2016-17	Lethal Weapon	Detective Alex Cruz	8 episodes
2017	American Crime	Isaac Castillo	5 episodes
2017	Mayans MC	Johnny "El Coco" Cruz	Upcoming series

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated work	Result
2015	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie	American Crime
2015	Satellite Awards	Best Cast - Television Series	American Crime

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