Carlos Díaz (actor)
Encyclopedia
Carlos Patricio Díaz is a Chile
an-born Canadian
film
and television
actor
who appears in Rent-a-Goalie
, The Dead Zone
and The Line.
to Spanish
parents. There are three other men named Carlos Díaz in his family. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
and travels to Vancouver
, British Columbia
for work at times throughout the year. He speaks English
and Spanish language
fluently and has a working knowledge of French
. He has worked in television series, commercials, film, theatre, radio and voice over animation.
In 2004, he was actually interviewed by Carlos Díaz (no relation), host of Celebrity Justice
for a segment on actors with the same name.
Díaz and the cast of Rent-a-Goalie
were nominated for a Gemini Award
in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Seasons 1 through 3 for "Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series".
Actuacion
Telenovela Chilena "Primera Dama" (2011- )Como Juan Pablo
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an-born Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who appears in Rent-a-Goalie
Rent-a-Goalie
Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series...
, The Dead Zone
The Dead Zone (TV series)
The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...
and The Line.
Life and career
Díaz was born in Santiago, ChileSantiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
to Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
parents. There are three other men named Carlos Díaz in his family. He lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
and travels to Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
for work at times throughout the year. He speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
fluently and has a working knowledge of French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. He has worked in television series, commercials, film, theatre, radio and voice over animation.
In 2004, he was actually interviewed by Carlos Díaz (no relation), host of Celebrity Justice
Celebrity Justice
Celebrity Justice was an American news show which ran from 2002 to 2005. It was produced by Harvey Levin Productions, and directed by Brad Kreisburg, and Rob Dorn for one episode in 2005...
for a segment on actors with the same name.
Díaz and the cast of Rent-a-Goalie
Rent-a-Goalie
Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series...
were nominated for a Gemini Award
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry awards in Canada.First awarded in 1986, the Geminis celebrate the achievements of TV members of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. Essentially, it presents awards for the best television productions in Canada. Awards are...
in 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Seasons 1 through 3 for "Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series".
Filmography
- Cra$h & BurnCra$h & BurnCra$h & Burn is a Canadian television drama series created by Malcolm MacRury. The show takes place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, where it is also filmed.The series stars Luke Kirby as Jimmy Burn, a claims investigator for Protected Insurance....
(formerly "Lawyers, Guns and Money") (2009) (TV Series) - Carlos Galindo (12 episodes) - The Adventures of Leo & Cleo (2010) (TV series) - (voice)- Fresco (16 episodes)
- The BridgeThe Bridge (TV series)The Bridge was a Canadian police drama commissioned by CTV and CBS starring Aaron Douglas. The name of the series is derived from the bridge which separates the wealthy Rosedale neighborhood of Toronto with one of its poorest, St. James Town....
(2009) (TV series) - parts dealer (1 episode) - How To Be IndieHow to be IndieHow to Be Indie is a Canadian television show on YTV. The main character is a 13 year old Indian Canadian teenager named Indira "Indie" Mehta. The program is a single-camera series intended for a youth audience. The series was created by Vera Santamaria, John May, and Suzanne Bolch.t of life...
(2009) (TV series) - Sensei Jeff (1 episode) - Lawyers, Guns & Money (2008) (TV Pilot) - Carlos (pilot)
- CleanClean-Music:* The Clean, an influential first-wave punk band* Clean , an industrial album by Deitiphobia* "Clean", a song by Depeche Mode from their 1990 album Violator* Clean, an amplifier sound in guitar terminology* Clean, an Edwin Starr album...
(2008) (TV Pilot) - Carl (pilot) - The Line (TV series) (2007–2008) - Mike (5 episodes)
- Rent-a-GoalieRent-a-GoalieRent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series...
(2006–2007) (TV series) - Looch (26 episodes) - Otro lado del pasillo, El (2006) (Best Short film—MethodFest)- Miguel
- The Very Good Adventures of Yam Roll in Happy Kingdom (2006) (TV series) (voice)- Ebi (unknown episodes)
- Four BrothersFour Brothers (film)Four Brothers is a 2005 action crime film directed by John Singleton. The movie stars Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, Andre Benjamin and Garrett Hedlund. The film was shot in Detroit, Michigan and Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...
(2005) - baffled cop - Cool MoneyCool MoneyCool Money is a 2005 American television film starring James Marsters.-Plot:Bobby Comfort was a convicted thief, before he escaped from prison and cleared himself of all charges. He returns home to his wife and daughter, but finds himself unsatisfied with the domestic lifestyle...
(2005) (TV) - bank officer - Hu$tle (2004) (TV) - Mike Bertollini
- Evel KnievelEvel KnievelEvel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket...
(2004) (TV) - DJ Caruso - The Dead ZoneThe Dead Zone (TV series)The Dead Zone, aka Stephen King's Dead Zone is an American-Canadian science fiction/suspense series starring Anthony Michael Hall as Johnny Smith, who discovers he has developed psychic abilities after a coma...
(2004) (TV series) - Rick Fanuli (1 episode) - Crime SpreeCrime SpreeCrime Spree is a 2003 film written and directed by Brad Mirman. It stars well known actors Gerard Depardieu and Harvey Keitel as well as french singers Johnny Hallyday and Renaud.- Plot :...
(2003) - Hector - Adventure Inc.Adventure Inc.Adventure Inc. is a dramatised adventure television series produced primarily in Canada which aired from September 30, 2002 to May 12, 2003. It was a co-production of Fireworks Entertainment , Tribune Entertainment Tribune Entertainment , M6 , Amy International , and Tele München...
(2003) (TV series) - parts dealer (1 episode) - Street Time (2002) (TV series) - Tony Rodriguez (1 episode)
- Lucky Day (2002) (TV) - Officer Miller
- John QJohn QJohn Q is a 2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it...
(2002) - paramedic #1 - The Save-UmsThe Save-UmsThe Save-Ums is a Canadian animated television series produced by DHX Media. It is broadcasted in the Kids' CBC programming block on CBC Television in Canada, in the Ready Set Learn block on Discovery Kids, and TLC in the United States, and Five in the United Kingdom.-Synopsis:The Save-Ums are a...
(2002) (TV series) (voice) - Raymundo the ant (8 episodes) - Boss of BossesBoss of BossesBoss of Bosses is a 2001 made for TV movie about the life of former Gambino Family boss Paul Castellano. It stars Chazz Palminteri as Paul Castellano, Patricia Mauceri as his wife Nina, Mark Margolis as Joseph Armone, and Angela Alvarado as his mistress Gloria Olarte.This film focuses on Paul...
(2001) (TV) - Philip Castellano - Chasing Cain (2001) (TV)- Neil
- Hangman (2001) - Officer Peros
- RoboCop: Prime DirectivesRoboCop: Prime DirectivesRoboCop: Prime Directives is a TV miniseries released in 2001. It is based on the 1987 cyberpunk/science fiction film RoboCop directed by Paul Verhoeven. The series consisted of four feature length movies: Dark Justice, Meltdown, Resurrection, and Crash and Burn...
(2000) (TV mini-series) - Jenkins OCP - The Uncles (2000) - Eddie the Waiter
- The Seventh Portal (2000) (TV series) (voice) - Oxblood/Roberto Diaz
Actuacion
Telenovela Chilena "Primera Dama" (2011- )Como Juan Pablo