Manuel "Manny" Pérez Batista (born May 5, 1969) is a Dominican

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 actor, who has appeared in the television series Third Watch

Third Watch

Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each....

 and in the film Washington Heights

Washington Heights (film)

Washington Heights is a 2003 Lions Gate film directed by Alfredo De Villa and starring Manny Perez, Tomas Milian, and Danny Hoch. It concerns a young comic book artist and his struggle to deal with his father's paralysis following a robbery of his shop in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New...

. Pérez was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic, and currently resides in Manhattan

Manhattan

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's Washington Heights

Washington Heights, Manhattan

Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in the northern reaches of the borough of Manhattan. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest point on Manhattan island by Continental Army troops during the American Revolutionary War, to defend the area from the...

 neighborhood.

Pérez is one of 11 siblings. By the time Pérez finished high school, Manny knew he wanted to be an actor, he moved to New York where he majored in drama at Marymount Manhattan College, graduating in 1992.

He has also studied at Ensemble Studio Theatre and is a member of the LAByrinth Theatre Company, in New York City.

After his performance on the film Washington Heights which he also co-wrote and produced, Manny garnered praise from many critics.

The New York Times

The New York Times

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 stated "Mr. Perez has charisma to burn." He won the 2002 Best Actor Award at The Milan International Film Festival in Italy for his performance in Washington Heights.

Pérez was the first ever member of his family to get a university degree.

At the Santo Domingo Invita show Pérez was honored as one of the most prominent Dominican actors in the United States.

In November 2007 Pérez was honored in the Dominican Film Festival held in Puerto Plata along with Dania Ramirez

Dania Ramirez

Dania Ramirez is a Dominican-American TV and film actress.She is most recently known for playing Alex in Entourage, Maya Herrera in Heroes and Blanca during the last season of The Sopranos. She also played antagonist Callisto in X-Men: The Last Stand.-Early life:Ramirez was born in Santo Domingo,...

 for his humanitarian work in the Dominican Republic. When Pérez received the award he said that his first pair of shoes where given by his father to him at the age of 5 and that he only wore them to go to Mass

Mass

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 on Sundays. Pérez also said that when he first got to the United States he was really fat and that he didn't know why since he was poor and didn't eat well. Until his mother took him to the doctor where they found out that his stomach was full of hookworms that got into his body through his feet since he always walk barefoot. Pérez donated 10,000 shoes to families who lost everything after Hurricane Noel

Hurricane Noel

The name Noel has been used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.* 1995's Hurricane Noel - reached hurricane strength far from land and was absorbed by a cold front without threatening land....

 swept across the Dominican Republic.

Filmography

Films and television series that Pérez has appeared in include:

Title	Year	Role
Forged (film) Forged (film) Forged is a 2010 drama directed by William Wedig starring Manny Perez, David Castro, Jaime Tirelli, Kevin Breznahan, and Margo Martindale. Forged will was released in theaters through Maya Entertainment on July 29, 2011, as part of the Maya Indie Series.-Plot:Set in the cold and rusty steel mill...	2010 (post-production)	Chuco
Cold Case	2010	Tut (1 episode)
La Soga (film)	2009 (post-production)	Luisito (AKA: La Soga)
A Kiss of Chaos	2009	Tony
Sanctified (film)	2008 (in production)
Ego	2008 (in production)	Cupola
Coming Soon	2007 (post-production)	Javier
The Ministers	2007 (post-production)	Det. Manso
Pride and Glory Pride and Glory (film) Pride and Glory is a 2008 crime drama film directed by Gavin O'Connor. It stars Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, and Noah Emmerich. The film was released on October 24, 2008, in the United States....	2008 (completed)	Coco Dominguez
Rockaway	2007 (completed)	Antwan
Illegal Tender Illegal Tender (film) Illegal Tender is a movie written and directed by Franc. Reyes and produced by Academy Award nominee John Singleton. It stars Rick Gonzalez, Wanda De Jesus and Dania Ramirez, the movie also marks the film debut of Reggaeton music star Tego Calderón....	2007	Wilson DeLeon Sr.
Tracks of Color	2007	George Martinez
Rescue Me Rescue Me (TV series) Rescue Me is an American television drama series that premiered on the FX Network on July 21, 2004, and concluded on September 7, 2011. The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters in the fictitious Ladder 62 / Engine 99 firehouse.The show...	2006–2007	Luis (5 episodes)
Amexicano Amexicano Amexicano is a film directed by Matthew Bonifacio and written by Carmine Famiglietti. The film explores the relationship between a blue-collar Italian-American man and an illegal Mexican immigrant as they both try to make a living in Queens, New York...	2007	Diego
Where God Left His Shoes Where God Left His Shoes Where God Left His Shoes is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Salvatore Stabile and starring John Leguizamo, Leonor Varela, Samantha Rose, Jerry Ferrara, and Adriane Lenox. It was first distributed through a limited release by IFC Films on 12 December 2008...	2007	Luis
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it is also primarily produced...	2002–2007	CSU Tech
Yellow	2006	Angelo
El Cantante El Cantante El Cantante is a 2006 American film released in the United States on August 3, 2007. The biopic stars singer Marc Anthony and actress-singer Jennifer Lopez . The film is based on the life story of salsa legend Héctor Lavoe...	2006	Eddie
Bella Bella (film) Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:...	2006	Manny
Night Stalker Night Stalker -Criminals:* Richard Ramirez, a Los Angeles serial killer known as the Night Stalker* Original Night Stalker, an unidentified serial killer and rapist unrelated to Ramírez...	2005	Caleca (1 episode)
Third Watch Third Watch Third Watch is an American television drama series which first aired on NBC from 1999 to 2005 for a total of 132 episodes, broadcast in 6 seasons of 22 episodes each....	2005	Manny Santiago (10 episodes)
Dragnet	2004	Sergio (1 episode)
CSI: Miami CSI: Miami CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....	2004	Manny Orantes (1 episode)
The Breakup Artist	2004	Carlos
Party Monster	2003	Johnny
Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent Law & Order: Criminal Intent is an American police procedural television drama series set in New York City, where it was also primarily produced. Created and produced by Dick Wolf and René Balcer, the series premiered on September 30, 2001, as the second spin-off of Wolf's successful crime drama...	2002	Jorge Galvez (1 episode)
Washington Heights Washington Heights (film) Washington Heights is a 2003 Lions Gate film directed by Alfredo De Villa and starring Manny Perez, Tomas Milian, and Danny Hoch. It concerns a young comic book artist and his struggle to deal with his father's paralysis following a robbery of his shop in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New...	2002	Carlos
King Rikki King Rikki King Rikki is a 2002 drama film starring Jon Seda, Mario López, Tonantzin Carmelo and Timothy Paul Perrez. This film was based on the play Richard III by William Shakespeare...	2002	Jorge Ortega
100 Centre Street 100 Centre Street 100 Centre Street is an American legal drama created by Sidney Lumet and starring Alan Arkin.-Premise:The show takes its name for the street address of the criminal division of the New York Supreme Court for New York County. The show aired in the United States on the A&E Network cable television...	2001–2002	Ramon Rodriguez (18 episodes)
Brother Brother (2000 film) All compositions by Joe Hisaishi.#"Drifter... in LAX"#"Solitude"#"Tattoo"#"Death Spiral"#"Party "#"On the Shore"#"Blood Brother"#"Raging Men"#"Beyond the Control"#"Wipe Out"#"Liberation from the Death"#"I Love You, Aniki"#"Ballade"...	2000	Mexican Mafia Hitman
Dinner Rush Dinner Rush Dinner Rush is an independent feature film, written by Brian S. Kalata and Rick Shaughnessy. Directed by Bob Giraldi. It stars Danny Aiello as a restaurateur-bookmaker in New York City's Tribeca neighborhood and Edoardo Ballerini as his son, the restaurant's star chef...	2000	Gabriel
Rude Awakening Rude Awakening (TV series) Rude Awakening is a TV series created by Claudia Lonow, aired by Showtime on 55 22-min episodes for 3 seasons .-Story:Rude Awakening tells the story of Billie Frank, an out of work alcoholic ex-soap opera actress. She tries to go sober and become a writer but continues to struggle with her...	1999	Jesus (2 episodes)
On the Q.T.	1999	Aurelio
Brooklyn South Brooklyn South Brooklyn South is an American ensemble police drama series that aired on CBS for only one season during the 1997-98 television season. The series was co-created by Steven Bochco, Bill Clark, David Milch and William M. Finkelstein. Bochco is the creator of many well-known police dramas such as Hill...	1998	1 episode
Neto's Run	1998	Neto
Chick Flick Chick flick Chick flick is a slang term for a film mainly dealing with love and romance designed to appeal to a female target audience. Although many types of films may be directed toward the female gender, "chick flick" is typically used only in reference to films that are heavy with emotion or contain themes...	1998
Stick Up	1997	Eddie
Sleeping Together	1997	Carlos
Bullet	1996	Flaco
Courage Under Fire Courage Under Fire Courage Under Fire is a 1996 film directed by Edward Zwick, and starring Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Lou Diamond Phillips and Matt Damon. It is one of the first films to depict the 1991 Gulf War.-Plot:...	1996	Jenkins
New York Undercover New York Undercover New York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct who were assigned to...	1994–1996	Tony (2 episodes)
NYPD Blue NYPD Blue NYPD Blue is an American television police drama set in New York City, exploring the internal and external struggles of the fictional 15th precinct of Manhattan...	1995	Tonio (1 episode)
Crooklyn Crooklyn Crooklyn is a 1994 semi-autobiographical film co-written and directed by Spike Lee. The film takes place in Brooklyn, New York and the neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant during the summer of 1973. Its primary focus is a young girl, Troy , and her family...	1994	Hector
Nyû Yôku no koppu	1993	Tito

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