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David Barrera

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  • Born
    December 28, 1968 · San Juan, Texas, USA
  • Birth name
    David Joel Barrera
  • Height
    5′ 9″ (1.75 m)

Biography

    • David Barrera is an award-winning veteran film and television actor with over one hundred Film and TV credits including Castle, Dirty John, The Big Bang Theory, CSI: Miami, The Closer, N.C.I.S., Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, Heroes, The West Wing, NYPD: Blue and 24 for which he received an ALMA Award nomination. Most recently, David has been seen in recurring roles on critically acclaimed shows like Bosch, What/If with Renée Zellweger, Hulu's Chance opposite Hugh Laurie, HBO's Emmy Nominated Generation Kill and Netflix record breaking Monster: The Jefferey Dahmer Story. David has been seen in films such as Universal's family comedy Evan Almighty starring Steve Carrell. Other film credits include Infinity directed by Matthew Broderick, The United States of Leeland, starring Don Cheadle, and No Way Back with Russell Crowe.

      David received his B.F.A. from the prestigious acting conservatory at Southern Methodist University and earned his M.F.A. from the Professional Actor Training Program at The University of California, San Diego (La Jolla Playhouse). While at U.C.S.D he was awarded the Princess Grace Award in acting. He resides in Los Angeles with his talented wife, actress Maria Canals-Barrera and their two beautiful daughters.
      - IMDb mini biography by: anonymous

Family

  • Spouse
      Maria Canals-Barrera(January 16, 1999 - present) (2 children)
  • Children
      Madeleine Barrera
      Bridge Barrera

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    Male

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  • Princess Grace Foundation Award Winner, Acting.
  • Holds BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
  • Holds an MFA in Acting from University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
  • Has 2 daughters with his wife Maria Canals-Barrera - Bridge Barrera (b.2003) and Madeleine Barrera (b.2005).

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