Edgar Ramirez Arellano is a Venezuelan actor, born on March 25, 1977 in the city of San Cristobal (Tachira State, southwest Venezuela).
Being the son of a soldier, living abroad with his family, learned several English, German, Italian and French, as well as his mother tongue, Spanish. He studied Journalism (ComunicaciĆ³n Social) at the Andres Bello Catholic University, in Caracas. He began exploring his acting vocation, playing on several school made films.
He was recognized as an actor after portraying “Cacique” in the popular venezuelan soap opera “Cosita Rica”, aired through 2003 and 2004, lasting over 270 episodes. His debut as an international Hollywood actor was playing Choco, Domino Harvery’s love interest in Tony Scott’s Domino.
His next major feature film was Vantage Point directed by Pete Travis. In this high-budgeted Sony Pictures political thriller, RamĆrez joined an all-star international cast including Dennis Quaid, Matthew Fox, William Hurt, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega and Ayelet Zurer. RamĆrez plays Javier, an ex-special forces soldier forced to kidnap the American President. Later on he starred in the title role of Alberto Arvelo’s Cyrano FernĆ”ndez, based on the French play Cyrano de Bergerac.
RamĆrez also appears in La Hora Cero (The Magic Hour) (Venezuela), a short film directed by Guillermo Arriaga, the acclaimed screenwriter of Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel (Mexico); Plan B, directed by Alejandro GarcĆa Wiederman (Venezuela); Yotama se va volando (Yotama Flies Away), directed by Luis Armando Roche (Venezuela/France); and Punto y Raya (Step Forward), directed by Elia Schneider (a Venezuela, Spain, Chile and Uruguay co-production), submitted by Venezuela for Oscar consideration for 2004 Best Foreign Film, in which he played the role of Pedro, a Colombian soldier.