Anthony Ramos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anthony Ramos
Ramos in 2017
Born	Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991 (age 33) Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Education	American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	2010–present

Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez (born November 1, 1991) is an American actor and singer. After graduating in musical theatre from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, he began working in stage musicals. In 2015, he originated the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton in the Broadway musical Hamilton. He received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the 2020 stage recording of the play.

Ramos played a supporting role in A Star Is Born (2018), and has since starred in the musical film In the Heights (2021), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and the action film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023).

Early life and education

Ramos was born Anthony Ramos Martinez in New York City, and is of Puerto Rican descent. He grew up in the Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood where he lived with his mother, older brother, and younger sister.

Ramos attended Halsey Junior High School, where he sang Motown songs at school assemblies in a student group called the Halsey Trio. He is a 2009 graduate of New Utrecht High School. His ambitions at the time centered around baseball, including plans to play NCAA Division III college baseball, followed by a coaching career.

After high school, Ramos attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, a conservatory for the performing arts, on a full scholarship. He graduated from its musical theatre program in 2011.

Acting career

Starting in 2011, Ramos earned roles in a variety of regional and touring musical productions, including Usnavi de la Vega in a 2012 production of In the Heights.

In 2014, Ramos performed in Heart and Lights at Radio City Music Hall, a dance show with the Rockettes which was canceled during previews. During rehearsals for Heart and Lights, Ramos auditioned for the off-Broadway production of Hamilton at The Public Theater.

After being cast in Hamilton, Ramos played Justin Laboy in Lin-Manuel Miranda's short musical 21 Chump Street, a 14-minute, one-time performance on June 7, 2014, that was recorded for This American Life.

Ramos (left) performs with Hamilton castmates at the White House.

Hamilton opened off-Broadway in early 2015, with Ramos originating the dual roles of John Laurens and Alexander Hamilton's eldest son Philip Hamilton. The musical moved to Broadway on July 13, 2015, in previews, and opened on August 6, 2015. Ramos left the production on November 20, 2016 being replaced by Jordan Fisher.

In September 2016, it was announced that Ramos had been cast in director Spike Lee's Netflix comedy-drama series She's Gotta Have It, in the role of Mars Blackmon.

Ramos played the role of Ramon in the 2018 remake of A Star Is Born, starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper, and directed by Cooper.

In 2018, Variety reported that Ramos had been cast as Usnavi de la Vega in the film adaptation of In the Heights. The movie was released in 2021 to significant acclaim, but was a box-office bomb.

In April 2021, Ramos was cast in the lead role in the next installment of the Transformers film franchise, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The film was released on June 9, 2023.

In February 2022, Ramos was cast as Parker Robbins / The Hood in the upcoming superhero streaming series Ironheart, set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In April 2023, Ramos was cast in Twisters, the sequel to the hit 1996 film Twister. The film is set for release on July 19, 2024.

In January 2024, Ramos was cast as the lead voice role in a Bob the Builder animated film.

Recording career

Ramos appeared on the original Broadway cast recording of Hamilton in 2015, in the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton. He reunited with Lin-Manuel Miranda in October 2017 as one of the vocalists on Miranda's song "Almost Like Praying", a release to benefit Hurricane Maria victims.

Ramos in 2017

On November 8, 2017, two tracks, "Freedom" and "Common Ground", from his first solo EP, titled The Freedom EP, were released. The release was produced by Will Wells, who had previously worked with Logic and Pentatonix. The Freedom EP was released on January 20, 2018. In addition to the previously released singles, the EP included two new songs, "When The Bell Tolls" and "PRayer" [sic].

On June 13, 2019, it was announced that Ramos had signed to Republic Records. The signing was documented on his YouTube series, It Takes A Village, where he revealed that new music would be released that summer. His debut album, The Good & The Bad, was released in the autumn on October 25, 2019. Although it did not chart on the US Billboard Top 200 album chart, it did debut at number 21 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.

On June 25, 2021, Republic released his second album, Love and Lies. The album debuted and peaked for one week at number 36 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart.

Personal life

In 2014, Ramos met actress Jasmine Cephas Jones during rehearsals for the off-Broadway production of Hamilton. Ramos confirmed that they had made things official in February 2015, and on Christmas Eve 2018, Anthony proposed to Jasmine in front of her favourite castle in Arundel. In November 2021, they ended their engagement before officially splitting. They remained private about the details of their breakup.

In 2023, Ramos began dating Spanish singer-songwriter Eva Ruiz.

In February 2024, Ramos' family was featured on episode 104 ("Mean Streets") of the PBS genealogy television show Finding Your Roots.

Filmography

Film

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	White Girl	Kilo
	10 Crosby	Younger Doorman	Short film
2017	Patti Cake$	Recording Engineer
2018	Monsters and Men	Manny Ortega
	Summer Days, Summer Nights	Frankie
	A Star Is Born	Ramon
2019	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Staff Sergeant Anthony Martinez
2020	Trolls World Tour	King Trollex (voice)
	Hamilton	John Laurens / Philip Hamilton	Filmed recording of 2016 Broadway musical
	Honest Thief	Ramon Hall
2021	In the Heights	Usnavi de la Vega
2022	The Bad Guys	Mr. Piranha (voice)
2023	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	Noah Diaz
	Dumb Money	Marcus
2024	Twisters	Javi	Post-production
TBA	Distant	Andy Ramirez	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Younger	Julio	Episodes: “Liza Sows Her Oates”, “IRL”
2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Juan Flores	Episode: "Forty-One Witnesses"
2017–2018	Will & Grace	Tony	4 episodes
2017–2019	She's Gotta Have It	Mars Blackmon	19 episodes
2019	Elena of Avalor	Tito (voice)	Episode: "Team Isa"
2021	In Treatment	Eladio Restrepo	6 episodes
	Blindspotting	Yorkie	2 episodes
	Trolls: Holiday in Harmony	King Trollex (voice)	TV special
2024	Finding Your Roots	himself	Episode: "Mean Streets"
TBA	Ironheart	Parker Robbins / The Hood	Upcoming Disney+ miniseries

Theatre

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Soundtrack and cast albums

Singles

Awards and nominations

See also

In Spanish: Anthony Ramos para niños