Carter Redwood

Carter Redwood is an American actor. He is best known for playing SA Andre Raines in the police procedural series FBI: International.

Early life Redwood was raised in the Hill District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Carl and Tawyna Redwood. At age 13 he made his debut as a director with two-act plays for the Pittsburgh Playwrights Company and a one-act play for the Pittsburgh New Works Theater Company. As a sixth-grader, he won first place in the Pittsburgh Public Theater Shakespeare monologue competition for “Othello.” He won this competition again between 2004 and 2009. In 2009, he took his first trip out of the United States, traveling to Katowice, Poland, to participate in the Festival of Americas, where he performed in a stage production of “Angry Black Man Poetry.” In 2014 he graduated from the Carnegie Mellon University and won the He cites African-American playwright August Wilson as his main influence as well mentor and friend Mark Clayton Southers of Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre for helping him discover his passion for acting.

Career He played Nick in the romantic drama film Premature and had an 2 episode arc on the musical drama series Rise playing Bump. One of his first big film roles came playing Crockett in the war film The Yellow Birds. He had a recurring role as Pedro Guzman in the drama miniseries The Long Road Home. He made an appearance in two episodes of the comedy drama series Orange Is the New Black. He played Ray Ray Kennedy one of the lead characters in the drama series 5th Ward The Series. His best known role so far has been playing SA Andre Raines in the police procedural series FBI: International.

Personal life In 2023 alongside his brother Maurice Redwood he was given the honour of August Wilson House Fellows by Duquesne University.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2012 Mafia Soldier#2 2013 Seventeen Days Drae 2013 Underdogs Damien Taylor 2013 Robinson Brandon Short 2013 Sandman 118 Miles Short 2014 Not Cool JC 2014 Blood First Rico 2015 The Recall Jamal Dawson Short 2016 The Transfiguration Andre 2017 The Yellow Birds Lenny Crockett 2018 Interference Mike Short 2019 Premature Nick 2020 I Gotta Dookie Dj Short 2020 Respite Dan Rogers 2021 Under the Stadium Lights Ronnell Sims 2021 Mother's Milk Sparrow

Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Redwood Time Carter Redwood 10 episodes 2015 Madam Secretary MPD Officer Episode; Chains of Command 2015 The Good Wife Jamir Episode; The Deconstruction 2016 Blue Bloods Office Eric Russell Episode; Blowback 2017 The Long Road Home Spc Pedro Guzman 8 episodes 2018 Rise Bump 2 episodes 2017-2018 Orange Is the New Black Bladt 2 episodes 2020 5th Ward The Series Ray Ray Kennedy 6 episodes 2022 Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty Brian Episode; Is That All There Is 2023 FBI FBI SA Andre Raines Episode; Imminent Threat:Part Two 2021-2025 FBI: International FBI SA Andre Raines 78 episodes 2026 Public Interest James In Production