Danny Ramirez

Daniel Ramirez (born September 17, 1992) is an American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Joaquin Torres / Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Captain America: Brave New World and the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). He has also had roles in the film Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and the HBO television series The Last of Us (2025).

Early life Daniel Ramirez was born in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in Miami, Florida. He is of Colombian and Mexican descent, attended Miami Coral Park Senior High School and initially wanted to be an athlete, trying out American football and soccer. He noted that after encountering injuries, he realized he needed a new career. He studied at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

Career Ramirez made his screen and television debut on Showtime's The Affair (2016) as "Moving Van Kid #1", and NBC's Blindspot (2016) in another minor role. In 2017, he garnered some recognition for his recurring role as Wes on Fox's The Gifted (2017), and had a guest role in Orange Is the New Black (2017). From 2018 to 2019, he had a recurring role on Netflix's On My Block. In 2018, Ramirez graduated Tisch, and made his film debut in Sam Levinson's Assassination Nation which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He went on to have supporting roles in Tone-Deaf (2019), Lost Transmissions (2019), The Giant (2019), Silo (2019), This Is Not a War Story (2020) and Valley Girl (2020), a remake of the 1983 musical of the same name.

In August 2018, it was announced that Ramirez appear in Top Gun: Maverick alongside Tom Cruise, Glen Powell and Miles Teller, initially set for release in 2019. In November, Ramirez was honoured as the "Rising Star" at the Third Annual NYU Stonestreet Granite Awards, an award previously awarded to Teller and Rachel Brosnahan. Maverick received several delays and setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was eventually released in May 27, 2022. The film received positive reviews and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.

In 2021, Ramirez portrayed Joaquin Torres in the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Throughout 2022, Ramirez appeared in multiple films having lead roles in No Exit (2022), and Look Both Ways (2022), with the latter alongside Lili Reinhart. He also had a starring role in Stars at Noon (2022), and Root Letter (2022); the latter based on a Japanese video game. He later had supporting roles in Chestnut (2023), and Winner (2024). He also went on to appear in both anthology series Tales of the Walking Dead (2022), and Black Mirror (2023) in the respective episodes "La Doña" and "Mazey Day".

In early 2024, Ramirez launched a production company, Pinstripes with his longtime friend and collaborater, producer Tom Culliver, with the aim to tell "the stories no one else is, in a fashion you'll never forget". In February 2025, Ramirez reprised his role as Torres in the MCU film Captain America: Brave New World (2025) where the character takes on the mantle of Falcon from Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson. In April 2025, Ramirez appeared as Manny in the second season of the HBO series The Last of Us after having been cast in March the year previously. Variety reported in 2025 that his role in the third season would be recast due to scheduling conflicts; a few months later, American actor Jorge Lendeborg Jr. was confirmed to be replacing him.

Upcoming projects In 2026, Ramirez will reprise his role of Falcon in the upcoming MCU film Avengers: Doomsday, set for release in December of that year. He will also co-star in a biopic based on Jean-Michel Basquiat titled Samo Lives which wrapped production in October 2025. The film began production in February 2026, and is set to star Ramirez alongside various cast members including Lewis Pullman, Camila Mendes and Becky G. A year later, five days before production began, Phoenix dropped out from the film abruptly. Ramirez called it a "complicated situation", and expressed his disappointment in the subsequent cancellation of the film. In August 2025, pre-production restarted on the film with actor Pedro Pascal in talks to replace Phoenix. Pascal was confirmed in February 2026 with production to begin in March.

Ramirez is set to star in an adaption of Scarface, producing the film with Tom Culliver through their production company Pinstripes, and will also star in a film titled The Juice opposite Lewis Pullman.

Personal life As of 2025, Ramirez has been in a relationship with American actress Jessica Alba.

Filmography +Key Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film Year Title Role Notes 2018 Assassination Nation Diamond 2019 Tone-Deaf Rodrigo 2020 This is Not a War Story Timothy Reyes Valley Girl Chip Top Gun: Maverick Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia Stars at Noon Costa Rican Policeman 2024 Winner Andre 2026 Post-production; also director, producer, and writer Joaquin Torres / Falcon Post-production Joe Thomas Post-production

Music videos Year Title Role Artist 2022 "Great Balls of Fire" Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia Miles Teller 2024 "Mercedes" Himself Becky G & Óscar Maydon 2025 "Papasito" Karol G

Accolades + Year Award Category Work Result 2025 Astra TV Awards Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series The Last of Us 2025 Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actor Captain America: Brave New World 2019 Stonestreet Granite Awards "Rising Star" Himself