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Gabriel Luna

b. 1982

American actor

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Born 1982. Gabriel Luna is an American and Mexican actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor and film producer.

Gabriel Isaac Luna (born December 5, 1982) is an American actor and producer. He is known for his roles as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider on the ABC superhero series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016–2017), Tony Bravo on the El Rey Network drama series Matador, Paco Contreras on the ABC crime drama series Wicked City (2015), Rev-9 in the Terminator film Terminator: Dark Fate (2019), and Tommy Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present). He has also starred in the films Bernie (2011), Balls Out (2014), Freeheld (2015), Gravy (2015), and Transpecos (2016).

Early life Gabriel Isaac Luna was born in Austin, Texas. His father died prior to Luna's birth, and he was raised by his mother. He attended St. Edward's University in Austin, where he made his stage debut as Romeo in a production of Romeo and Juliet, and graduated in 2005. Luna is a founding member of the Austin-based Paper Chairs Theatre Company. On stage in Austin, Luna has portrayed Sergei Maxudov in Black Snow (2009), the title character in Orestes (2009), and Clov in Endgame (2010). For these three performances, he received the Austin Critics Table Best Lead Actor Award in 2010. The series premiered in July 2014 and ran for one season of 13 episodes, ending that October. That same year, he co-starred as Vinnie in the sports comedy Balls Out, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2014. Luna next recurred as Miguel Gilb, a former lover of Taylor Kitsch's character, on the second season of the HBO anthology drama series True Detective, appearing in 3 episodes. He then co-starred in the Julianne Moore and Elliot Page-led drama film Freeheld, directed by Peter Sollett, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015.

Luna subsequently had a supporting role in the comedy film Gravy, directed by James Roday, which was released in October 2015. He was then cast as Paco Contreras, a detective searching for a serial killer on the Sunset Strip, on the ABC crime drama series Wicked City. The series premiered in October 2015, but was cancelled following its third episode; the remaining episodes were later released through Hulu.

The following year, he starred as border patrol agent Lance Flores in the thriller film Transpecos, opposite Clifton Collins, Jr. and Johnny Simmons. The film had its premiere at South by Southwest in March 2016. Luna next appeared as motorcycle racer Eddie Hasha in the Discovery Channel miniseries Harley and the Davidsons. In July of the same year, it was announced that he would join the cast of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in season 4 as Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider. He was nominated for Choice TV: Action Actor at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards for his role as Ghost Rider. In April 2018, he was cast as the villainous Rev-9 Terminator in Terminator: Dark Fate.

In 2019, it was announced that Luna would be reprising his role of Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a television series centred on the character which will be released on Hulu to debut in 2020. On September 25, it was reported that Hulu had decided not to go forward on the series.

In April 2021, it was announced that Luna would play Tommy Miller in the HBO television adaptation of The Last of Us opposite Pedro Pascal. In March 2025, he was cast as Freddy Strain in the second season of the Amazon Prime Video series The Terminal List. In July 2026, Luna was cast in a guest role as Ray Ballard / the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger in the Dexter sequel series Dexter: Resurrection.

Personal life Luna married Romanian actress Smaranda Ciceu on February 20, 2011. They reside in Los Angeles. 2016 Nashville Film Festival Special Jury Award for Best Actor Transpecos

2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Action Actor Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

2023 Annual Imagen Awards Best Supporting Actor - Drama (Television) The Last of Us

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St. Edward's University, David Crockett High School

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Who is Gabriel Luna?

American actor

When was Gabriel Luna born?

Gabriel Luna was born on 5 December 1982 in Austin.

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Gabriel Luna is an actor, stage actor, television actor, film actor and film producer.

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Gabriel Luna is American and Mexican.

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