Josh Segarra

Josh Segarra (born June 3, 1986 ) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Electric Company, Sirens, and Arrow as well as for originating the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical On Your Feet!. His other television credits include Chicago P.D., The Other Two, AJ and the Queen, Orange Is the New Black, and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, while his other theatrical credits include the musicals Lysistrata Jones and Dogfight, and the slasher horror film Scream VI.

Early life Segarra was born on June 3, 1986, in Longwood, Florida. He is Puerto Rican, and is fluent in Spanish. He learned to sing in his Pentecostal church but aspired to be a professional wrestler. Segarra is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.

Career From 2009 to 2011, Segarra portrayed a main role of Hector Ruiz on the PBS Kids Go television series The Electric Company. He then originated the role of Mick in the musical Lysistrata Jones. The musical opened at the Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage Theater on July 16, 2012.

Two years later, he recurred during the first season of the comedy television series Sirens, Segarra then began a recurring role on the NBC police procedural drama Chicago P.D. He also appeared in the 2015 comedy film Trainwreck. Segarra originated the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical On Your Feet!, which opened at the Marquis Theater on Broadway on November 5, 2015. His final performance took place on July 10, 2016. Following his final appearance on Chicago P.D. in May 2016, Segarra was cast as a series regular on the CW superhero television series Arrow for its fifth season. He portrayed the series' adaptation of the comic book character Adrian Chase.

From 2019-2023, Segarra was a recurring cast member on The Other Two, a comedy television series on HBO Max. In December, he recurred on The Moodys as Marco, a "commodities broker with exquisite phone skills." He also starred in the Netflix comedy series AJ and the Queen, which premiered on January 10, 2020. That same year, Segarra appeared as a special agent during the third season of the crime drama series FBI and starred as a pastor in the musical film Christmas on the Square.

In 2022, Segarra appeared in the Disney+ superhero series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. He had a supporting role in the slasher sequel Scream VI, the sixth installment in the Scream series, which was released in March 2023. That same year, he appeared in the second season of the drama series Heels. He also appears as Giorgio in the Apple TV+ series The Big Door Prize season 1 and season 2.

In 2024, he also portrayed Manny, a school district representative for Philadelphia, in Abbott Elementary.

Personal life Segarra married his longtime girlfriend Brace Rice on October 17, 2014. They have three sons together.

Filmography Film Year Title RoleNotes 2008 The Narrows White Gangsta2009 Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet Tyler The Ministers Louis 2011 The Music Never Stopped Mark Ferris 2014 You Must Be Joking Asshole 2015 Trainwreck Staten Island Oli 2018 Overboard Jason 2020 Christmas on the Square Pastor Christian Hathaway 2023 Scream VI Danny Brackett 2024 Friendship Devon 2025 The Threesome Kevin 2026 Roommates Goose TBA Untitled Stephen Merchant film Filming

Television

Video games Year Title Role Notes2010 Red Dead RedemptionAbraham Reyes Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare 2013 Grand Theft Auto V The Local Population

On stage Year Title RoleDirector VenueNotesRef.2009 The Boys Upstairs EricJustin Allen Pifer The SoHo Playhouse Part of The 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival Fat Camp BrentAlex Timbers Acorn Theater Part of 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival 2010 Pool Boy Jack Barrington Stage Company StageStaged reading2011 The Cook's Tour PerformerChris Henry Urban Stage Theater Staged reading Lysistrata Jones MickDan Knechtges The Gym at Judson 2011–2012 Lysistrata Jones Walter Kerr TheatreBroadway 2012 Dogfight BolandJoe Mantello Tony Kiser Theatre 2013 Around the World in 80 Days Phileas FoggRachel Klein YOW! Theater 2015 On Your Feet! Emilio EstefanJerry Mitchell Marquis TheatreBroadway