Luis Da Silva

Luis Fernando Da Silva Jr. (born August 3, 1982), also known as Trikz, is an American actor, basketball player, author, and producer. He gained fame after headlining the 2001 Nike Freestyle ad campaign.

Basketball career In a 2001 episode of This American Life, Da Silva was the first streetball athlete to be signed to an advertising contract by Nike. In 2003, Da Silva was the youngest player signed to the Harlem Wizards Show basketball team.

Midway Games offered Da Silva a lead in the 2005 video game, L.A. Rush, which sold 1 million units internationally. He has also worked with Midway performing the video game motion capturing for NBA Ballers, NBA Ballers: Phenom, NBA Ballers: Chosen One, NBA 2K8, NBA 2K9 and AND 1 Streetball video games. He has been featured in magazines SLAM and DIME and on the front page of The Wall Street Journal and the cover of TIME overseas.

In 2006, Stephon Marbury and Steve & Barry's announced that Da Silva would hit the road on the Starbury SLAM Tour, with the first of many appearances at Steve & Barry's stores and schools across 120 cities in 60 days to perform his unique style of hip hop themed basketball wizardry in front of kids and parents. Andy Todd, president of Steve & Barry's, said "Trikz is not only a phenomenal performer; he's also a phenomenal guy who kids will enjoy seeing and hearing."

In August 2007, Da Silva fulfilled a childhood dream when he was invited to participate in a Harlem Globetrotters mini-camp in Houston, TX and two days into the camp was offered a contract to join the legendary team.

In October 2008, the Maryland Nighthawks announced that they selected Da Silva with the 14th overall pick as part of their official "Travel team" of the PBL this year, and are set to tour China and other Asian countries during the season.

In 2009, Da Silva achieved a personal goal of setting a Guinness World Record of 24 consecutive neck catches of a basketball. In 2009, Da Silva became the youngest person ever inducted into the City of Elizabeth Athletic Hall of Fame.

Acting career Da Silva began appearing in such films as The Brave One and Pride & Glory in the late 2000s.

He has produced and directed an instructional DVD entitled Freestyle 101, which has been created into an Apple application available on iTunes and Apple store. This DVD is a streetball tutorial that is devoted to inspiring children, adolescents and adults to use basketball in a creative and challenging way of physical fitness.

In 2011, Da Silva played Diogo in Fast Five, a role he reprised in 2023's Fast X. He also appeared in the 2012 comedy 21 Jump Street, gaining increasing exposure. With the release of 2013's Dead Man Down, he had his biggest role yet, as Terrence Howard's righthand man, Terry. This was followed up by a role in the 2013 summer hit The Heat featuring Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.

In 2014, he completed filming roles for several films, like Convergence, Aztec Warrior, American Heist, American Project, American Hero, Triple 9, and Mr. Right.

Da Silva has roles in many of John Travolta's pictures, Gotti, The Fanatic and Speed Kills.

He appears on television in roles on series like Graceland, Person of Interest and Power.

Filmography

+ Film/Television Year Title Role Notes 2004 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Marvin TV – 1 episode 2007 The Brave One Lee 2008 Pride and Glory Dominican Bodega Customer 2009 Clear Lake, WI Jason 2010 Mercy Burned Prisoner TV – 1 episode Southern Fried Stings Guy TV – 1 episode America's Most Wanted Various TV – 9 episodes Burn Notice Prison Gang TV – 3 episodes 2011 Loving the Bad Man Alejandro Garcia De La Paz The Mortician Benny Fast Five Diogo Treme Brazilian Foreman TV – 1 episode Remnants Russ Also associate producer In a Pickle Latino toughs CO2 Latino gang member 2012 Dragon Eyes Dash 21 Jump Street Luis The Baytown Outlaws Large Vatos Hound Dogs Orlando Pilot episode 2013 Dead Man Down Terry Body of Proof Oscar Ramirez TV- 1 episode The Heat Dealer #4 Aztec Warrior Chupacabra Leader 2015 Kickboxer: Vengeance Stahl Mr. Right Espinoza 2015–2016 Power Mexican Hitter 2016 Triple 9 Luis Pinto I Am Wrath Charley "Fly" Lawes Wolves Defender W.4th Paterson Blood in convertible 2017 Hidden America with Jonah Ray Gabriel Gotti Dr. Carmine The Girl Who Invented Kissing Luis 2018 Speed Kills Panama Trading Paint Diner Redneck2022One WayJJ 2023 Little Dixie Juan Miguel Prado Fast X Diogo

+ Video games Year Title Role Notes 2004 NBA Ballers Trikz 2005 L.A. Rush Trikz Lane Main role 2006 AND 1 Streetball Trikz

Writing career Silva published his first children's book titled A Boy Named Boo, which he wrote and illustrated.