Philip Anthony-Rodriguez

Philip Anthony-Rodriguez is an American actor known for his roles on Jake 2.0 as Kyle Duarte, the voice of disc jockey Maurice Chavez in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and as Jetstream Sam in the 2013 video game Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

Early life Philip Anthony-Rodriguez was born in Brooklyn, New York City to Puerto Rican parents Maximo and Veronica (née Burgos). The youngest of five children, he began acting, singing, and doing voices when he was young. At age 11, he started working with Acting by Children, a young people's performing group in New York City founded by Jeanne Niederlitz. As a result of his talent and look, the management group Niederlitz and Steele signed him and began representing him in talent auditions. Anthony-Rodriguez began working almost immediately and has been a busy working actor for over four decades. Being raised in a bilingual household has enabled Anthony-Rodriguez to work in the business in both English and Spanish.

Career In November 1990, Anthony-Rodriguez originated the role of Ritchie Valens in the musical Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story. He provided the voice of the male version of protagonist SPARTAN-B312 in the 2010 video game Halo: Reach. He is the voice of Jetstream Sam in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. He also played Dr. Evans in Madea's Big Happy Family. He recurred for six seasons as Ruben Enriquez in the ABC Family television series The Secret Life of the American Teenager. He played Nelson in film The Ode and had a guest role on the Disney Channel show Hannah Montana in 2009 and played Michael Grant in Castle in 2010. In 2011, he guest-starred on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up (season 1, episode 18: "Model It Up") as designer Napoleon Fontaine and in 2013 on Modern Family in the episode "The Big Game", and in 2014 as Mr. Eloquence on Real Husbands of Hollywood. Anthony-Rodriguez voices the role of Nick Mendoza in the video game Battlefield Hardline. In 2015, he was announced as the voice of the Imperial Inquisitor, the Fifth Brother on the Disney XD animated series Star Wars Rebels.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Note(s) 1997 Academy Boyz Luis 1998 Undercurrent Carlos Rivera, Jr. 2003 I Wrote That One, Vol. 1 Various Video short 2003 SW 2.5. (The Pitch Wars) Quentin Tarantino, Spike Lee, James Ivory, Joel Coen, Andy Wachowski, Bobby Farrelly, Yoda, Anakin Buzz Lightyear, First AD Voice roleShort 2003 I Wrote That One, Vol. 2 Various Video short 2005 Bathsheba The Messenger Short 2007 InAlienable Dr. Braxton 2008 The Ode Nelson Short 2008 Waiting For Yvette Luis Short 2009 He Likes Guys Luis Segment: "Waiting for Yvette" 2010 Madea's Big Happy Family Dr. Evans Video 2010 Assisting Venus Leo 2011 Madea's Big Happy Family Dr. Evans 2013 Lost and Found Detective Castillo Short 2013 The Book of Daniel Belshazzar 2015 Madea's Tough Love Officer Frank Voice 2017 Odious Mark 2019 Justice League vs. the Fatal Five Mano Voice 2006 Saints Row Victor Rodriguez