Victor Rasuk

Victor Rasuk (born January 15, 1984) is an American actor.

Early life Rasuk grew up in New York City. He is the son of Dominican parents. His mother worked as a seamstress, and his father at an auto shop. He has one brother, actor Silvestre Rasuk, with whom he starred in Raising Victor Vargas. Rasuk attended The Professional Performing Arts School in Hell’s Kitchen as a teenager, and began acting at 14.

Career Rasuk landed his first film role in the Peter Sollett-directed short film Five Feet High and Rising. Two years later, Sollett suggested expanding the short film into a feature-length film, Raising Victor Vargas, which earned Rasuk a nomination for Best Debut Performance at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards. In his next film, Rock Steady, he played a character named Roc. Two years later, he took a leading role in Haven.

Rasuk portrayed skateboarder Tony Alva in the 2005 biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown. The part included surfing and performing skateboarding tricks. Although the more complicated maneuvers were performed by stuntmen, Rasuk is a method actor and worked on remaining in character both on and off screen. Believing he had mastered skating a huge ramp in only his second week of training, he fractured one of his orbital bones. He says that the accident likely earned him more respect from serious skaters within the cast and crew.

Rasuk starred in the two-season HBO comedy-drama series How to Make It in America. From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Detective Ben Caldwell in the CBS drama series Stalker. In 2020, Rasuk played the male lead Daniel Garcia in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1999 Flawless Kid from the neighborhood Uncredited 2000 Five Feet High and Rising Victor Short film 2002 Raising Victor Vargas Victor Vargas Nominated—Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance 2002 Rock Steady Roc 2004 Haven Fritz 2005 Lords of Dogtown Tony Alva Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Male 2006 I'm Reed Fish Frank Cortez 2006 Bonneville Bo Douglas 2007 Adrift in Manhattan Simon Colon 2007 Spinning into Butter Patrick Chibas 2007 Feel the Noise Javi 2008 Stop-Loss Pvt. Rico Rodriguez 2008 Che Rogelio Acevedo 2009 Greg 2009 Life Is Hot in Cracktown Manny 2010 Apples Valet Short film 2012 Being Flynn Gabriel 2013 Jobs Bill Fernandez 2013 Rasool Short film 2014 Godzilla Sergeant Tre Morales 2015 Fifty Shades of Grey José Rodriguez 2017 Fifty Shades Darker 2018 Fifty Shades Freed 2018 The Mule Rico 2022 Wildflower Mr. Vasquez

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Leon Ardilles Episode: "Choice" 2005 Law & Order: Trial by Jury Luis Ramirez Episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" 2008–2009 ER Dr. Ryan Sánchez 6 episodes 2010–2011 How to Make It in America Cameron "Cam" Calderon Main cast; 16 episodes 2014–2015 Stalker Detective Ben Caldwell Main cast; 19 episodes 2016–2017 Colony Butch "BB" 4 episodes 2019 Jack Ryan "Disco" Recurring role 2020 The Baker and the Beauty Daniel Garcia Main cast; 9 episodes 2022 Reasonable Doubt Mike Ortiz Recurring role; 8 episodes 2023 How I Met Your Father Oscar