Edgar Ramírez

Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano Spanish pronunciation ˈeðɣaɾ raˈmiɾes born 25 March 1977 is a Venezuelan actor After studying communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University Ramírez worked in media and considered becoming a diplomat When filmmaker Guillermo Arriaga praised a short film he had done he decided to pursue his performing hobby as a career  Ramírez played a CIA assassin in the actionthriller film The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 His portrayal of Carlos the Jackal in the 2010 biopic television miniseries Carlos won him the César Award for Most Promising Actor and nominations for a Golden Globe and Emmy Award for Best Actor He then played a CIA operative in Zero Dark Thirty 2012 and boxer Roberto Durán in the biographical sports film Hands of Stone 2016  Ramírez received several accolades for his portrayal of Gianni Versace in the 2018 miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace American Crime Story In 2020 he had a recurring role in the HBO miniseries The Undoing In 2022 Ramírez was part of the Un Certain Regard jury at the Cannes Film Festival Description above from the Wikipedia article Edgar Ramírez licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia