Carlos David Valdes (born April 20, 1989) is a Colombian-American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Cisco Ramon/Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related projects. Additionally, he starred as Orpheus in the Broadway production of Hadestown.
Early life and education Valdes was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in Miami, Florida by the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12. He studied at the University of Michigan with Darren Criss and other actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical Me and My Dick. Additionally he played the bass for that show as well as for A Very Potter Musical, and was featured on the track "A Thousand and One Nights (Pop Version)" which played during the end credits of Twisted and appeared on the cover album Twisted: Twisted.
Career In 2011 and 2012, Valdes was a stand-in in the second national tour of Jersey Boys. From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once, in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion.
In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón, an engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs who assists Barry Allen alongside Harrison Wells and Caitlin Snow. Ramon is later revealed to have metahuman powers and takes on the moniker Vibe. Valdes also played alternate universe variants of Ramon: his Earth-2 doppelganger, who goes by Reverb; Pablo, a waiter in the season 3 episode "Duet"; and his Earth-19 doppelganger, who goes by Echo. Valdes also voiced the character in the animated spin-off web series Vixen. Valdes exited The Flash after its seventh season.
Valdes also works as a songwriter, instrumentalist, and recording artist. In 2015, he independently released the EP Night Off, under his music pseudonym Tha Los.
Personal life Valdes has one son, who was born on August 28, 2024, with Mae Whitman.
Filmography + Television and web series Year Title Role Notes 2014–2018 Arrow Cisco Ramon/Vibe Recurring role, 6 episodes 2014–2021 The Flash Main role (seasons 1–7) 2015–2016 Vixen Web series; recurring role, 7 episodes 2016 The Flash: Chronicles of Cisco Web series; lead role 2016–2017 Legends of Tomorrow 3 episodes 2016–2018 Supergirl 3 episodes 2017 Freedom Fighters: The Ray Web series; recurring role, 8 episodes 2020 Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye Dr. Henry Edwards Web series; recurring role, 9 episodes2022GaslitPaul MagallanesMiniseries 6 episodes2023Up HereMiguelLead role, Hulu
+ Film Year Title Role Notes 2025 For Worse Patrick TBA Old Mission Post-production
+ Video games Year Title Role Notes 2023 Starfield Matteo Supporting character
Theater Year Production Role Notes 2009 Evita Che University of Michigan 2011–2012 Jersey Boys Swing Second National Tour; covered five parts including Frankie Valli 2013–2014 Once AndrejBroadway 2015 Zorba Pavli Encores! New York City Center2025HadestownOrpheusBroadwayHadestown Welcomes Tony Nominee Hailey Kilgore, Carlos Valdes and Tom Hewitt
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