Vincent Rodriguez III (born August 10, 1982) is an American stage and television actor. Rodriguez is known for playing the male lead role of Josh Chan in The CW comedy-drama series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Early and personal life Rodriguez was born in San Francisco to Filipino parents and grew up in nearby Daly City. He is of Filipino, Spanish, and Chinese background. He has three older sisters, all born in Manila. In 2003, he graduated from the Pacific Conservatory of the Performing Arts. He is also trained in martial arts. He moved to New York City in 2005 and appeared often as an ensemble cast member in regional theatre productions. He also teaches annually at drama schools. On television he had bit roles on The Onion News Network and Hostages before landing his breakthrough role in 2015, when he was cast as Josh Chan, the romantic lead in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Since 2015, Rodriguez has been married to Gregory Wright. As a gay actor, his performance as the straight lead in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has received praise.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2011 The Onion News Network Asian Tucker Hope Episode: "Fifth Anniversary" 2014 Hostages Aide Episode: "Endgame" 2015 Donny! Tap Show Host Episode: "Little League Dads Gone Wild!" 2015–2019 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Josh Chan Series regular; 60 episodes 2017 Designated Survivor Congressman Saldua Episode: "Misalliance" Adam Ruins Everything Derek Episode: "Adam Ruins the Hospital" 2018 Another Period Chang Bunker Episode: "Lucky Chang's" 2019 Insatiable Detective Rudy Cruz Recurring role; 7 episodes (season 2) 2021 Kenan Ron Sherman-Willis Episode: "Hard News" I Heart Arlo Ansel Beauregard Voice role; 9 episodes 2021–2023 With Love Henry Cruz Main role; 11 episodes 2022 Home Economics Simon 2 episodes 2023 The Ghost and Molly McGee Jeff Voice role; 5 episodes Christmas on Cherry Lane Zian Hallmark Movie2024Season's Greetings From Cherry LaneZianHallmark Movie
Film Year Title Role Notes 2019 White Snake Little General English dub 2020 Ne Zha Li Jung English dub 2021Arlo the Alligator Boy Ansel Beauregard Voice role2025Ne Zha 2 Li Jung English dub Post-production
Video games Year Title Role Notes 2023 Mortal Kombat 1 Raiden Voice role2025Dune AwakeningThe GuideVoice role
Soundtrack Year Title Role Notes 2015 "A Boy Band Made Up of Four Joshes" Josh Chan Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Hope Josh Comes to My Party!" "California Christmastime" Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "My Mom, Greg's Mom and Josh's Sweet Dance Moves!" 2016 "West Covina (Second Reprise)" (Duet with Rachel Bloom)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I'm Going to the Beach with Josh and His Friends!""Angry Mad"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Why Is Josh in a Bad Mood?" "We Should Definitely Not Have Sex Right Now" (Duet with Rachel Bloom)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Where Is Josh's Friend?" "Ping Pong Girl"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "When Will Josh See How Cool I Am?" "We Tapped That Ass" (Duet with Santino Fontana)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "When Will Josh and His Friend Leave Me Alone?" "Thought Bubbles"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Why Is Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Eating Carbs? 2017 "Duh!"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Who Is Josh's Soup Fairy?" "We'll Never Have Problems Again" (Duet with Rachel Bloom)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Will Scarsdale Like Josh's Shayna Punim?" "I've Got My Head in the Clouds"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Josh's Ex-Girlfriend Wants Revenge."2018"Fit Hot Guys Have Problems Too" (with Scott Michael Foster and David Hull)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "Nathaniel Gets the Message!""No One Else Is Singing My Song" (with Rachel Bloom and Scott Michael Foster)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Want to Be Here"2019"Sports Analogies" (Duet with Scott Michael Foster)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Can Work With You""The Math of Love Quadrangles" (with Rachel Bloom, Scott Michael Foster and Skyler Astin)Crazy Ex-Girlfriend episode "I Need to Find My Frenemy" 2021 "Better Life" Ansel Beauregard Voice role; from the Netflix animated musical film Arlo the Alligator Boy "Something's Missing" (Duet with Michael J. Woodard)
Stage credits Year Title Role Notes 2004 Irving Berlin's White Christmas (San Francisco Regional) Ensemble World premiere 2005 Irving Berlin's White Christmas (Boston) Boston revival 2006 Pippin (East Haddam, CT Regional) Goodspeed revival 2009 Xanadu (U.S. Tour) Performer (Swing) La Jolla Playhouse National Tour2012 Anything Goes (U.S. Tour) Luke Roundabout Theatre Company National Tour 2014 Here Lies Love (Off-Broadway) Performer (Swing)Marcos (Understudy)Aquino (Understudy)DJ (understudy) Return production Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (San Diego, CA Regional) CongregationDance CaptainMagic Consultant U.S. Premiere, La Jolla Playhouse production 2015 Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Millburn, NJ Regional) Paper Mill Playhouse production
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