David Bianchi is an American-Brazilian actor, producer, and screenwriter."‘Queen Of The South’ Actor David Bianchi Signs With Bohemia Group" Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
With over 120 professional film and television credits as an actor,"‘Pretty intense’ indie thriller films in Gastonia" Gaston Gazette. Retrieved 2018-06-31. he can be seen in major films and indies like Birds of Prey, Priest, and Filly Brown as well as numerous TV appearances on shows like HBO's Westworld, Unsolved, Animal Kingdom, S.W.A.T., The Last Ship, Southland, SEAL Team, and Resident Alien."Eat, Pray, Love's David Bianchi" Hollywood Weekly. Retrieved 2018-07-02. He is the creator, co-writer, and executive producer of the Emmy-nominated"Emmy Nominations 2024" Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-18. streaming series RZR, which debuted in 2024."David Bianchi talks about his new streaming series "RZR"" CBS News. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
Background Bianchi first appeared on stage in the third grade in Mexico City."DAVID BIANCHI: STRUGGLE, TRIUMPH AND THE ART OF DYSFUNKTION" Get Far. Retrieved 2018-07-03. He is classically trained with a BFA in theatre and film from Arizona State University."Life through the eyes of David Bianchi" Felix. Retrieved 2018-06-31. He is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese."David Bianchi: The Quintessential Artist" TVC Magazine. Retrieved 2018-06-31.
Bianchi is also a painter and has exhibited his works in gallery shows in Scottsdale, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles. In 2011, he received a congratulatory letter from the City of Los Angeles and then-Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for his artistic endeavors in North Hollywood.
Career
In 2019, he played in a recurring role on season 4 of Queen Of The South as Manny."‘Queen Of The South’: David Bianchi & Alejandro Barrios To Recur On season 4 Of USA Series" Deadline. Retrieved 2019-05-31. In 2021, he played in a major recurring role of Lilo on Tyler Perry's Ruthless."Tyler Perry's "Ruthless" Fans Obsessed with David Bianchi's Deadly Character "Lilo" Airing on BET Networks" KTVN. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
As a result of his work in front of the camera, Bianchi is an active voting member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences as well as being a member of the National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) and was nominated for an Imagen Award. He has 18 professional producer credits, 16 screenwriter credits and is the founder of Exertion Films."The Power of Ambition: David Bianchi" Soul and Salsa. Retrieved 2018-06-31. Bianchi is a member of the Producers Guild of America. He is the producer, writer, and star of All Out Dysfunktion! (Directed by Ryan LeMasters)."Players" Variety. Retrieved 2018-06-31."The Courage To Make It Happen" Film Courage. Retrieved 2018-07-03. The film co-stars Rene Rosado, Emmy-winner Vincent De Paul, Gerry Bednob, and Geraldine Viswanathan. Bianchi was the executive producer of the film Her Name Was Jo."Wide Acquires Joe Duca’s Road Movie ‘Her Name Was Jo’" Variety. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
Bianchi is currently in post-production on Catalyst (directed by Christopher Folkens)."Exclusive Trailer Debut of Indie Thriller Catalyst" Film Threat. Retrieved 2018-06-31. He stars with action star Patrick Kilpatrick, Michael Roark, and Noel Gugliemi. This is his fifth feature film as a producer. He also appeared in Birds of Prey, a Harley Quinn film, starring Margot Robbie and Ewan McGregor in 2020."‘Queen Of The South’: David Bianchi & Alejandro Barrios To Recur On season 4 Of USA Series" Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
He is a Spoken Word poet with TV appearances on two seasons of the NAACP Award-nominated show Verses and Flow."Omari Hardwick Returns To Host Season 3 Of TV One’s ‘Verses and Flow’ (9/11 Premiere)" Indie Wire. Retrieved 2018-06-31. Bianchi produces spoken word films"Ground-Breaking Spoken Word Film 'LET'S GROW' Shows How We Can Heal Our Racial Tension and Division the Best Way Possible…Collaboratively" Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2021-05-05. collaborating with others in the field including Mustafa Shakir, Joivan Wade"See Joivan Wade And David Bianchi In the Powerful Film WADE IN THE WATER" Broadway World. Retrieved 2021-05-05. and Emmy-nominated, Grammy Award-winning actor/poet Malcolm Jamal Warner."Malcolm-Jamal Warner Uses Poetry In New Video Calling For Unity In America" Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-03."Buff Interviews: The Movie Buff talks to actor David Bianchi" The Movie Buff. Retrieved 2018-06-31. Bianchi coined the term spinema or "spinning cinema" through spoken word, which he describes as high concept cinematic experimental films told entirely in spoken word poetry addressing socially-conscious themes."David Bianchi" TV Over Mind. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
In 2020, his poetic short film I Can't Breathe was broadcast as part of the Emmy-nominated KTLA series Breaking Bias."KTLA’s Breaking Bias: Through Poetry" KTLA. Retrieved 2021-05-05."‘I Can’t Breathe’: Spoken-Word Short Film Gives A Man Of Color’s Pained View Of America’s New Civil Rights Movement" Deadline. Retrieved 2021-05-05. The work sold on the NFT platform Ephimera raising over $10,000 for the George Floyd Memorial Foundation, becoming the first spoken word film non-fungible token."Icon: An NFT On Clubhouse Helps Bring Justice For George Floyd" Forbes. Retrieved 2021-05-05. His work, Wade in the Water,"Joivan Wade releases his latest spoken word feature" The Voice Online UK. Retrieved 2021-05-03. was named best short film for 2021 by Film Threat Magazine Award This!"Awards" IMDb. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
In 2023 at San Diego Comic-Con,"RZR Unveils Sci-Fi Drama Series Mixing Biohacking and AI at Comic-Con" MovieWeb. Retrieved 2024-05-06. it was announced that Bianchi is the creator, co-writer, and executive producer of the streaming series RZR."RZR Drops Teaser For New Dystopian Sci-Fi Series From Gala Film At SDCC" ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-05-06. The series debuted in April 2024 on Gala Film."Showrunner David Bianchi's Path: From Passion To Profession" Miami Living. Retrieved 2024-09-18. He portrayed the lead character Grimm and the cast also included Richard Cabral, Danny Trejo, and Mena Suvari. The series received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination."‘RZR’ Star Mena Suvari on Why She’s Always Wanted to Play Someone Like Her Character Det. Thompson" The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-09-18.
Selected filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes 2004 Portrait Photographer Short 2005 And I Lived Jered Trickery of Travelers Salesman Short Dinner for One Nick Short The Idealist Donnie Short 2006 Soldier Soldier Pop Star Manager Short Independence Day Ken Short 2007 Farewell Darkness Dougie 2008 Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves Posse Leader The Incredible Hulk - 2009 A Night with Amanda Thomas Short Miss Ohio Scott Short 2010 Our Vows Kevin Short I Want Him Dead Kalvin Short Cheating Mark Short 2011 Susan's Remembrance Thomas Short Priest Familiar Politics of Love - 2012 Filly Brown Delivery Man Silver Case Familiar Malachi IX Junior Ruhs Short 2013 Enter the Dangerous Mind Officer Daniels The Dark Side of the Earth Parker Short Five Thirteen Afrika 1982 Officer Johnson Well Played Coach Alex Short 2014 Crossroads David Break the Bars Poet Short Hush Cop Short 2015 Moxie Terraance Short Marathon Day Poet Short The Prison Web Slick Short 2016 All Out Dysfunktion! Tyrell Destined Arturo A Christmas in Vermont Bart TV movie The Bounce Back Hotlanta Host 2017 Blood, Sweat & Years Officer Martinez Short You Can't Hear Me The Prisoner Short McDick Everett Kahn 2018 A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. David 2019 Evergreen Dylan Your Family or Your Life Detective Jansen Foster Boy Officer Smith 2020 Birds of Prey Sionis Henchman #1 Let's Grow John Black Short Wade in the Water David Short 2021 Calm Before Isaac Lazarus Gabriel Adelante David Short 2022 Catalyst Castor Ramirez Writer
Television
Year Title Role Notes 2003 Style Court Guest Plaintiff Episode: "Episode #2.28" 2006 General Hospital Airline Attendant Episode: "Episode #1.11047" 2007 American Heiress Guard Episode: "Trials by Fire" & "The Truth Hurts" 2012 America's Most Wanted John Figueroa Episode: "John Figueroa" M.A.S.H. Jacob Episode: "Sell a Bit More" 2013 Southland Glen Episode: "Off Duty" Sex Pose Man Winston Main cast A-Holes Anonymous James Episode: "Helping You Help Yourself" 2016 Pretty Little Liars Bartender Episode: "Hit and Run, Run, Run" Days of Our Lives Worker #1 Episode: "Episode #1.12765" The Last Ship Dad Episode: "Don't Look Back" 2017 Pretty Little Liars Bartender Episode: "In the Eye Abides the Heart" 2018 Unsolved Sean Melindo Episode: "Tupac Amaru Shakur" Westworld PMC #3 Episode: "Les Écorchés" Animal Kingdom Tail Episode: "Wolves" Shooter Security Guard Shemky Episode: "Orientation Day" 2019 MacGyver Oscar Episode: "Friends + Enemies + Border" Queen Of The South Manny Recurring cast: season 4 Insatiable Paco Recurring cast: season 2 2020 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Javier Episode: "After, Before" 2020-21 Ruthless Lilo Recurring cast 2021 S.W.A.T. Collins Episode: "Sins of the Fathers" SEAL Team Alpha OIC Pete Recurring cast: season 4 True Story Ray Episode: "Chapter 5: Hard Feelings" 2022 Resident Alien Goliath Recurring cast: season 2 NCIS Kyle Jennings Episode: "Starting Over" NCIS: Hawaiʻi Kyle Jennings Episode: "T'N'T" Criminal Minds Deputy Kevin Henson Episode: "Just Getting Started" 2023 The Rookie Wyatt Recurring cast: season 5 2024 RZR Grimm Main cast (Creator; Co-writer; Producer)
Video games
Year Title Role Notes 2007 The Darkness Civilian/Lucas Hellinger (voice) 2024 Cyberpunk 2077 Various (voice)
References
External links David Bianchi Official site Exertion Films