Carlos Miranda (born December 3, 1984) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Theo Ruiz on Station 19 and Johnny Sanchez on Vida.
Early life Miranda was born in San Francisco, California. He is of Nicaraguan descent and speaks fluent Spanish. From the ages of 8-13, he lived in Miami before moving back to San Francisco.
Career After moving to Los Angeles in May 2008 to pursue an acting career, he landed his first feature film role that year in Gavin O'Connor's Warrior. He joined the cast of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring as Rob, which released in 2013.
Miranda worked a number of side jobs while auditioning for roles in Los Angeles, including driving for Uber. After he booked the indie film Senior Moment and a guest-star role on Chicago P.D., he auditioned for the series Vida via self-tape. Upon receiving the role of Johnny, he was able to work as an actor full-time. Miranda was a series regular on Vida for the show's 3 seasons from 2018 to 2020. The series tell the story of two Mexican American sisters who move back to their childhood home in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles after the death of their mother. In 2019, Vida received an award for Outstanding Television Series at the National Hispanic Media Coalition Impact Awards and an award for Outstanding Comedy Series at the GLAAD Media Award.
Miranda wrote, directed, produced, and featured in the short film "End Trip", released in 2019.
In 2020, Miranda appeared as a guest-star in season 4 of Station 19, as the firefighter Teodora "Theo" Ruiz. He was later promoted to the main cast for seasons 5-7. Teodora "Theo" Ruiz was a Lieutenant at Station 23 and Michael Williams' old captain and Travis' friend, who later is transferred to Station 19. He dates Vic in seasons 4-6. During his time on the show, Station 19 received a Tell-Tale TV Award for Favorite Network Drama Series.
Miranda was seen in a recurring role on the final season of Bosch and part of the main cast in the crime-action heist indie feature Righteous Thieves.
Miranda appears as Paz in The Boroughs, a 2026 American science fiction television series produced by The Duffer Brothers.
Personal life Miranda was inspired to pursue an acting career after watching Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie Romeo + Juliet when he was 11 years old. He has two sons.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes2007Slightly SuperNormShort film; as Robert MirandaLacunaEricShort film; as Robert Miranda2008The WakeBetoShort film2009Down for LifeTriggerUncredited2011The Lincoln LawyerJurorUncreditedWarriorTitoFeature film debut2013The Bling RingRob2014White DwarfCarlos2015GrandmaYoung ManThe HumanFrank2016Minority EffectWarriorShort film2019Lady JusticeOliverShort film2019End TripN/ACredited as producer & writer; Short film2021Senior MomentPablo Torres2022My Life Stopped at 15SeanShort film2023Righteous ThievesEddie2025All There IsNathanYou Have ArrivedLuke CruzShort film2026SolidarityAreanIn development
Television Year Title Role Notes2014LegitLt. LopezEpisode: "Afghanistan"DallasFernando2 episodes2016How to Get Away with MurderJason MurrayEpisode: "She Hates Us"2017Wisdom of the CrowdEddie LeyvaEpisode: "User Bias"Chicago P.D.Luis VegaEpisode: "Care Under Fire"2018Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMiguel Lopez2 episodes2018–2020VidaJohnny SanchezMain cast; 18 episodes2019For the PeopleNate LoomisEpisode: "Who Are We Now?"EmpireSantiagoEpisode: "Heart of Stone"2020All RiseAnthony RomeroEpisode: "Bye Bye Bernie"AnaPapasito10 episodes2020–2024Station 19Theo RuizRecurring cast (season 4); Main cast (season 5–7)2021BoschDetective Chris Collins5 episodes2021–2022, 2024Grey's AnatomyTheo Ruiz3 episodes2026The BoroughsPaz NavarroMain cast
References
External links
Carlos Miranda at Instagram