Biography
Best known for his role on the long-running melodrama "Desperate Housewives" (ABC, 2004-2012), actor Ricardo Chavira carved out a comfortable niche for himself as a versatile character actor. Early television guest spots on popular series like "NYPD Blue" (1993-2005) and "24" (Fox, 2001-2010) led to a recurring role on the critically-acclaimed drama "Six Feet Under" (HBO, 2001-05). Things seemed ready to break for the Texas native when he …
Career Milestones
2007 | Co-starred in the A&E movie, "Kings of South Beach" | |
2007 | Featured in the independent drama "Rockaway" | |
2005 | Cast as wealthy businessman and Gaby's (Eva Longoria) husband, Carlos Solis on ABC's "Desperate Housewives" | |
2004 | as Private Gregorio Esparza in Disney's "The Alamo" | |
2002 | Cast as Ramon on four episodes of HBO's "Six Feet Under" | |
2002 | Appeared in two episodes of Lifetime's legal drama, "The Division" | |
2002 | First TV role as a series regular, playing a high school sports coach in FOX's "The Grubbs" (episodes never aired) | |
2001 | Made TV debut on a pair of Steven Bochco dramas, ABC's cop drama "NYPD Blue" and ABC's legal drama "Philly" | |
2001 | Film debut in the independent feature comedy "Barstow 2008" | |
2000 | Moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting | |
1996 | First stage role, playing King Macbeth of Scotland in a school production of "Macbeth" | |
| Starred in a production of "Tracers" at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles | ||
Awards
2009 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2008 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2007 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2006 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |
2005 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Desperate Housewives |