Jimmy Ruiz Ramirez, known professionally as J. R. Ramirez, is a Cuban-American actor. He is best known for his series regular role of Detective Jared Vasquez on the NBC/Netflix series Manifest. Prior, he was a series regular as Julio on the Starz series Power and as Oscar Arocho on the Netflix/Marvel Studios series Jessica Jones. Ramirez also played Ted Grant / Wildcat in a recurring role in the third season of Arrow.
Personal life
"In 2018 he began a relationship with colleague Melissa Roxburgh, whom he met on the set of the NBC/Netflix series Manifest. The two briefly split in 2021, only to get back together in 2022.
Early life
Ramirez was born in Matanzas, Cuba. When he was a baby, his family moved to the United States and he was raised in Tampa, Florida.
Career
Ramirez played a recurring character on the first season of Power before being promoted to a regular cast member in the second season. He followed up by having a recurring appearance as Ted Grant / Wildcat on the third season of Arrow, before joining the second season of Jessica Jones as Oscar Arocho. In February 2018, Ramirez was cast as Detective Jared Vasquez in the NBC series Manifest.