Eddie Ruiz was born and raised in Boyle Heights, California, near downtown Los Angeles. He quickly landed a guest-star on “That’s So Raven” as Barry The Mascot during drama school. He attended C.S.U.,Fullerton where he received hi B.A. in Acting. He then quickly flew over to London, UK where he received his MFA in Acting from The Central School of Speech and Drama. Some grads from CSSD include Sir Laurence Olivier, Gael Garcia Bernal and Judy Dench.
After his return, there has been a lot of love for Eddie in the industry. He made his film debut in the award winning film, “Russel Fish: The Sausage and Egg Incident” starring alongside GLEE’s Chris Colfer (Kurt). Eddie was nominated for Best supporting actor in Russel. After landing several TV guest roles, he booked Michael Patrick King’s NBC/WB Pilot as Juan in A Mann’s World starring Don Johnson.
Eddie also stars in films such as “Make A Movie Like Spike” appears alongside Jamil Walker Smith (Stargate, Hey Arnold), Malcolm Goodwin(Breakout Kings), “Ghostown” alongside Jack Guzman(Power Rangers), The Missing Link, Heavy Metal Strawberry Pickers, and Neighborhood Garden.
Eddie is no stranger to the stage. He has worked with many respectable theatre companies such as Will & Company where he was Pinocchio in Pinocchio, playing Verges in Tony Plana’s Much Ado About Nothing with East LA Classic, and Martinez in Ray Bradbury’s The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit with the Pandemonium Theatre Company. He has received many awards and great reviews for his performances.
Eddie lives in Hollywood, CA where he is now Acting and Producing with his Independent film company “Obviam Entertainment” with Eddy Martin, Luke McClure, and his wife Jean Altadel. www.obviamentertainment.com
You can follow Eddie on Twitter and Instagram @TheEddieRuiz
