
RENÉ RIVERA
“RENÉ is a veteran actor,
committed community member,
and dedicated father, who is inspired to create a more compassionate world
through art.”



RENE RIVERA is a stage, television, and film actor since 1986, and father to three beautiful children. He is dedicated to sharing restorative stories, (stories that bring connection and healing to people). Born in San Antonio,Texas, Rene grew up in a historically Mexican American neighborhood speaking Spanish as the youngest of six children. He learned English in school, and the value of simplicity, hard work, and resilience, along with a sense of humor, from his parents, Andres and Eva, who worked picking cotton in the local fields for much of their young married lives. After being accepted on a scholarship, he left San Antonio for New York City to attend The Juilliard School, Drama Division. Four years later, his career was launched after graduating, working on Broadway, Off Broadway, regional theater, theater abroad, film, and television. Rene now lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to work extensively in television, film, and theater. One of his passions has been to using his art to give back to our society. Committed to creating a more compassionate world, Rene has studied to become a volunteer Nonviolent Parenting facilitator, helping families to become closer, and to communicate with each other in deeper, more meaningful ways. He has spent time in community building theater, including a national tour of “The Gift of Peace”, and the critically acclaimed “The King of the Desert”, both written by wife Stacey Martino Rivera. He is a Lifetime Member of the Actors Studio in Los Angeles, and New York.
RENÉ gives thanks, and gratitude to The Juilliard School, and to his family for their love, support, and inspiration.

Dog
Beneath
Wilde Salome
Smashed
Disturbia
Oranges
Bordertown
Crash Landing
Lords of Dogtown
Lost Treasure
Break a Leg
United States of Leland
The Salton Sea
Before Night Falls
Deadly Little Secrets
Viper
Desert Blue
Baquait
It Could Happen to You
Carlito's Way
Light Sleeper
Me and Him
dir. Channing Tatum and Reid Carolin
dir. Ben Katai
dir. Al Pacino
dir. James Ponsoldt
dir. DJ Caruso
dir. Joseph Merhi
dir. Gregory Nava
dir. Jay Andrews
dir. Cathering Hardwicke
dir. Jim Wynorski
dir. Monika Mitchell
dir. Leslie Kollins-Smalle
dir. DJ Caruso
dir. Julian Schnabel
dir. Fiona Mackenzie
dir. Jim Wynorski
dir. Morgan J Freeman
dir. Julian Schnabel
dir. Andrew Bergman
dir. Brian DePalma
dir. Paul Schrader
dir. Foris Dorrie

The Passenger
Suits Spin Off
Enchanted Christmas
Agent X
The Mentalist
Chop Shop
Rizzoli & Isles
Monsignor Martinez
Prison Break
Shark
Monk
NYPD Blue
The X-Files
Thieves
ER
Profiler
Nash Bridges
The Pirates of Silicon Valley
Brooklyn South
Michael Hayes
Soldier of Fortune
The Out of Towners
Law and Order
Hamlet
The Old Man and the Sea
Miami Vice
Supporting Lead
Guest Star
Supporting Lead
Guest Star
Guest Star
Regular
Guest Star
Series Regular
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Guest Star
Supporting
Guest Star
Guest Star
Co-Star
Featured
Guest Star
Bernardo
Supporting
Guest Star
Urbanflix TV
USA
Hallmark Productions
TNT
CBS
Internet
TNT
FOX Pilot/Mike Judge
FOX
CBS
USA
ABC
FOX
ABC
NBC
NBC
CBS
TNT
CBS
dir. Peter Weller
Syndicated
dir. Don Scardino
NBC
dir. Kevin Kline
dir. Judd Taylor
NBC

BROADWAY
Salome
OFF BROADWAY
Richard II
In The Jungle of Cities
Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2
Hamlet
Macbeth
REGIONAL (partial list)
Two Fisted Love
The King Of The Desert
True West
Boleros for the Disenchanted
Hamlet
Don Juan
The Merchant of Venice
Twelfth Night
House of Blue Leaves
dir. Robert Ackerman
dir. Steven Berkoff
dir. Anne Bogart
dir. JoAnne Akalaitas
dir. KIevin Kline
dir. Richard Jordan
Jules Aron
Sal Romeo, Valentino Ferriera
Henry Godinez
Henry Godinez
Peter Sellers
Mel Shapiro

DEMO REELS


ABOUT
“The King of the Desert” is one boy's search to find out who he really is in an environment that does not encourage self-expression. His journey begins in a barrio in Texas and eventually leads to The Julliard School and appearances on Broadway.
"An inspiring and intense story with one extraordinary actor and many, many souls. I was speechless!
Hoy LA, Los Angeles Times
Andrea Carrion
"I am drunk with this play!. I am so moved. Every moment is true and powerful. Stacey Martino's writing is like poetry. Valentino Ferriera's direction is spot on, and René Rivera's acting is absolutely brilliant!
Academy Award and Golden Globe Nominated Director
Mark Rydell

