Carlos Valdes (actor)
Colombian-American actor and singer (born 1989)
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Carlos David Valdes (born April 20, 1989) is a Colombian-American actor and singer. He is best known for his role as Cisco Ramon/Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related projects. Additionally, he starred as Orpheus in the Broadway production of Hadestown.
April 20, 1989
- Actor
- singer
Carlos Valdes | |
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Valdes at GalaxyCon Des Moines in 2025 | |
| Born | Carlos David Valdes April 20, 1989 Cali, Colombia |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan[1] |
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| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Partner | Mae Whitman (2023–present) |
| Children | 1 |
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Early life and education
Valdes was born in Cali, Colombia and raised in Miami, Florida by the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12.[1][2] He studied at the University of Michigan with Darren Criss and other actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical Me and My Dick.[3] Additionally he played the bass for that show as well as for A Very Potter Musical,[4] and was featured on the track "A Thousand and One Nights (Pop Version)" which played during the end credits of Twisted and appeared on the cover album Twisted: Twisted.[5]
Career
In 2011 and 2012, Valdes was a stand-in in the second national tour of Jersey Boys.[1] From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once,[6] in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion.
In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón,[7] an engineer at S.T.A.R. Labs who assists Barry Allen alongside Harrison Wells and Caitlin Snow. Ramon is later revealed to have metahuman powers and takes on the moniker Vibe. Valdes also played alternate universe variants of Ramon: his Earth-2 doppelganger, who goes by Reverb; Pablo, a waiter in the season 3 episode "Duet"; and his Earth-19 doppelganger, who goes by Echo. Valdes also voiced the character in the animated spin-off web series Vixen.[8] Valdes exited The Flash after its seventh season.[9][10]
Valdes also works as a songwriter, instrumentalist, and recording artist. In 2015, he independently released the EP Night Off, under his music pseudonym Tha Los.[11][12]
Personal life
Valdes has one son, who was born on August 28, 2024, with Mae Whitman.[13]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014–2018 | Arrow | Cisco Ramon/Vibe[a][b] | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2014–2021 | The Flash | Main role (seasons 1–7) | |
| 2015–2016 | Vixen | Web series; recurring role, 7 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Flash: Chronicles of Cisco | Web series; lead role | |
| 2016–2017 | Legends of Tomorrow | 3 episodes | |
| 2016–2018 | Supergirl | 3 episodes | |
| 2017 | Freedom Fighters: The Ray | Web series; recurring role, 8 episodes | |
| 2020 | Wayward Guide for the Untrained Eye | Dr. Henry Edwards | Web series; recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2022 | Gaslit | Paul Magallanes | Miniseries 6 episodes |
| 2023 | Up Here | Miguel | Lead role, Hulu |
| 2025 | For Worse | Patrick | Film[14][15] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2023 | Starfield | Matteo | Supporting character |
Theater
Notes
- Also makes appearances as Francisco Ramon / Reverb (Earth-2) in the episode "Welcome to Earth-2", as Pablo in the episode "Duet" and as Cisco Ramon / Echo (Earth-19) in the episode "Kiss Kiss Breach Breach". He has also voiced the character Cisco Ramon / Vibe (Earth-X) for the animated series Freedom Fighters: The Ray.
- Mecha-Vibe since episode "Central City Strong" of season 7.
