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Ruben Avitia
Born: March 4, 1969
Los Angeles, California, USA
 
Role: Unnamed detective
 
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Ruben Avitia (born March 4, 1969; age 56) played an unnamed detective at the Farmington Precinct. Although uncredited, he appeared in every season from Season 2 to Season 7.

Biography and career[]

Ruben Avitia was born in Los Angeles, California. He started acting in the late 1980s.

Through his career, Avitia has worked on films like Hard to Kill, A Better Life, and The Sound and the Shadow. He has also worked on TV shows like Parker Lewis Can't Lose, Strong Medicine, and General Hospital. Since 2009, Avitia has been working steadily as a writer, producer, and director. As such, he has collaborated on various short films. In 2019, he wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the show Just the Tip, which won 32 awards out of 47 nominations in one year.

Avitia is the father of actor Felix Avitia.

The Shield credits[]

Selected filmography[]

  • Queenpins (2021)
  • The Sound and the Shadow (2014)
  • A Better Life (2011)
  • Hard to Kill (1990)

Television appearances

  • Holding Tight (2022-2023)
  • This Fool (2022)
  • Caught in the Middle-Anthologies (2021)
  • The Rookie (2021)
  • Just the Tip (2019)
  • The Shield (2002-2008)
  • General Hospital (2005)
  • Strong Medicine (2004)

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