Quick Facts
Biography
Joshua "Josh" Segarra (born June 3, 1986) is an American actor who is best known for his television roles as police officer Billy Cepeda in Sirens, Hector Ruiz on the 2009–11 television show The Electric Company, and, beginning in 2016, Adrian Chase, a main character in Arrow. He has appeared many times on- and off-Broadway; he appeared in the original musical casts of Lysistrata Jones as Mick, Pasek and Paul's 2012 musical Dogfight, based on the 1991 film of the same name, and On Your Feet!, in which he originated the role of Emilio Estefan.
Personal life
Segarra is from Orlando, Florida, and is of Puerto Rican descent. He speaks English and Spanish.
Segarra is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts where he received a degree in theater.
In October 2014, Segarra married long-time girlfriend, Brace (née Rice). They have a son together, Gus, born in September 2016.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Narrows | White Gangsta | |
| 2009 | Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet | Tyler | |
| 2009 | The Ministers | Louis | |
| 2010 | Suicide | Mort | Short film |
| 2011 | The Music Never Stopped | Mark Ferris | |
| 2012 | The Devil's Bitch | Trip | Short film |
| 2014 | You Must Be Joking | Asshole | |
| 2015 | Trainwreck | Staten Island Oli |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Vampire Bats | Miles | TV Movie |
| 2008 | Drama Queenz | Gabriel | 3 episodes |
| 2009–2011 | The Electric Company | Hector Ruiz | 52 episodes |
| 2011 | Homeland | Josh | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2012 | Bronx Warrants | Morales | TV Movie |
| 2013 | The Following | Hank Flynn | Episode: "The Siege" |
| 2014 | Blue Bloods | Mike Rose | Episode: "Knockout Game" |
| 2014 | My Day | Date | |
| 2014–2015 | Sirens | Billy | 18 episodes; Main cast |
| 2014–2016 | Chicago P.D. | Justin Voight | 9 episodes; Recurring cast |
| 2016–present | Arrow | Adrian Chase/Prometheus | Series regular (season 5) |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Boys Upstairs | Eric | The SoHo Playhouse August 15 - September 27, 2009 (Part of The 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival) |
| 2009 | Fat Camp | Brent | Acorn Theater September 30 – October 8, 2009 (Part of 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival) |
| 2010 | Pool Boy (staged reading) | Jack | Barrington Stage Company Stage II January 11, 2010 |
| 2011 | The Cook's Tour (staged reading) | Performer | Urban Stage Theater February 8, 2011 |
| 2011 | Lysistrata Jones | Mick | The Gym at Judson May 15 – June 19, 2011 |
| 2011-12 | Lysistrata Jones | Mick | Walter Kerr Theatre November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012 |
| 2012 | Dogfight | Boland | Tony Kiser Theatre June 27 – August 12, 2012 |
| 2013 | Around the World in 80 Days | Phileas Fogg | YOW! Theater July 2 – October 13, 2013 |
| 2015 | On Your Feet! | Emilio Estefan | Marquis Theatre October 6, 2015 – July 10, 2016 |
Video Games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Abraham Reyes |
| 2010 | Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare | Abraham Reyes |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |