Acting
Andre Royo
Born 1968-07-18
Bronx, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire. Other television appearances include Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and Empire. In film, he had roles in Shaft (2000), Super (2010), The Spectacular Now (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018), Prospect (2018), and To Leslie (2022). Royo was born in the Bronx, New York of African American and Cuban heritage. He attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 - 1986. Royo is married to Jane Choi and has a daughter, Stella.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Andre Royo
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
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Criminal Minds
2005
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Law & Order
1990
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Fringe
2008
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The Wire
2002
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Heroes
2006
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The Spectacular Now
2013
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Beautiful Boy
2018
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CSI: Miami
2002
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The Punisher: One Last Kill
2026
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (76 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Man of Tomorrow | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2027 |
 | They Fight | G. Antonio | Movie | 2026 |
 | The Punisher: One Last Kill | Dre | Movie | 2026 |
 | A Fence Is A Fence Of Course | Leon | Movie | 2025 |
| Miles Away | George | Movie | 2025 | |
| Miles Away | Executive Producer | Movie | 2025 | |
| MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE | Owner of the Company (voice) | Movie | 2024 | |
 | To Leslie | Royal | Movie | 2022 |
 | With Love | Laz Zayas | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Interrogation | Charlie Shannon | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Truth Be Told | Demetrius Rouche | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Beautiful Boy | Spencer | Movie | 2018 |
 | Prospect | Oruf | Movie | 2018 |
 | Billy Boy | Mr. Adams | Movie | 2018 |
 | Hunter Gatherer | Ashley | Movie | 2016 |
 | Lila & Eve | Skaketti | Movie | 2015 |
 | Share | Mr. White | Movie | 2015 |
 | Empire | Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Marvel's Agent Carter | Spider Raymond | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Of Mind and Music | Kenny | Movie | 2014 |
 | Kingdom | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories | Isaiah | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Hand of God | Robert 'Bobo' Boston | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Aftermath | Rob | Movie | 2014 |
| A Miracle in Spanish Harlem | Tyrone | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Hellbenders | Stephen | Movie | 2013 |
 | Masters of Sex | Sammy Davis Jr. | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Spectacular Now | Mr. Aster | Movie | 2013 |
 | Drunk History | King Oliver | TV Series | 2013 |
| Calloused Hands | Byrd | Movie | 2013 | |
 | Would You Rather | Executive Producer | Movie | 2013 |
 | The Collection | Wally | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bigfoot | Al Hunter | Movie | 2012 |
 | Grimm Fairy Tales Animated | Rumpelstilskin | Movie | 2012 |
 | Elementary | Thaddeus | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Freelancers | Daniel Maldonado | Movie | 2012 |
| The Wire: The Musical | Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Key & Peele | Bully's Dad | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Red Tails | Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman | Movie | 2012 |
 | Bob's Burgers | Andre Royo (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
| Bob's Burgers | Marcus (voice) | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Super | Hamilton | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Mercy Man | Tad | Movie | 2009 |
 | Party Down | Scott | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Fringe | Henry Arliss Higgins | TV Series | 2008 |
 | August | Dylan Gottschalk | Movie | 2008 |
 | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Sumner | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Wire: The Last Word | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Wire Odyssey | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | All About Us | Mike | Movie | 2007 |
 | Tapping the Wire | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Heroes | Stephen Canfield | TV Series | 2006 |
 | 5up 2down | Benny | Movie | 2006 |
 | All the Invisible Children | Sammy (segment "Jesus Children of America") | Movie | 2006 |
 | Jesus Children of America | Sammy | Movie | 2005 |
 | Criminal Minds | Armando Salinas | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Jellysmoke | Paul | Movie | 2005 |
 | Cuts | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
 | Numb3rs | Tim Pynchon | TV Series | 2005 |
 | CSI: NY | Big Willie Brown | TV Series | 2004 |
| Men Without Jobs | Junie | Movie | 2004 | |
 | The Jury | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Andre Royo’s Big Scene | Self | Movie | 2004 |
| Andre Royo’s Big Scene | Story | Movie | 2004 |
 | CSI: Miami | Julio Pena | TV Series | 2002 |
 | The Wire | Bubbles | TV Series | 2002 |
 | G | Tre | Movie | 2002 |
 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Riley | TV Series | 2001 |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Luther Pinkston | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Deadline | 1st Junkie | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Shaft | Tattoo | Movie | 2000 |
 | Wonderland | Spencer | TV Series | 2000 |
 | Third Watch | Diop | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Felix Santos | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Law & Order | Gil Freeman | TV Series | 1990 |
| Delphi | Elmer Tatum | TV Series | — |