Theo Rossi

Early life

Rossi was born in Staten Island, New York City. He is of Italian, Spanish, Lebanese, and Syrian descent. Growing up, he loved to ride dirt bikes. He has openly admitted to dealing drugs for years before moving to California. He studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York, where he appeared in several theatre productions.

Career

Rossi played Juan Carlos "Juice" Ortiz on the FX series Sons of Anarchy. His production company, Dos Dudes Pictures, produced its first feature film in 2014, Bad Hurt, Rossi acting alongside Karen Allen and Michael Harney.

Rossi has appeared in television shows such as The Penguin, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hawaii Five-O, Las Vegas, The Unit, Jericho, Bones, Without a Trace, Veronica Mars, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Lie to Me and Lost. He has had recurring roles on Heist, American Dreams, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. His film credits include Cloverfield, Code Breakers, House of the Dead 2: Dead Aim, Red Sands, The Informers, Kill Theory, Fencewalker and Meth Head.

He played Hernan "Shades" Alvarez in the Marvel Cinematic Universe series Luke Cage from 2016 until 2018.

In 2019, Rossi joined the Advisory Board of the Harlem Film House, which presents the Hip Hop Film Festival, an annual event that focuses on filmmakers from the global culture of hip hop, and promotes financial sustainability for independent filmmakers from marginalized communities.

Philanthropy

Rossi gets involved with the men and women of the military, with fellow Sons of Anarchy actors Kim Coates, Dayton Callie and Ron Perlman. An Ambassador to the Boot Campaign, Rossi works with multiple organizations that raise money for wounded soldiers and those returning with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Throughout the off-season, Rossi has often traveled to different bases to visit US military personnel. He has helped to organize the yearly Boot Ride event that benefits the Boot Campaign, giving fans a chance to spend a day riding with the Sons of Anarchy cast while raising money for U.S. military veterans.

Shortly after Hurricane Sandy hit Staten Island, Rossi, with friends and family, founded Staten Strong, a program administered by the Boot Campaign. Staten Strong rebuilt three homes for Hurricane Sandy victims on Staten Island.

He supports animal welfare and launched a campaign with The Humane Society of the United States to protect street dogs. He appeared in a PETA ad promoting pet adoption.

Personal life

Rossi resides in Austin, Texas. He consumes a "mostly plant-based diet" and occasionally consumes eggs. He is married to Meghan McDermott. The couple's first child was born in 2015, and their second in 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

References

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8. (2 September 2015). "Netflix's "Luke Cage" Adds Rosario Dawson, Theo Rossi".
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11. (2020-12-27). "Harlem Film House Our Team".
12. "'Sons of Anarchy's' Ron Perlman, Theo Rossi and Dayton Callie Drop in on Marines and their Families Stationed in California on USO Tour". PRweb.com.
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18. Leanne Aciz Stanton, [https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/theo-rossi-teams-up-with-peta-to-encourage-pet-adoption/ "Theo Rossi and His Rescue Dog Benito Team Up With PETA to Encourage Pet Adoption"]. ''Us Weekly'', 19 September 2018.
19. [https://web.archive.org/web/20231205011510/https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2023-03-03/the-crawl-almost-vegan-food-crawl-emily-the-criminal-theo-rossi "An almost vegan food crawl with Theo Rossi, ‘Emily the Criminal’ star and hummus traditionalist"]. latimes.com. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
20. (8 June 2015). "Theo Rossi and Wife Meghan McDermott Welcome a Baby Boy!".
21. "A Second Son! Theo Rossi and Wife Meghan Welcome Arlo Benjamin".
22. DeNucci, Tom. (2025-03-07). "Play Dirty". A Mind's Eye, Mutiny Films, Tubi Films.
23. [https://deadline.com/2024/09/theo-rossi-penguin-come-with-me-1236103746/ ‘The Penguin’ Star Theo Rossi Boards Aaron Harvey’s ‘Come With Me’ As Star & EP]