Carlos Carrasco

Born in Panama City, Panama, Carlos traveled to the United States on an acting scholarship to Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. After subsequent study at the University of Illinois and Wayne State University in Detroit, he began his professional career in New York, making his Broadway debut in the Circle-in-the-Square's production of "The National Health." Extensive stage work followed, including appearances at many of the country's regional theaters such as the Hartford Stage Company, Atlanta's Alliance Theater and Los Angeles' Mark Taper Forum. Pursuing a parallel career in arts administration, Carlos has been Executive Director of the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors in New York, a panelist for the New York State Council on the Arts and a co-director of the JACK Arts Ensemble based in Los Angeles.

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Bound by Honor (1993)

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Damian Chapa  •  Jesse Borrego  •  Benjamin Bratt  •  Enrique Castillo

Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Damian Chapa  •  Jesse Borrego  •  Benjamin Bratt  •  Enrique Castillo

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Clooney
CAST:  Sam Rockwell  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Julia Roberts  •  Rutger Hauer

Television made him famous, but his biggest hits happened off screen. Television producer by day, CIA assassin by night, Chuck Barris was recruited by the CIA at the height of his TV career and trained to become a covert operative. Or so Barris said.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Clooney
CAST:  Sam Rockwell  •  Drew Barrymore  •  Julia Roberts  •  Rutger Hauer

Crocodile Dundee II (1988)

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cornell
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  John Meillon  •  Ernie Dingo

Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Cornell
CAST:  Paul Hogan  •  Linda Kozlowski  •  John Meillon  •  Ernie Dingo

Double Take (2001)

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Gallo
CAST:  Orlando Jones  •  Eddie Griffin  •  Garcelle Beauvais  •  Gary Grubbs

A man on the run takes another man's passport, only to find himself stuck with the identity of a street hustler.  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Gallo
CAST:  Orlando Jones  •  Eddie Griffin  •  Garcelle Beauvais  •  Gary Grubbs

Speed (1994)

Action-packedGrippingFast pacedOriginal

Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan de Bont
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Sandra Bullock  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Jeff Daniels

Jack Traven, an LAPD cop on SWAT detail, and veteran SWAT officer Harry Temple thwart an extortionist-bomber's scheme for a $3 million ransom. As they corner the bomber, he flees and detonates a bomb vest, seemingly killing himself. Weeks later, Jack witnesses a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jan de Bont
CAST:  Keanu Reeves  •  Sandra Bullock  •  Dennis Hopper  •  Jeff Daniels

One Man's Hero (1999)

One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Hool
CAST:  Tom Berenger  •  Joaquim de Almeida  •  Daniela Romo  •  Mark Moses

One Man's Hero tells the little-known story of the "St. Patrick's Battalion" or "San Patricios," a group of mostly Irish and other immigrants of the Catholic faith who deserted to Mexico after encountering religious and ethnic prejudice in the U.S. Army during the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lance Hool
CAST:  Tom Berenger  •  Joaquim de Almeida  •  Daniela Romo  •  Mark Moses

The Burning Season (1994)

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Sônia Braga  •  Raúl Juliá  •  Carmen Argenziano  •  Luis Guzmán

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Frankenheimer
CAST:  Sônia Braga  •  Raúl Juliá  •  Carmen Argenziano  •  Luis Guzmán

As Good as Dead (1995)

Susan switches identities with her new friend Nicole, so that Nicole can pay for her medical bills with Susan's insurance. Then Susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when Nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Cohen
CAST:  Judge Reinhold  •  Traci Lords  •  Carlos Carrasco  •  Crystal Bernard

Susan switches identities with her new friend Nicole, so that Nicole can pay for her medical bills with Susan's insurance. Then Susan finds herself trapped in her new identity when Nicole ends up dead under questionable circumstances.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Cohen
CAST:  Judge Reinhold  •  Traci Lords  •  Carlos Carrasco  •  Crystal Bernard

Nails (1992)

The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Flynn
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Anne Archer  •  Tomas Milian  •  Keith David

The wife of a wild Los Angeles police detective becomes a hostage of the heroin ring he and his partner have exposed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Flynn
CAST:  Dennis Hopper  •  Anne Archer  •  Tomas Milian  •  Keith David

In the Heat of Passion (1992)

A struggling actor lands the part of a rapist in a TV reenactment for a "Crimebusters" segment. He soon meets a beautiful rich woman whom he begins an affair with, even though she is married. Her husband soon finds out and is accidently killed. The two lovers cover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodman Flender
CAST:  Sally Kirkland  •  Andre Rosey Brown  •  Carlos Carrasco  •  Jack Carter

A struggling actor lands the part of a rapist in a TV reenactment for a "Crimebusters" segment. He soon meets a beautiful rich woman whom he begins an affair with, even though she is married. Her husband soon finds out and is accidently killed. The two lovers cover ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rodman Flender
CAST:  Sally Kirkland  •  Andre Rosey Brown  •  Carlos Carrasco  •  Jack Carter

Parker (2013)

Action-packedSuspensefulViolentThought provoking

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Nick Nolte  •  Michael Chiklis

A thief with a unique code of professional ethics is double-crossed by his crew and left for dead. Assuming a new disguise and forming an unlikely alliance with a woman on the inside, he looks to hijack the score of the crew's latest heist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Taylor Hackford
CAST:  Jason Statham  •  Jennifer Lopez  •  Nick Nolte  •  Michael Chiklis

Lifeform (1996)

When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET". Encased in armor, it extends a human like form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark H. Baker
CAST:  Cotter Smith  •  Deirdre O'Connell  •  Robert Wisdom  •  Ryan Phillippe

When the Viking space capsule suddenly returns to Earth from its long ago trip to Mars, it brings with it an intelligent visitor that is part "Alien" and part "ET". Encased in armor, it extends a human like form from its shell to examine its surroundings and shows ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark H. Baker
CAST:  Cotter Smith  •  Deirdre O'Connell  •  Robert Wisdom  •  Ryan Phillippe

Dark Breed (1997)

Captain Saxon, an agent for the top secret Omega agency, has been given the assignment of tracking down and either capturing or killing the crew members of a secret space mission who returned to Earth against orders. It seems that they were all infected with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Pepin
CAST:  Jack Scalia  •  Cindy Ambuehl  •  Lance LeGault  •  Jonathan Banks

Captain Saxon, an agent for the top secret Omega agency, has been given the assignment of tracking down and either capturing or killing the crew members of a secret space mission who returned to Earth against orders. It seems that they were all infected with an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Pepin
CAST:  Jack Scalia  •  Cindy Ambuehl  •  Lance LeGault  •  Jonathan Banks

Anarchy TV (1998)

A group of anarchists use their public-access TV show to satirize the government until a right-wing preacher attempts to shut them down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Blank
CAST:  Alan Thicke  •  Dweezil Zappa  •  Jonathan Penner  •  Jessica Hecht

A group of anarchists use their public-access TV show to satirize the government until a right-wing preacher attempts to shut them down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jonathan Blank
CAST:  Alan Thicke  •  Dweezil Zappa  •  Jonathan Penner  •  Jessica Hecht

The Return of Superfly (1990)

In this third entry in the Superfly films, Priest returns to New York from Paris to find who is responsible for his friend's murder. With a couple of new friends, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sig Shore
CAST:  Nathan Purdee  •  Margaret Avery  •  Leonard L. Thomas  •  Christopher Curry

In this third entry in the Superfly films, Priest returns to New York from Paris to find who is responsible for his friend's murder. With a couple of new friends, he attempts to bring the killers to justice while trying not to get into criminal activity like he did ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sig Shore
CAST:  Nathan Purdee  •  Margaret Avery  •  Leonard L. Thomas  •  Christopher Curry

100 Kilos (2001)

The rise and fall of the Freeway Boyz, These group of young men sold millions of dollars of drugs in the streets of South Central Los Angeles, and inadvertently financed a CIA private war in Nicaragua.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod S. Scott
CAST:  Glenn Plummer  •  Dwayne Adway  •  MC Eiht  •  Larry B. Scott

The rise and fall of the Freeway Boyz, These group of young men sold millions of dollars of drugs in the streets of South Central Los Angeles, and inadvertently financed a CIA private war in Nicaragua.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rod S. Scott
CAST:  Glenn Plummer  •  Dwayne Adway  •  MC Eiht  •  Larry B. Scott

All About the Money (2017)

Two "down on their luck" buddies are convinced by a third to take a vacation. Only after landing in the third world country do they realize that they are there to attempt to capture the United States' most wanted criminal - with no military training.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Freeman
CAST:  Danny Trejo  •  Casper Van Dien  •  Mindy Robinson  •  Lin Shaye

Two "down on their luck" buddies are convinced by a third to take a vacation. Only after landing in the third world country do they realize that they are there to attempt to capture the United States' most wanted criminal - with no military training.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Freeman
CAST:  Danny Trejo  •  Casper Van Dien  •  Mindy Robinson  •  Lin Shaye

Diablo Rojo PTY (2019)

A "Diablo Rojo" bus driver, his helper, a priest, and two policemen fall victim to a mysterious spell and end up lost somewhere in the Chiriqui jungle, where they will have to survive the creatures that inhabit the roads, with the old bus as their only refuge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sol Moreno  •  J. Oskura Nájera
CAST:  Carlos Carrasco  •  Leo Wiznitzer  •  Alejandra Araúz  •  Natalia Beluche

A "Diablo Rojo" bus driver, his helper, a priest, and two policemen fall victim to a mysterious spell and end up lost somewhere in the Chiriqui jungle, where they will have to survive the creatures that inhabit the roads, with the old bus as their only refuge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sol Moreno  •  J. Oskura Nájera
CAST:  Carlos Carrasco  •  Leo Wiznitzer  •  Alejandra Araúz  •  Natalia Beluche

The Glass Cage (1996)

Swarthy Paul Yeager arrives in New Orleans, and promptly gets a job bartending at La Cage du Verre, a show bar where his former girlfriend Jacqueline is a dancer and the moll of its sadistic owner, Marko. He and Jacqueline smuggle diamonds and drugs, with the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Schroeder
CAST:  Charlotte Lewis  •  Richard Tyson  •  Eric Roberts  •  Stephen Nichols

Swarthy Paul Yeager arrives in New Orleans, and promptly gets a job bartending at La Cage du Verre, a show bar where his former girlfriend Jacqueline is a dancer and the moll of its sadistic owner, Marko. He and Jacqueline smuggle diamonds and drugs, with the local ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Schroeder
CAST:  Charlotte Lewis  •  Richard Tyson  •  Eric Roberts  •  Stephen Nichols

Eruption (1997)

Sam Hunter, an American photojournalist, is ostensibly covering the Pope's visit to the South American country of San Pedro. But Sam's real goal is to track down the elusive revolutionary leader Marcos and bring back an exclusive interview. Sam quickly gets into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gwyneth Gibby
CAST:  Cyril O'Reilly  •  Patricia Velásquez  •  Gabriel Anselmi  •  Carlos Carrasco

Sam Hunter, an American photojournalist, is ostensibly covering the Pope's visit to the South American country of San Pedro. But Sam's real goal is to track down the elusive revolutionary leader Marcos and bring back an exclusive interview. Sam quickly gets into ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gwyneth Gibby
CAST:  Cyril O'Reilly  •  Patricia Velásquez  •  Gabriel Anselmi  •  Carlos Carrasco
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