Édgar Ramírez

Édgar Ramírez is the kind of actor who makes you forget you're watching one. Born in Caracas and trained in communications at Andrés Bello Catholic University, he once seriously considered becoming a diplomat — and honestly, that tracks, because there's something quietly authoritative about him on screen. His breakout as Carlos the Jackal in the 2010 Olivier Assayas miniseries was a staggering piece of work — five-plus hours of him commanding every frame. Since then he's moved fluidly between serious prestige drama and big Hollywood productions, playing Gianni Versace in American Crime Story, the villain in Point Break, and Ares in Wonder Woman. He speaks multiple languages, carries himself with real weight, and in 2024 was awarded France's Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres — which tells you the Europeans have been paying attention all along. Venezuela's gift to world cinema, no question.

Name (English)

Édgar Ramírez

Name (Japanese)

エドガー・ラミレス

Reading

えどがー・らみれす

Born

March 25, 1977 (age 49)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Snake

Origin

Caracas, Venezuela

Occupation

actor / film actor

University

Andrés Bello Catholic University

Awards & achievements

• 2024 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/edgarramirez25/
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• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9

Tags

• actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.