Born and raised in Paterson, New Jersey. Ralph Rodriguez can be seen supporting in WHITE GIRL, which is currently on NETFLIX produced by Christine Vachon(Boys Don't Cry, Kids etc.) with Ariel Schulman + Henry Joost (Nerve, Project Power, Paranormal Activity 3&4) serving as Executive Producers and Elizabeth Wood as upcoming powerhouse female director with producer/husband Gabriel Nussbaum. Ralph Rodriguez also stars as 'Andre' in the NETFLIX movie, BARRY, alongside Anya Taylor-Joy, which takes a look into the early life of U.S. President Barack Obama. Ralph Rodriguez won audiences with his season recurr playing Freddie Clemente on CHICAGO FIRE on NBC. Rodriguez is featured in COMPLIANCE starring Ann Dowd and directed by Craig Zobel which went on to Sundance. Ralph Rodriguez found his love for performance after seeing a musical theatre production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC at the PAPER MILL PLAYHOUSE in Millburn, N.J. as a kid. Ralph used his rough child hood years and turned it into a positive with advice from a mentor who advised Ralph that his talents would keep him from staying out of the troubled streets. His mother removed him almost immediately from public school with the help of mentors so that he can focus with leading a better life. He went on to doing school plays, community theatre and working in youth theatre companies in and around NYC which ultimately lead Rodriguez in doing Film & Television. Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Robin Williams, Jim Carrey, Denzel Washington, Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Whoopi Goldberg, Kate Winslet and Meryl Streep are among just a few from many others he's looked up to as a kid.