Felix Solis


Felix Angel Solis is an American actor, film director, and film producer. Born on the Upper West Side and raised in Chelsea/Greenwich Village area of New York City, to parents who were both born in Puerto Rico, Felix considers himself a Nuyorican.

Career

Solis first started working on shows set in NYC such as New York Undercover, NYPD Blue, Third Watch and the film Empire. He then appeared in acclaimed television shows such as The West Wing, OZ, Law & Order: SVU, The Sopranos, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Damages and Fringe, and Ozark; and numerous films such as The Forgotten, Wes Craven's My Soul to Take, Man on a Ledge, and Arbitrage.
With his roots in theatre, Felix has also continued to work on stage receiving the HOLA 2013 Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor for the production of Basilica at New York's prestigious Cherry Lane Theatre; a Connecticut Critics Circle Award in 2008 for Boleros for the Disenchanted and a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Passion Play in 2006. As a stage director, Solis helmed Raúl Castillo's Knives and Other Sharp Objects at the Joseph Papp Public Theater in 2009.
Solis has originated parts in In Arabia We'd All Be Kings and Our Lady of 121st Street, both written by Stephen Adly Guirgis with direction by Philip Seymour Hoffman. He performed at the Cherry Lane Theater's stage in Havana Is Waiting by Eduardo Machado. Solis has also been a member of The Actors Studio since 2001, where he has appeared in plays including Salome starring Dianne Wiest and Al Pacino.
Al Pacino wrote him to thank him for his performance in the original production of Our Lady Of 121st Street with the LAByrinth Theater Company, of which he has been a member since 1999.
Solis has appeared in over 18 films including The Forgotten, Taking Chance, The International, My Soul to Take, and Gun Hill Road. Solis' television appearances include The Following, The Good Wife, Made in Jersey, NYC 22, Weekends at Bellevue, Criminal Minds, Army Wives, ATF-The Line, Damages, Fringe, The Sopranos, Oz, The West Wing, Third Watch, NYPD Blue, New York Undercover, and Blue Bloods.
In 2013 Solis co-created a film production company called Subway Token Films with his partner, actress Liza Fernandez. Their first short film, Tinto, shot on location in the Maipo Valley wine region of Chile, South America, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2014, getting nominated for Best Short Narrative. It also screened at the Shnit Worldwide Short Film Festival in 2015. Their next short film, iHeart, made its world premiere at the Hoboken International Film Festival; it won the Award of Merit at One-Reeler Short Film Competition, and continues its way through the festival circuit. His next short film, Going Down, was shot in Los Angeles in June and is in post-production. He is an active volunteer at the 52nd Street Project, a non-profit group that matches inner-city kids with professional theatre artists to introduce them to the business and craft of theatre production. He is also a supporter of the ASPCA and WSPA.
Solis had a recurring role on The Following. He was a regular on the CBS TV series Made in Jersey starring Kyle MacLachlan, and Janet Montgomery. On the same network he played Sgt. Terry Howard on NYC 22, produced by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro, as well as a recurring role on The Good Wife as the "No-Nonsense" Det. Kevin Rodriguez. Solis also landed a role on USA’s Colony playing Geronimo, and ABC’s The Family playing Editor-in-Chief Gus Flores. Felix was recently cast in the series regular in ABC's Ten Days in the Valley as Commander Gomez that premiered in October 2017.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Cousin HowardAllen
2002EmpireJose
2003El Círculo ViciosoMata
2004Mimmo & PaulieMimmoShort
2004The ForgottenDetective Brasher
2005Everyone's DepressedCarlosShort
2005La muerte es pequeña-Short
2005End of the SpearJulio
2007KidMartinShort
2009The InternationalDetective Iggy Ornelas
2009ReunionPete
2010My Soul to TakeChela
2011Gun Hill RoadPete
2012ArbitrageA.D.A. Ray Deferlito
2012Man on a LedgeNestor
2012You're Nobody 'til Somebody Kills YouDetective Meil
2014Tinto-Short
2014Fugly!Pops
2016TallulahManuel
2016iHeartBartenderShort
2018Atlantic CityJuniorShort
2022Allswell in New YorkDesmond
2024UnfrostedEl Sucre
2024The FriendHektor
2025Predator: Killer of KillersJohn J. Torres' Father

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996New York UndercoverFelipeEpisode: "Brown Like Me"
1997NYPD BlueVictorEpisode: "Lost Israel: Part 1"
1997Law & OrderCSU ScapelliEpisode: "Harvest"
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNickEpisode: "...Or Just Look Like One"
1999Law & OrderTinoEpisode: "Hate"
2000Third WatchSmithEpisode: "Faith"
2000The SopranosFishmanEpisode: "The Happy Wanderer"
2001The West WingHammakerEpisode: "Ways and Means"
2002Law & Order: Criminal IntentCardenasEpisode: "Malignant"
2003OzReynaldo EscobalesEpisode: "A Failure to Communicate"
2003Law & Order: Special Victims UnitNarcEpisode: "Loss"
2004One Life to LiveBenicioRegular cast
2005Law & Order: Trial by JuryMiguel GuzmanEpisode: "Bang & Blame"
2006ConvictionMr. DiazEpisode: "Madness"
2006Law & OrderMr. GarciaEpisode: "Magnet"
2007The Knights of ProsperityJaime SantanitaRecurring cast
2007The SopranosEdgar RamirezEpisode: "The Second Coming"
2007Law & Order: Criminal IntentRay DelgadoEpisode: "Amends"
2009DamagesRudy VasquezEpisode: "I Lied, Too."
2009FringeDaniel HicksEpisode: "The Transformation"
2009Law & OrderLivan SantanaEpisode: "Anchors Away"
2009Taking ChancePhilly Cargo WorkerTV movie
2010Criminal MindsNelson G.Episode: "The Fight"
2010Army WivesCaptain William HeleEpisode: "Scars and Stripes"
2010–15The Good WifeDet. Kevin RodriguezGuest, recurring cast
2012NYC 22Sgt. Terry HowardMain cast
2012Made in JerseyRiver BrodyMain cast
2013Franklin & BashDetectiveEpisode: "Freck"
2014Nurse JackieJoan's HusbandEpisode: "Sidecars and Spermicide"
2014–15The FollowingAgent Jeff ClarkeRecurring cast, guest
2015Chicago P.D.Lieutenant GuthrieEpisode: "What Puts You on That Ledge"
2015ElementaryPrentice GutierrezEpisode: "For All You Know"
2015Blue BloodsHector FlorezEpisode: "New Rules" & "The Art of War"
2016ColonyGeronimoRecurring cast
2016The FamilyGus FloresRecurring cast
2016DrewLieutenant FordTV movie
2016–17Hawaii Five-0Jorge MoralezEpisode: "Ka'ili aku" & "Ka 'Aelike"
2017One Day at a TimeRonEpisode: "Pride & Prejudice"
2017MindhunterDetective MolinaEpisode #1.2
2017Ten Days in the ValleyCommander Elliot GomezMain cast
2018SEAL TeamColonel MartinezRecurring cast
2020Amazing StoriesLanceEpisode: "Dynoman and the Volt!!"
2020I Know This Much Is TrueNurseEpisode: "Four"
2020–22OzarkOmar NavarroRecurring cast, main cast
2020–22CharmedRay VeraRecurring cast
2022–23The Rookie: FedsMatthew "Matt" GarzaMain cast
2022–25The RookieMatthew "Matt" GarzaRecurring cast
2023City on FireBrunoRecurring cast
2025The RecruitTom WallaceRecurring cast
2025SirensJoseMain cast