Noel Gugliemi


Noel Albert Gugliemi is an American character actor best known for his portrayals of Southern Californian gangs in [the United States|gangsters]. Gugliemi played Hector in The [Fast and the Furious] and Furious 7, and loosely reprised the role for other media.

Early life

Gugliemi is of Italian and Mexican descent. He was abandoned by his parents, and became homeless at age 13. Although not raised in poverty, he turned to gang life in his late teenage years.
He has stated that he would "be dead or in jail" if he had not found acting as a career.

Career

In 2001, at age 29, Gugliemi played Hector in The Fast and the Furious, which boosted his career. He reprised his role in Furious 7 and in the Fast & Furious music video, the latter alongside Chingy, iRome, Neil [Brown Jr.], Ray Lavender, Sarayah Love "Empire", and Chloe Riley.

Personal life

Gugliemi is a Christian and began delivering motivational speeches at churches, schools and businesses in 2018. Although he often plays gangsters, Gugliemi discourages young people from involvement in such activity.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video Games

Music Videos