Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama (born January 30, 1980) is an American actor.

Valderrama was born in 1980 in Miami, Florida, to Balbino A. and Sobeida Valderrama.

He moved to Venezuela at age 3 and grew up there until the age of 13 when his family moved back to the US.

His father is Venezuelan and his mother is Colombian.

Valderrama got his start performing in numerous plays, including A Midsummer Night's Dream and Rumors.

He made his professional debut in a Spanish-language Pacific Bell commercial.

At his drama teacher's suggestion, he got an agent and was cast in the CBS miniseries Four Corners and in Omba Mokomba on the Disney Channel.

He made his big-screen debut in the film Summer Catch.

He is known for his role as Fez in the sitcom That '70s Show (1998–2006), his current role as Special Agent Nick Torres in NCIS, and Agustín Madrigal in Encanto.

Valderrama played Fez on That '70s Show from 1998 to 2006; he was a senior in high school when the pilot episode was filmed.

Valderrama has further performed in several prominent feature films, including Party Monster (2003), Beauty Shop (2005), Fast Food Nation (2006), Unaccompanied Minors (2006), Larry Crowne (2011), and The Adderall Diaries (2015).

He played DJ Keoki in the 2003 film Party Monster.

In April and May 2003, Valderrama appeared in the Los Angeles Times critic's choice play Blackout, an adaptation of the feature film Drunks, and on April 4, 2004, starred in the Actors' Fund of America one-performance only reading of Sunset Boulevard.

He filmed the short film La torcedura in which he played the lead, and appeared in The Darwin Awards, an independent film directed by Finn Taylor.

In animation work, Valderrama voiced Rodrigo in Clifford's Really Big Movie.

He also voices the main character, Manny, in Disney Channel's Handy Manny series for preschoolers.

He had a starring role in El Muerto, an indie film directed by Brian Cox and based on the comic book created by Javier Hernandez.

He was also host of the MTV series Yo Momma (2006–07), the voice of Manny from the Playhouse Disney/Disney Junior animated series Handy Manny (2006–2013), and played Carlos Madrigal in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2016).

He produced and hosted the MTV series Yo Momma from 2006 to 2007, and appeared three times on Punk'd, hosted by fellow That '70s Show alumnus Ashton Kutcher.

In January 2007, Valderrama launched his own men's fashion label called "Calavena".

His production company is WV Entertainment.

In 2010, Valderrama guest-starred on Disney Channel's series Wizards of Waverly Place playing the role of Theresa Russo's brother, Ernesto.

In 2011, he appeared in three episodes of USA Network's Royal Pains as Eric Kassabian, an art dealer.

On May 11, 2011, Valderrama released the song "The Way I Fiesta," which he performed as his alter ego, Eduardo Fresco.

The video was directed by Akiva Schaffer from the group The Lonely Island.

Danny Masterson, Valderrama's co-star from That '70s Show, has a cameo appearance in the video.

In 2012, Valderrama co-hosted Premios Juventud as a superhero on July 19, 2012.

In August 2012, he appeared in house music group Nomads' music video of "Addicted to Love".

On September 27, 2013, Valderrama won an ALMA Award for Outstanding Social Activism.

By late November 2013, Valderrama had joined the cast of From Dusk till Dawn: The Series.

He has had recurring roles on Grey's Anatomy as well as The Ranch (both in 2016).

On June 16, 2016, Valderrama joined NCIS in its fourteenth season.

He is a series regular as NCIS Special Agent Nicholas Torres.

This led to crossover appearances on spin-offs NCIS: New Orleans and NCIS: Hawaiʻi.

He voiced the character of Prince Philippe Charming in the family animated film Charming (2018).

In addition to his acting career, Valderrama tours extensively as Global Ambassador for the United Service Organizations (USO), works with the voting rights organization Voto Latino, and co-founded the non-profit Harness.

Wilmer also voiced Gaxton in the 2020 Disney/Pixar animated feature film, Onward.

In 2021 he lent his voice to the Disney animated film Encanto.

In December 2021, Wilmer was set to executive produce and star in an untitled Zorro series for Disney Branded Television.

On April 30, 2022, it was announced that Valderrama would have a guest appearance in the follow-up sitcom, That '90s Show.