Anthony Ramos facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Anthony Ramos
Ramos in an Anthony Ramos and Friends performance, 2017
Born	Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez (1991-11-01) November 1, 1991 (age 33)
Education	American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupation	Actor singer
Years active	2010–present

Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez (born November 1, 1991) is an American actor and singer. He is famous for his roles in big musicals and movies. After studying musical theater, he started performing on stage.

In 2015, Anthony Ramos played two characters, John Laurens and Philip Hamilton, in the famous Broadway musical Hamilton. He was even nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the filmed version of the play in 2020.

Ramos also acted in the movie A Star Is Born (2018). He then starred in the musical film In the Heights (2021), which earned him a nomination for a Golden Globe Award. You might also know him from the action movie Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) and the disaster film Twisters (2024).

Growing Up and School

Anthony Ramos Martinez was born in New York City. His family is from Puerto Rico. He grew up in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn with his mother, older brother, and younger sister.

When he was in Halsey Junior High School, Anthony sang Motown songs with a student group called the Halsey Trio. He graduated from New Utrecht High School in 2009. Back then, he dreamed of playing college baseball and becoming a coach!

After high school, Ramos went to the American Musical and Dramatic Academy. This is a special school for performing arts. He received a full scholarship and graduated from their musical theater program in 2011.

Acting on Stage and Screen

Starting in 2011, Anthony Ramos got roles in many musicals. One of his early roles was playing Usnavi de la Vega in a 2012 show of In the Heights.

In 2014, he auditioned for Hamilton while rehearsing for another show. He got the part! Before Hamilton officially opened, Ramos also performed in a short musical called 21 Chump Street.

Ramos (left) and Daveed Diggs performing with Hamilton castmates at the White House, March 2016

Hamilton first opened off-Broadway in early 2015. Anthony Ramos played two characters: John Laurens and Philip Hamilton, who was Alexander Hamilton's oldest son. The musical then moved to Broadway in July 2015. Ramos left the show in November 2016.

In 2016, Ramos was cast in the Netflix TV series She's Gotta Have It. He played a character named Mars Blackmon. He also played Ramon in the 2018 movie A Star Is Born, which starred Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.

In 2018, it was announced that Ramos would star as Usnavi de la Vega in the movie version of In the Heights. This movie came out in 2021 and was very popular with critics. In 2021, Ramos also got the main role in the Transformers movie, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, which was released in 2023.

In 2022, Ramos was cast as Parker Robbins, also known as The Hood, in the superhero series Ironheart. This show is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2024, he was chosen to be the main voice in a new Bob the Builder animated movie. He also appeared in the movie Twisters in July 2024.

Music Career

Anthony Ramos was part of the original Broadway cast recording for Hamilton in 2015.

He worked with Lin-Manuel Miranda again in 2017 on a song called "Almost Like Praying." This song helped raise money for people affected by Hurricane Maria.

Ramos acting with actor Andre Royo (out of frame) in an Arts in the Armed Forces performance in Yokota Air Base in Japan, March 2017

In November 2017, he released two songs, "Freedom" and "Common Ground," from his first solo music collection, called The Freedom EP. This EP came out in January 2018.

In 2019, Anthony Ramos signed with Republic Records. His first album, The Good & the Bad, was released in October 2019. His second album, Love and Lies, came out in June 2021.

Personal Life

Anthony Ramos met actress Jasmine Cephas Jones in 2014 while they were rehearsing for Hamilton. They started dating and got engaged on Christmas Eve in 2018 in England. They later ended their engagement.

In 2023, Ramos began dating Spanish singer Eva Ruiz. In February 2024, Anthony Ramos's family was featured on the PBS show Finding Your Roots, which explores people's family history.

Movies

Key

Denotes works that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	White Girl	Kilo
	10 Crosby	Younger Doorman	Short film
2017	Patti Cake$	Recording Engineer
2018	Monsters and Men	Manny Ortega
	Summer Days, Summer Nights	Frankie
	A Star Is Born	Ramon
2019	Godzilla: King of the Monsters	Staff Sergeant Anthony Martinez
2020	Trolls World Tour	King Trollex (voice)
	Hamilton	John Laurens / Philip Hamilton	Filmed recording of 2016 Broadway musical
	Honest Thief	Ramon Hall
2021	In the Heights	Usnavi de la Vega
2022	The Bad Guys	Mr. Piranha (voice)
2023	Transformers: Rise of the Beasts	Noah Diaz
	Dumb Money	Marcus
2024	Distant	Andy Ramirez
	Twisters	Javi
2025	The Bad Guys 2	Mr. Piranha	Voice role; in production
TBA	Love Language	TBA	Filming
	Untitled Kathryn Bigelow film	TBA	Post-production

Television Shows

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	Younger	Julio	Episodes: “Liza Sows Her Oates”, “IRL”
2016	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Juan Flores	Episode: "Forty-One Witnesses"
2017–2018	Will & Grace	Tony	4 episodes
2017–2019	She's Gotta Have It	Mars Blackmon	19 episodes
2019	Elena of Avalor	Tito (voice)	Episode: "Team Isa"
2021	In Treatment	Eladio Restrepo	6 episodes
	Blindspotting	Yorkie	2 episodes
	Trolls: Holiday in Harmony	King Trollex (voice)	TV special
2024	Finding Your Roots	Himself	Episode: "Mean Streets"
2025	Ironheart	Parker Robbins / The Hood	Upcoming Disney+ miniseries

Theatre Performances

Music Albums

Studio Albums

Extended Plays (EPs)

Soundtracks and Cast Albums

Singles

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Anthony Ramos para niños