Person
Andre Royo
Acting · Born 1968-07-18 · Bronx, New York, USA
Biography
Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire. Other television appearances include Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and Empire. In film, he had roles in Shaft (2000), Super (2010), The Spectacular Now (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018), Prospect (2018), and To Leslie (2022). Royo was born in the Bronx, New York of African American and Cuban heritage. He attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 - 1986. Royo is married to Jane Choi and has a daughter, Stella.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Felix Santos
Law & Order
Gil Freeman
Criminal Minds
Armando Salinas
CSI: Miami
Julio Pena
The Punisher: One Last Kill
Dre
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Riley
Elementary
Thaddeus
Fringe
Henry Arliss Higgins
The Wire
Bubbles
Heroes
Stephen Canfield
Filmography
- 2027Man of Tomorrow
- 2026They Fight
- 2026The Punisher: One Last KillDre
- 2025A Fence Is A Fence Of CourseLeon
- 2025Miles AwayGeorge
- 2022To LeslieRoyal
- 2021With LoveLaz Zayas
- 2020InterrogationCharlie Shannon
- 2019Truth Be ToldDemetrius Rouche
- 2018Beautiful BoySpencer
- 2018ProspectOruf
- 2018Billy BoyMr. Adams
- 2016Hunter GathererAshley
- 2015Lila & EveSkaketti
- 2015ShareMr. White
- 2015EmpireThurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings
- 2015Marvel's Agent CarterSpider Raymond
- 2014Of Mind and MusicKenny
- 2014Kingdom
- 2014Tim and Eric's Bedtime StoriesIsaiah
- 2014Hand of GodRobert 'Bobo' Boston
- 2014AftermathRob
- 2013A Miracle in Spanish HarlemTyrone
- 2013HellbendersStephen
- 2013Masters of SexSammy Davis Jr.
- 2013The Spectacular NowMr. Aster
- 2013Drunk HistoryKing Oliver
- 2013Calloused HandsByrd
- 2013Would You RatherExecutive Producer
- 2012The CollectionWally
- 2012BigfootAl Hunter
- 2012Grimm Fairy Tales AnimatedRumpelstilskin
- 2012ElementaryThaddeus
- 2012FreelancersDaniel Maldonado
- 2012The Wire: The MusicalReginald 'Bubbles' Cousins
- 2012Key & PeeleBully's Dad
- 2012Red TailsAntwan 'Coffee' Coleman
- 2011Bob's BurgersAndre Royo (voice)
- 2010SuperHamilton
- 2009The Mercy ManTad
- 2009Party DownScott
- 2008FringeHenry Arliss Higgins
- 2008AugustDylan Gottschalk
- 2008Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesSumner
- 2007The Wire: The Last WordSelf
- 2007The Wire OdysseySelf
- 2007All About UsMike
- 2007Tapping the WireSelf
- 2006HeroesStephen Canfield
- 20065up 2downBenny
- 2006All the Invisible ChildrenSammy (segment "Jesus Children of America")
- 2005Jesus Children of AmericaSammy
- 2005Criminal MindsArmando Salinas
- 2005JellysmokePaul
- 2005Cuts
- 2005Numb3rsTim Pynchon
- 2004CSI: NYBig Willie Brown
- 2004Men Without JobsJunie
- 2004The Jury
- 2004Andre Royo’s Big SceneSelf
- 2002CSI: MiamiJulio Pena
- 2002The WireBubbles
- 2002GTre
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentRiley
- 2000Deadline1st Junkie
- 2000ShaftTattoo
- 2000WonderlandSpencer
- 1999Third WatchDiop
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitFelix Santos
- 1990Law & OrderGil Freeman
- —DelphiElmer Tatum
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