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David Zayas stars in "Dexter" on Showtime as Angel Batista. For his work on the show, David Zayas was recently nominated for an Imagen Award. David Zayas also won a Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television; earned two SAG Award nominations for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series; and earned an Alma Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series.

Zayas also stars in the movie "Skyline" as Oliver.

A former New York City Police officer, Zayas began his acting career when he teamed up with Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Labyrinth Theatre Company. David Zayas has starred in plays including "Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train," "In Arabia We'd All Be Kings" and "Our Lady of 121st St." While performing theater in New York, he began to book roles on hit television shows such as "New York Undercover," "Law & Order" and "NYPD Blue," all while working for the New York Police Department. Zayas's success earned him a leading role on UPN's crime drama "The Beat." Soon after, Tom Fontana (writer of "The Beat") created the character Enrique Morales, the fierce leader of the Latino prisoners in HBO's "Oz," especially for Zayas.



Zayas's feature film credits include "Bringing Out The Dead," "The Yards," "Undefeated," "Wit," "Angel" and "The Interpreter." Zayas was also seen in "Sixteen Blocks," opposite Bruce Willis and in the ABC miniseries "The Path to 9/11." He also recently starred in the feature film "Michael Clayton," opposite George Clooney.

Zayas starred on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Anna in the Tropics" and recently portrayed the villainous General Garza in "The Expendables," alongside Hollywood heavy hitters Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mickey Rourke. He also appears in "13," in which he stars alongside Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.



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Height: 6' 0"
Wife: Liza Colón-Zayas





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DAVID ZAYAS: TWITTER
February 9, 2012
Apparently it's #DavidZayas day, as he was in Skyline and now The Expendables.
4 days ago
At Labyrinth seeing reading of Raul Castillo's play Between You Me & The Lampshade with Daphne Rubin Vega & #DavidZayas
6 days ago
David Zayas nude so hot!
6 days ago
#DavidZayas is definitely playing @ferretthimself in the movie of my life. There is no question about it.
6 days ago
 
vic says:
wuz up Dave...keep up the good work...you've work hard. you deserve it..MNECT
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