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David Zayas
Plays Det. Angel Batista. A former New York City police officer, David Zayas began his acting career when he teamed up with Philip Seymour Hoffman at the Labyrinth Theater Company.
Since then, Zayas has starred in more than 30 plays, including “Jesus Hopped The ‘A’ Train,” “In Arabia We’d All Be Kings” and “Our Lady Of 121st St.” While performing in New York plays, he began to book roles on hit TV shows such as “New York Undercover,” “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue,” all while working for the New York Police Department. Zayas’ success earned him a leading role on UPN’s crime drama “The Beat.” Soon after, Tom Fontana (writer of “The Beat”) created the character of “Enrique Morales,” the fierce leader of the Latino prisoners on HBO’s “Oz,” especially for Zayas. His feature film credits include “Bringing Out The Dead,” “The Yards,” “Undefeated,” “Wit,” “Angel” and “The Interpreter.” He also recently starred in the feature film “Michael Clayton” opposite George Clooney, and “The Savages” with Philip Seymour Hoffman. Zayas was also seen in “Sixteen Blocks” opposite Bruce Willis, and in the ABC mini-series “The Path To 9/11.” Most recently, Zayas starred on Broadway in the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Anna in the Tropics,” and he starred in the film “Flying By” opposite Heather Locklear. For his role on DEXTER, David Zayas was recently nominated for an Imagen Award.
