David Zayas
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Zayas in 2007
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| Born |
August 15, 1962 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work |
Angel Batista on Dexter Enrique Morales on Oz Sal Maroni on Gotham |
| Spouse(s) | Liza Colón-Zayas |
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| Police career | |
| Department | New York City Police Department |
| Years of service | 1990–1996 |
David Zayas (born August 15, 1962) is a Puerto Rican actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter, Osborne the cop in Rounders (1998), Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama series Oz, Lou the bodega owner in Annie (2014) and Sal Maroni on Fox's series Gotham.
Zayas was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico and raised in The Bronx, New York.
Zayas joined the United States Air Force at age 19 and was a police officer with the New York City Police Department for almost 15 years. His experience as a police officer allowed him to develop as a character actor, leading to a series of acting jobs on television and film, mainly playing law enforcement officers, but playing characters on the other side of the law, as well, such as Enrique Morales on HBO's long-running prison-drama Oz. Zayas was a main cast member of Dexter for all of its eight seasons.
Zayas has been a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company since 1992, a New York City-based traveling actors group. He branched out into television and film projects, and has diversified with guest roles in such popular television series such as New York Undercover, Person of Interest, and NYPD Blue. At LAByrinth, he met his future wife, actress Liza Colón.
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