Joel de la Fuente | |
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Born |
New Hartford, New York |
April 21, 1969
Occupation | Actor in film, television & theatre |
Years active | 1992–present |
Spouse(s) | Melissa Bowen (?–present; 2 daughters) |
Website | www |
Joel de la Fuente (born April 21, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his role as 1st Lieutenant Paul Wang in Space: Above and Beyond, and is best known for his roles as Dr. Johann Pryce in Hemlock Grove, Kempeitai Chief Inspector Kido in The Man in the High Castle and recurring appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Technical Assistance Response UnitTech Ruben Morales.
De la Fuente was born in New Hartford, New York, the second of three brothers born to Filipino immigrant parents. He is of Filipino, Chinese, Malaysian, Portuguese, and Spanish ancestry. He grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from the North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1987. He received his BA degree in Theatre Arts in 1991 from Brown University, and his MFA degree in 1994 from NYU's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts.