Name
Efren Ramirez
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1973-10-02 (53 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Efren Antonio Ramirez (born October 2, 1973) is an American actor. He is most known as Pedro in the feature film Napoleon Dynamite.
Initially, his career consisted of guest star appearances on television, as he appeared in diverse roles on E.R., American Dad, Judging Amy, The District, MAD TV, and Scrubs.
However, it was his memorable portrayal of Pedro in the feature film Napoleon Dynamite that dramatically launched what has become a hugely prolific acting career with an unusually diverse series of performances
In the years since that film was released, Efren Ramirez has appeared in scores of films and television shows including leading roles in the HBO film Walkout, with Edward James Olmos; Employee of the Month, opposite Dane Cook and Dax Shepard; and Crank and its sequel Crank: High Voltage, opposite Jason Statham (playing his own twin brother in the sequel). He has also appeared in other movies including Gamer with Gerard Butler; When in Rome with Kristen Bell; Crossing the Heart, opposite Kris Kristofferson; House of My Father, opposite Will Ferrell; HBO's Eastbound and Down with Danny McBride; and Perpetual Grace Ltd.
He appeared in FOX's The Grinder with Rob Lowe and voiced for the animated series Bordentown with Hank Azaria and Alex Bernstein, Hulu's Deadbeat with Tyler Labine, and the film Middleschool: The Worst Years of My Life, based on the James Patterson best seller.
When he isn't filming, he is spinning records as a guest D.J. in clubs all across the country. He has published his first book, Direct Your Own Life .
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- 2006 Crank as Kaylo
- 2007 Moola as Hector
- 2009 The Pool Boys as Hector
- 2004 Napoleon Dynamite as Pedro Sanchez
- 2006 Employee of the Month as Jorge
- 2006 All You've Got as Carlos
- 2009 Crank: High Voltage as Venus
- 2006 Potheads: The Movie as Tito
- 2012 Casa de Mi Padre as Esteban
- 1998 Race as Miguel Álvarez
- 2022 Lightyear as Airman Diaz (voice)
- 2012 Coffees as Julio
- 2008 Saravia as Self
- 2014 School Dance as El Matador
- 2023 Due Justice as Santiago
- 2022 Satanic Hispanics as The Traveler
- 2004 Just Hustle as Street Connection
- 2010 When in Rome as Juan (uncredited)
- 2012 Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 2 as Ma-Ti
- 2012 Don Cheadle is Captain Planet - Part 3 as Ma-Ti
- 2009 Ratko: The Dictator's Son as Ratko Volvic
- 2015 Endgame as Mr. Alvarado
- 2016 Super Sex as Bodega Guy / Donut Guy / Street 'John'
- 2014 Lennon or McCartney as Self
- 1995 Jury Duty as Pirate Pete's Employee
- 2006 Walkout as Bobby Verdugo
- 2017 Mad Families as Rolando
- 2000 Rave as Bookie
- 1994 Tammy and the T-Rex as Pizza Boy
- 2016 Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life as Gus
- 2017 Trafficked as Enrique
- 2011 Captain Planet with Don Cheadle as Ma-Ti
- 2009 Gamer as DJ
- 1996 Kazaam as Carlos
- 2017 Varsity Punks as Coach Menlo
- 2001 Delivering Milo as Street Hustler
- Soon Willy Goes Way Back! as Willy
- 2021 More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story as Self
- 1999 King Cobra as Teen Boy
- 2008 Pants on Fire as Self
- 2024 Seven Cemeteries as Miguel
- 2006 Gettin' Some Jail Time as Pico
- Soon Monsters of God as Jerome
- 2001 Missing Pieces as Renaldo
- 2025 The End Is at Hand as Ray
- Soon Motives as Detective Mark Navarro
- 2000 Boston Public ( 2 episodes ) as Amaad Wilkens
- 2004 Best Week Ever ( 1 episode )
- 2005 American Dad! ( 1 episode ) as Paco (voice)
- 1997 EP Daily ( 1 episode )
- 1999 Judging Amy ( 1 episode ) as Ricky Diaz
- 2000 Even Stevens ( 2 episodes ) as Scrub Patrol
- 2002 George Lopez ( 1 episode ) as The New Class Treasurer
- 2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera ( 1 episode )
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Renaldo
- 1996 Dangerous Minds ( 1 episode )
- 2008 I Love the New Millennium ( 8 episodes ) as Self
- 2012 Napoleon Dynamite ( 6 episodes ) as Pedro Sanchez (voice)
- 2016 Bordertown ( 13 episodes ) as Ruiz
- 2014 Constantine ( 1 episode ) as Julio
- 2016 Ice ( 2 episodes ) as Nicolas
- 2009 Eastbound & Down ( 6 episodes ) as Catuey
- 2003 America's Next Top Model ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
- 2014 TripTank ( 1 episode ) as Manny (voice)
- 2021 Made for Love ( 1 episode ) as Oz Wimmer
- 2019 Perpetual Grace LTD ( 4 episodes ) as Felipe Guillermo Usted
- 2020 FBI: Most Wanted ( 1 episode ) as Oscar Zamora
- 1994 ER ( 1 episode ) as Jimmy
- 1996 Relativity ( 1 episode ) as Javier
- 2015 The Grinder ( 1 episode ) as Andre
- 2001 Scrubs ( 1 episode ) as Ricky
