Franky G

Franky G Actor - Born October 30, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name Frank Gonzalez

Nickname Franky G

Height 5' 11" (1.8 m)

Mini Bio (2) Franky G was born and raised in Brooklyn New York. Franky has a recurring role as poncho on the Starz hit TV show POWER that is executive produced by 50 cent and creator/writer Courtney A Kemp and has done an episode on the new Marvel Series "LUKE CAGE" on Netflix. Franky has completed several feature films this year. Franky's career started when he played the lead role in the award winning film MANITO written and directed by Eric Eason. The film received an award at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002 and it has been shown in over 50 festivals. Since then he has appeared in various magazines, including in being selected as one of the most beautiful people in People Español. His versatility as an actor and his intense energy has landed him roles in various studio Hollywood films starring opposite Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Mark Wahlberg, and Charlize Theron. His credits include CONFIDENCE, THE ITALIAN JOB, SAW II, DEAD MAN DOWN, BLOWTORCH, 36 SAINTS, TIO PAPI and THE DEVILS TOMB opposite Cuba Gooding Jr. He has appeared on television in the title role of Fox's hip show JONNY ZERO. He also starred as Joe Garcia in John wells CBS drama SMITH starring Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen. Franky has guest starred on some hit TV shows like, LAW AND ORDER SVU, QUANTICO, CSI MIAMI opposite David Caruso, BLUE BLOODS opposite Donnie Wahlberg,THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA starring Debra Messing. Franky has appeared in Off Off Broadway productions, DOES A TIGER WEAR A NECKTIE and ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST. Franky is the owner and founder of G-Productions. His last theatrical production INSIDERS, written and directed by Frances Lozada, received great reviews. He continues to learn the art of filmmaking and has plans to write, direct and produce in the near future. His first feature THE STREETS ARE WATCHING has recently been optioned.

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Franky G first came onto the scene with the independent award winning film "Manito" where his stunning performance brought the film all the way to Sundance Film Festival and many other festivals around the world, including Japan, Cuba and Puerto Rico. He has then worked in various films like "Confidence" starring Dustin Hoffman, Rachel Weiss, Edward Burns and Andy Garcia. He has also worked with Marc Walhberg, Charlize Theron in "Italian Job" as the infamous "Wrench". He is known for his strong physique but there is much more to Franky G than his looks. His performance in "Wonderland" as Detective Cruz shows off his true acting muscle; his acting chops. He has various experience with Theater Groups, including plays "Does a Tiger wear a Necktie", "One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest". He has even produced a recent play called "Insiders" starring himself as a crazed man in search of himself. Franky continues to look for various projects to explore and confirm his many talents. He hopes to continue producing different projects and hope to direct as well.

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Trivia (5) 1. Franky enjoys running, working out, boxing, playing handball, and other physical activities. 2. Played semi-professional football as a running back for the Long Island Tomahawks. 3. After college, his jobs include working as club bouncer, security officer and construction worker. 4. Studied criminal investigation at Northeastern Oklahoma Jr college in Miami Oklahoma. 5. Is of Puerto Rican descent.

Personal Quotes (1) Believe in yourself