Andre Royo

Andre Royo

Known for
Acting
Born
July 18, 1968 (age 58)
Birthplace
Bronx, New York, USA

Biography

Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire. Other television appearances include Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and Empire. In film, he had roles in Shaft (2000), Super (2010), The Spectacular Now (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018), Prospect (2018), and To Leslie (2022). Royo was born in the Bronx, New York of African American and Cuban heritage. He attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 - 1986. Royo is married to Jane Choi and has a daughter, Stella.

Known For

Filmography

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Delphi

Delphi

TV · as Elmer Tatum

2027
Man of Tomorrow poster

Man of Tomorrow

Movie

2026
They Fight poster

They Fight

Movie · as G. Antonio

2026
The Punisher: One Last Kill poster

The Punisher: One Last Kill

Movie · as Dre

2025
Miles Away

Miles Away

Movie · as George

2025
A Fence Is A Fence Of Course poster

A Fence Is A Fence Of Course

Movie · as Leon

2024
MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE

MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE

Movie · as Owner of the Company (voice)

2022
To Leslie poster

To Leslie

Movie · as Royal

2021
With Love poster

With Love

TV · as Laz Zayas · 5 eps

2020
Interrogation poster

Interrogation

TV · as Charlie Shannon · 5 eps

2019
Truth Be Told poster

Truth Be Told

TV · as Demetrius Rouche · 10 eps

2018
Billy Boy poster

Billy Boy

Movie · as Mr. Adams

2018
Beautiful Boy poster

Beautiful Boy

Movie · as Spencer

2018
Prospect poster

Prospect

Movie · as Oruf

2016
Hunter Gatherer poster

Hunter Gatherer

Movie · as Ashley

2015
Lila & Eve poster

Lila & Eve

Movie · as Skaketti

2015
Share poster

Share

Movie · as Mr. White

2015
Empire poster

Empire

TV · as Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings · 60 eps

2015
Marvel's Agent Carter poster

Marvel's Agent Carter

TV · as Spider Raymond · 1 ep

2014
Aftermath poster

Aftermath

Movie · as Rob

2014
Of Mind and Music poster

Of Mind and Music

Movie · as Kenny

2014
Hand of God poster

Hand of God

TV · as Robert 'Bobo' Boston · 10 eps

2014
Kingdom poster

Kingdom

TV · 1 ep

2014
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories poster

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories

TV · as Isaiah · 1 ep

2013
Hellbenders poster

Hellbenders

Movie · as Stephen

2013
Calloused Hands

Calloused Hands

Movie · as Byrd

2013
A Miracle in Spanish Harlem

A Miracle in Spanish Harlem

Movie · as Tyrone

2013
The Spectacular Now poster

The Spectacular Now

Movie · as Mr. Aster

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as King Oliver · 1 ep

2013
Masters of Sex poster

Masters of Sex

TV · as Sammy Davis Jr. · 1 ep

2012
Red Tails poster

Red Tails

Movie · as Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman

2012
The Collection poster

The Collection

Movie · as Wally

2012
Bigfoot poster

Bigfoot

Movie · as Al Hunter

2012
Freelancers poster

Freelancers

Movie · as Daniel Maldonado

2012
The Wire: The Musical

The Wire: The Musical

Movie · as Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins

2012
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated poster

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated

Movie · as Rumpelstilskin

2012
Elementary poster

Elementary

TV · as Thaddeus · 1 ep

2012
Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele

TV · as Bully's Dad · 1 ep

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Andre Royo (voice), Marcus (voice) · 1 ep

2011
NTSF:SD:SUV:: poster

NTSF:SD:SUV::

TV · as Otis · 1 ep

2010
Super poster

Super

Movie · as Hamilton

2009
The Mercy Man poster

The Mercy Man

Movie · as Tad

2009
Party Down poster

Party Down

TV · as Scott · 1 ep

2008
August poster

August

Movie · as Dylan Gottschalk

2008
Fringe poster

Fringe

TV · as Henry Arliss Higgins · 3 eps

2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles poster

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

TV · as Sumner · 2 eps

2007
The Wire: The Last Word poster

The Wire: The Last Word

Movie · as Self

2007
The Wire Odyssey poster

The Wire Odyssey

Movie · as Self

2007
Tapping the Wire poster

Tapping the Wire

Movie · as Self

2007
All About Us poster

All About Us

Movie · as Mike

2006
All the Invisible Children poster

All the Invisible Children

Movie · as Sammy (segment "Jesus Children of America")

2006
5up 2down poster

5up 2down

Movie · as Benny

2006
Heroes poster

Heroes

TV · as Stephen Canfield · 2 eps

2005
Jellysmoke poster

Jellysmoke

Movie · as Paul

2005
Jesus Children of America poster

Jesus Children of America

Movie · as Sammy

2005
Cuts poster

Cuts

TV · 4 eps

2005
Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs

TV · as Tim Pynchon · 1 ep

2005
Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds

TV · as Armando Salinas · 1 ep

2004
Men Without Jobs

Men Without Jobs

Movie · as Junie

2004
Andre Royo’s Big Scene poster

Andre Royo’s Big Scene

Movie · as Self

2004
CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY

TV · as Big Willie Brown · 1 ep

2004
The Jury poster

The Jury

TV · 1 ep

2002
G poster

G

Movie · as Tre

2002
The Wire poster

The Wire

TV · as Bubbles · 52 eps

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Julio Pena · 1 ep

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

TV · as Riley, Luther Pinkston · 1 ep

2000
Shaft poster

Shaft

Movie · as Tattoo

2000
Deadline poster

Deadline

TV · as 1st Junkie · 1 ep

2000
Wonderland poster

Wonderland

TV · as Spencer · 1 ep

1999
Third Watch poster

Third Watch

TV · as Diop · 1 ep

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Felix Santos · 1 ep

1990
Law & Order poster

Law & Order

TV · as Gil Freeman · 1 ep