Acting · Bronx, New York, USA · Born July 18, 1968
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.
MovieMan of Tomorrow
2027
MovieThey Fight
2026
MovieThe Punisher: One Last Kill
2026
as Dre
MovieA Fence Is A Fence Of Course
2025
as Leon
Miles Away
2025
as George
MY BAGUETTE / YOUR BAGUETTE
2024
as Owner of the Company (voice)
MovieTo Leslie
2022
as Royal
TVWith Love
2021
as Laz Zayas
TVInterrogation
2020
as Charlie Shannon
TVTruth Be Told
2019
as Demetrius Rouche
MovieBeautiful Boy
2018
as Spencer
MovieProspect
2018
as Oruf
MovieBilly Boy
2018
as Mr. Adams
MovieHunter Gatherer
2016
as Ashley
MovieLila & Eve
2015
as Skaketti
MovieShare
2015
as Mr. White
TVEmpire
2015
as Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings
TVMarvel's Agent Carter
2015
as Spider Raymond
MovieOf Mind and Music
2014
as Kenny
TVKingdom
2014
TVTim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014
as Isaiah
TVHand of God
2014
as Robert 'Bobo' Boston
MovieAftermath
2014
as Rob
A Miracle in Spanish Harlem
2013
as Tyrone
MovieHellbenders
2013
as Stephen
TVMasters of Sex
2013
as Sammy Davis Jr.
MovieThe Spectacular Now
2013
as Mr. Aster
TVDrunk History
2013
as King Oliver
Calloused Hands
2013
as Byrd
MovieThe Collection
2012
as Wally
MovieBigfoot
2012
as Al Hunter
MovieGrimm Fairy Tales Animated
2012
as Rumpelstilskin
TVElementary
2012
as Thaddeus
MovieFreelancers
2012
as Daniel Maldonado
The Wire: The Musical
2012
as Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins
TVKey & Peele
2012
as Bully's Dad
MovieRed Tails
2012
as Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Andre Royo (voice)
MovieSuper
2010
as Hamilton
MovieThe Mercy Man
2009
as Tad
TVParty Down
2009
as Scott
TVFringe
2008
as Henry Arliss Higgins
MovieAugust
2008
as Dylan Gottschalk
TVTerminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
2008
as Sumner
MovieThe Wire: The Last Word
2007
as Self
MovieThe Wire Odyssey
2007
as Self
MovieAll About Us
2007
as Mike
MovieTapping the Wire
2007
as Self
TVHeroes
2006
as Stephen Canfield
Movie5up 2down
2006
as Benny
MovieAll the Invisible Children
2006
as Sammy (segment "Jesus Children of America")
MovieJesus Children of America
2005
as Sammy
TVCriminal Minds
2005
as Armando Salinas
MovieJellysmoke
2005
as Paul
TVCuts
2005
TVNumb3rs
2005
as Tim Pynchon
TVCSI: NY
2004
as Big Willie Brown
Men Without Jobs
2004
as Junie
TVThe Jury
2004
MovieAndre Royo’s Big Scene
2004
as Self
TVCSI: Miami
2002
as Julio Pena
TVThe Wire
2002
as Bubbles
MovieG
2002
as Tre
TVLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Riley
TVDeadline
2000
as 1st Junkie
MovieShaft
2000
as Tattoo
TVWonderland
2000
as Spencer
TVThird Watch
1999
as Diop
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Felix Santos
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Gil Freeman
Delphi
as Elmer Tatum
