Gonzalez started his acting career in New York, where he landed a small role in the made for
television movie
Thicker Than Blood (1998) as Sanchez. In 1999, he made his feature movie debut as Ricky in the movie
Mambo Cafe, which was released in the year 2000. He followed that by participating in the film
Prince of Central Park (2000) before heading for
Los Angeles, California. In
Hollywood, he landed a small part as a gangbanger in the 2001 film
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. He followed that with the roles of Rudy Bonilla in
The Rookie, starring
Dennis Quaid and as the sex-crazed Primo in the 2003 movie
Biker Boyz. In 2005, he played the role of Timo Cruz in the movie
Coach Carter. Gonzalez also appeared in
Twista's video "Hope", which is the lead single off the
Coach Carter movie soundtrack. He played the male lead in
Mashonda's "Back of Tha Club" video; and has also starred in the video to the
Obie Trice song "
Snitch", where he plays a member of a group who successfully pull off a bank robbery, and then snitches on them. Gonzalez was also in
Red Cafe's video for "All Night Long" which was also in the
Coach Carter movie soundtrack. Gonzalez has appeared in the 2003 comedy
Old School (alongside
Luke Wilson,
Vince Vaughn and
Will Ferrell) as "Spanish",
Laurel Canyon (2003) as Wyett,
Subway Cafe (2004) as Vincent Young,
War of the Worlds (2005) as Vincent,
Roll Bounce (2005) as Naps,
Pulse (2006) as Stone,
First Snow (2006) as Andy Lopez,
Illegal Tender (2007) as Wilson DeLeon Jr.,
What We Do Is Secret (2007) as
Pat Smear. He also appears in
Apartment 143 as Paul Ortega. His
TV guest appearances have been in
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000),
Touched by an Angel (2001) as Ramone,
ER (2001) as Jorge Escalona,
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002) as Tomas,
The Shield (2002),
CSI: Miami (2006),
Castle (2010),
Lie to Me (2010), and
Bones (2011). Most recently, he co-starred in the CW television series
Reaper as Ben Gonzalez. Gonzalez had a blog about the 2008 MLB Post Season and was nicknamed the "October Gonzo". He co-starred in
Lady Gaga's 2011 music video for her single "
Judas" where he portrays
Jesus. In 2013, Gonzalez appeared in the
NCIS episode "
Oil & Water", as Lenny Machaca. In 2022, Gonzalez joined the cast of
Law & Order: Organized Crime as Detective Bobby Reyes.
Music On May 24, 2011, Gonzalez released his mixtape album hosted by DJ G-Spot titled "The Invisible Man" citing "I called it the invisible man because of my frustration trying to get my music career going for at least 7 years and feeling ignored by the industry. So I felt invisible to them (music industry)." He also appeared on the song "Bully Rap" off of
Sean Price's last album
Mic Tyson, it was released on October 30, 2012. ==Filmography==