Juan Riedinger
Born (1981-02-27) 27 February 1981
Alberta, Canada
EducationUniversity of Calgary
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
SpouseAgam Darshi
Children2

Juan Riedinger is a Canadian actor.[1][2] He is known for portraying Rufus in the CBC television series The Romeo Section (2015–2016), and Carlos Lehder in the Netflix series Narcos (2015–2017).[3] His other TV roles include Dodger in The CW series Riverdale (2017–), Joe Dupree in the TNT series Claws (2017–2022) and Teo in the TNT series Good Behavior (2016–2017).[4] He is the recipient of three Leo Awards.[5]

Early life

Riedinger was born in Banff, Alberta, to a Peruvian mother and a German father.[6] He attended the University of Calgary.[3] As of December 2017, he splits his time between Los Angeles and Vancouver.[6]

Personal life

He is married to Agam Darshi and they have twin sons.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Balloon and the Beast Skater Yellow Short film
The Entrance Drug Addict #1
Black Christmas Morgue Attendant
2007 Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem Scotty
2008 Ace of Hearts Church Thief
Shred K-Dog
The Day the Earth Stood Still William Kwa
2009 Revenge of the Boarding School Dropouts K-Dog
Held Hostage Bones
Jennifer's Body Dirk
Hardwired Punk Blue
2010 2 Frogs in the West Tobey
2011 Collision Earth Carjacker
Grave Encounters Matt White
Marilyn Motel Clerk
2012 Hannah's Law Gambler
2015 Excess Flesh Sebastian
Broken Horses Eric
Vendetta Booker
2016 It Stains the Sands Red Smalls
2017 Drawing Home Peter Whyte
2022 Riceboy Sleeps Doyle

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Godiva's Detective Brett Longoria 2 episodes
Intelligence Derek Episode: "Pressure Drop"
2007 Blood Ties Ian Reddick 2 episodes
The L Word Rocker Dude Episode: "Literaly License to Kill"
Zero Hour Jay
Bionic Woman Sean Episode: "The Education of Jaime Sommers"
2007–2009 Smallville Lowell Wilson; A.J. 2 episodes
2008 Psych Delivery Man Episode: "Lights, Camera... Homicidio"
2009 The Guard Miles Episode: "Out of the Woods"
2010 Supernatural Ted Episode: "Sam, Interrupted"
Fringe Craig Shoen Episode: "Northwest Passage"
2011 Human Target Billy Episode: "Cool Hand Guerrero"
Sanctuary German Major Episode: "Normandy"
2011–2014 The Haunting Hour: The Series John 'Mad Dog' McCoy / Ranger Jackson / Stranger 3 episodes
2012 Continuum Francis Hall Episode: "Time's Up"
2013 Covert Affairs Eduardo Vargas Episode: "I've Been Waiting for You"
2015 Narcos Carlos Lehder 4 episodes
2015–2016 The Romeo Section Rufus Decker Main role; 20 episodes
2016 Zoo Duncan Santos Episode: "Sex, Lies and Jellyfish"
Motive Ron Dacksell Episode: "Natural Selection"
2017 When We Rise Jandro Episode: "Night IV: Part VI and VII"
Lethal Weapon Liam Taylor Episode: "Wreck the Halls"
Good Behavior Teo 9 episodes
2019 Claws Joe Dupree 8 episodes
2019–2021 Riverdale Dodger Dickenson 4 episodes
2020 NCIS: Los Angeles Navy Chief Petty Officer Thomas Argento 2 episodes
2021 Motherland: Fort Salem Shane 4 episodes

References

  1. "Juan Riedinger cast in 'Riverdale'". Business Standard. August 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 19, 2019). "Juan Riedinger Heads To 'Riverdale' As Archie's Nemesis". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 Volmers, Eric (October 13, 2015). "Banff actor Juan Riedinger plays both sides of the law in CBC's The Romeo Section and Netflix's Narcos". Calgary Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  4. Sippell, Margeaux (August 19, 2019). "'Riverdale' Season 4: Meet Archie's New Arch-Nemesis". TheWrap. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  5. Pozzo, Jasmyn (June 5, 2013). "Vancouver's Juan Riedinger Takes Home Two Leo Awards". The Vancouver Observer. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  6. 1 2 Weiner, Yitzi (December 9, 2017). ""Surround Yourself With Good People Unwaveringly", 5 Acting Tips with Juan Riedinger from Narcos". Medium. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  7. Gee, Dana (December 2, 2020). "Agam Darshi's long ago dream is now a reality on the screen". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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