Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez^[2] (born November 1, 1991) is an American actor and singer. After graduating in musical theater from theAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy, he began performing in stage musicals. In 2015, he originated the dual role ofJohn Laurens andPhilip Hamilton in theBroadway musicalHamilton. He received a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the2020 stage recording of the play.

Anthony Ramos
Ramos in an Anthony Ramos and Friends performance, 2017
Born	Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez (1991-11-01)November 1, 1991 (age 33)[1] Brooklyn, New York
Education	American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	2010–present

Ramos played a supporting role inA Star Is Born (2018), and starred in the musical filmIn the Heights (2021), earning him a nomination for theGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the action filmTransformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023), and the disaster filmTwisters (2024).

Ramos was born Anthony Paul Ramos Martinez on November 1, 1991. He grew up inBrooklyn, New York. His family isPuerto Rican,^[3] of African, indigenous, and European descent. On a 2024 episode ofFinding Your Roots, he discovered that a portion of his heritage traces back to theCanary Islands and his 16th great-grandfather wasPelinor (d. 1505), an indigenousGuanche king of the island ofTenerife, the largest island in the Canaries.^[4]

Ramos lived inHope Gardens Apartments, an affordable housing complex inBushwick, Brooklyn with his mother, older brother, and younger sister.^[5][6] Anthony's father struggled with substance abuse and was only present in his life occasionally.^[7]

Anthony Ramos attended Halsey Junior High School inQueens, New York, where he sangMotown songs at school assemblies in a student group called the Halsey Trio.^[6] He is a 2009 graduate ofNew Utrecht High School in Brooklyn.^[6] His ambitions at the time centered around baseball, including plans to playNCAA Division III college baseball, followed by a baseball coaching career.^[5] After high school, he attended theAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy on theUpper West Side ofManhattan, New York a conservatory for the performing arts, on a full scholarship from the Seinfeld Scholarship, run byJerry Seinfeld.^[6] He graduated from the musical theater program in 2011.^[2][6]

Beginning in 2011, Ramos earned roles in a variety of regional and touring musical productions, includingUsnavi de la Vega in a 2012 production ofIn the Heights. In 2014, he performed inHeart and Lights atRadio City Music Hall, a dance show withthe Rockettes which was canceled during previews.^[5][8] During rehearsals forHeart and Lights, Ramos auditioned for theoff-Broadway production ofHamilton atThe Public Theater.^[5] After being cast inHamilton, Ramos played Justin Laboy inLin-Manuel Miranda's short musical21 Chump Street, a 14-minute, one-time performance on June 7, 2014, which was recorded forThis American Life.^[5]

Hamilton opened off-Broadway in early 2015, with Ramos originating thedual role ofJohn Laurens andPhilip Hamilton, the oldest son ofAlexander Hamilton. The musical moved to Broadway on July 13, 2015, in previews, and opened on August 6, 2015.^[9] Ramos left the production on November 20, 2016, being replaced byJordan Fisher.^[10]

In September 2016, it was announced that Ramos had been cast in directorSpike Lee'sNetflix comedy-drama seriesShe's Gotta Have It, in the role ofMars Blackmon.^[11] Ramos played the role of Ramon in the 2018 remake ofA Star Is Born, starringLady Gaga andBradley Cooper, and directed by Cooper.^[12] In 2018,Variety reported that Ramos had been cast as Usnavi de la Vega in thefilm adaptation ofIn the Heights.^[13] The movie was released in 2021 to significant acclaim, but was abox-office bomb. In April 2021, Ramos was cast in the lead role in the next installment of theTransformers film franchise,Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.^[14] The film was released on June 9, 2023.^[15]

In February 2022, Ramos was cast asParker Robbins / The Hood in the upcoming superhero streaming seriesIronheart, set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe.^[16] In January 2024, Ramos was cast as the lead voice role in aBob the Builder animated film.^[17] In July 2024, Ramos appeared inTwisters, the sequel to the 1996 filmTwister.^[18]

Ramos appeared on the original Broadway cast recording ofHamilton in 2015, in the dual roles of John Laurens and Philip Hamilton.He reunited with Lin-Manuel Miranda in October 2017 as one of the vocalists on Miranda's song "Almost Like Praying," a release to benefitHurricane Maria victims.^[19]

On November 8, 2017, two tracks, "Freedom" and "Common Ground", from his first soloEP, titledThe Freedom EP, were released.^[20] The release was produced by Will Wells, who had previously worked withLogic andPentatonix.The Freedom EP was released on January 20, 2018.^[20] In addition to the previously released singles, the EP included two new songs, "When The Bell Tolls" and "PRayer" [sic].

On June 13, 2019, it was announced that Ramos had signed toRepublic Records.^[21] The signing was documented on his YouTube series,It Takes A Village, where he revealed that new music would be released that summer.^[22] His debut album,The Good & The Bad, was released in the autumn on October 25, 2019. Although it did not chart on the USBillboard Top 200 album chart, it did debut at number 21 on theBillboardHeatseekers Albums chart.^[23]

On June 25, 2021, Republic released his second album,Love and Lies. The album debuted and peaked for one week at number 36 on theBillboard Top 200 album chart.^[24]

In 2014, Ramos met actressJasmine Cephas Jones during rehearsals for theoff-Broadway production ofHamilton. He confirmed their relationship in February 2015, and onChristmas Eve 2018, he proposed to Jones in front of her favorite castle inArundel, England.^[25] In November 2021, they ended their engagement before officially splitting. The details of their breakup remained private.

In February 2024, Ramos' family was featured on episode 104 ("Mean Streets") of thePBS television showFinding Your Roots, a program about genealogy.^[26]

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