Actor profile

Andre Royo

18th July 1968 Bronx, New York, USA Acting

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.

36 Movies 30 TV Shows 2 In Production 68 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Punisher: One Last Kill poster

The Punisher: One Last Kill 12th May 2026 as Dre

A Fence Is A Fence Of Course poster

A Fence Is A Fence Of Course 30th October 2025 as Leon

Miles Away 26th October 2025 as George

To Leslie poster

To Leslie 7th October 2022 as Royal

Beautiful Boy poster

Beautiful Boy 12th October 2018 as Spencer

Prospect poster

Prospect 2nd October 2018 as Oruf

Billy Boy poster

Billy Boy 15th June 2018 as Mr. Adams

Hunter Gatherer poster

Hunter Gatherer 16th November 2016 as Ashley

Lila & Eve poster

Lila & Eve 31st July 2015 as Skaketti

Share 14th March 2015 as Mr. White

Of Mind and Music poster

Of Mind and Music 19th October 2014 as Kenny

Aftermath poster

Aftermath 18th July 2014 as Rob

A Miracle in Spanish Harlem 6th December 2013 as Tyrone

Hellbenders poster

Hellbenders 18th October 2013 as Stephen

The Spectacular Now poster

The Spectacular Now 2nd August 2013 as Mr. Aster

Calloused Hands 3rd March 2013 as Byrd

The Collection poster

The Collection 30th November 2012 as Wally

Bigfoot poster

Bigfoot 28th October 2012 as Al Hunter

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated poster

Grimm Fairy Tales Animated 15th October 2012 as Rumpelstilskin

Freelancers poster

Freelancers 10th August 2012 as Daniel Maldonado

The Wire: The Musical 12th June 2012 as Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins

Red Tails poster

Red Tails 19th January 2012 as Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman

Super poster

Super 26th November 2010 as Hamilton

The Mercy Man poster

The Mercy Man 24th October 2009 as Tad

August poster

August 16th May 2008 as Dylan Gottschalk

The Wire: The Last Word poster

The Wire: The Last Word 27th December 2007 as Self

The Wire Odyssey poster

The Wire Odyssey 20th December 2007 as Self

All About Us poster

All About Us 1st October 2007 as Mike

Tapping the Wire poster

Tapping the Wire 1st July 2007 as Self

5up 2down poster

5up 2down 11th June 2006 as Benny

All the Invisible Children poster

All the Invisible Children 3rd March 2006 as Sammy (segment "Jesus Children of America")

Jesus Children of America poster

Jesus Children of America 6th November 2005 as Sammy

Jellysmoke poster

Jellysmoke 17th June 2005 as Paul

Men Without Jobs 19th June 2004 as Junie

G poster

G 10th May 2002 as Tre

Shaft poster

Shaft 15th June 2000 as Tattoo

With Love poster

With Love 16th December 2021 as Laz Zayas

Interrogation poster

Interrogation 5th February 2020 as Charlie Shannon

Truth Be Told poster

Truth Be Told 6th December 2019 as Demetrius Rouche

Empire poster

Empire 7th January 2015 as Thurston 'Thirsty' Rawlings

Marvel's Agent Carter poster

Marvel's Agent Carter 6th January 2015 as Spider Raymond

Kingdom poster

Kingdom 8th October 2014

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories poster

Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories 18th September 2014 as Isaiah

Hand of God poster

Hand of God 28th August 2014 as Robert 'Bobo' Boston

Masters of Sex poster

Masters of Sex 29th September 2013 as Sammy Davis Jr.

Drunk History poster

Drunk History 9th July 2013 as King Oliver

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Thaddeus

Key & Peele poster

Key & Peele 31st January 2012 as Bully's Dad

Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers 9th January 2011 as Marcus (voice)

Party Down poster

Party Down 20th March 2009 as Scott

Fringe poster

Fringe 9th September 2008 as Henry Arliss Higgins

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles poster

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 13th January 2008 as Sumner

Heroes poster

Heroes 25th September 2006 as Stephen Canfield

Criminal Minds poster

Criminal Minds 22nd September 2005 as Armando Salinas

Cuts poster

Cuts 14th February 2005

Numb3rs poster

Numb3rs 23rd January 2005 as Tim Pynchon

CSI: NY poster

CSI: NY 22nd September 2004 as Big Willie Brown

The Jury poster

The Jury 8th June 2004

CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami 23rd September 2002 as Julio Pena

The Wire poster

The Wire 2nd June 2002 as Bubbles

Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster

Law & Order: Criminal Intent 30th September 2001 as Luther Pinkston

Deadline poster

Deadline 2nd October 2000 as 1st Junkie

Wonderland poster

Wonderland 30th March 2000 as Spencer

Third Watch poster

Third Watch 23rd September 1999 as Diop

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Felix Santos

Law & Order poster

Law & Order 13th September 1990 as Gil Freeman

Man of Tomorrow poster

Coming soon

Man of Tomorrow 7th July 2027

Coming soon

They Fight 8th June 2026