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Biography
Edgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈeðɣaɾ raˈmiɾes], born March 25, 1977) is a Venezuelan actor.
After studying communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, Ramírez worked in the media and considered becoming a diplomat. When director Guillermo Arriaga praised a short film in which he appeared, he decided to turn his passion for acting into a career.
Ramírez played a CIA assassin in the action thriller The Bourne Ultimatum (2007). His portrayal of Carlos the Jackal in the 2010 biographical television miniseries Carlos earned him the César Award for Most Promising Actor and nominations for a Golden Globe and an Emmy for Best Actor. He then played a CIA operative in Zero Dark Thirty (2012) and boxer Roberto Durán in the biographical sports film Hands of Stone (2016).
Ramírez received several awards for his portrayal of Gianni Versace in the 2018 miniseries The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. In 2020 he had a recurring role in the HBO miniseries The Undoing. In 2022 Ramírez was a member of the Un Certain Regard jury at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Full name – Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano.