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Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias
Arias in 2010
Born	(1994-04-18) April 18, 1994 (age 30) New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2005–present
Relatives	Mateo Arias (brother)

Moisés Arias (born April 18, 1994) is an American actor. He portrayed Rico in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, Biaggio in the 2013 Sundance film The Kings of Summer, Cokestraw in the 2019 SXSW comedy-drama The Wall of Mexico, Bigfoot in the Colombian war drama Monos, and Norm MacLean in the Amazon Prime Video drama series Fallout. He has also appeared in Pitch Perfect 3, Five Feet Apart, Ender's Game, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Jockey, The Perfect Game, and The King of Staten Island.

Early life[edit]

Moisés Arias was born on April 18, 1994, in New York City, the son of Mónica and César Arias.^[1][2] His parents are Colombian, and he was raised bilingual.^[3][4] His brother is Kickin' It actor Mateo Arias.^[5] Before starting his acting career, Moisés graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting SchoolinTampa, Florida.^[6] He attended Agoura High SchoolinAgoura Hills, California.^{[citation needed]}

Career[edit]

Arias has made guest appearances on shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Everybody Hates Chris and Wizards of Waverly Place. He had a recurring role as Rico on Hannah Montana, and became a series regular in the show's second season. In 2009, he played Andre in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. As a regular on the Disney Channel, he participated on the first and second Disney Channel Games on the red team. He also participated in the third Disney Channel Games on the Yellow Team (Comets). His main role while at Disney was as Rico Suave on Hannah Montana. He appeared in music videos for Pearl Jam,^{[citation needed]} the Jonas Brothers (for their song "SOS"), and Parmalee. Arias also appeared in the 2006 film Nacho Libre in a minor role. He participated in the 2009 Guadalajara Film Festival during the presentation of the film The Perfect Game with Eva Longoria.^[4]

Arias appeared in Beethoven's Big Break in 2008. He appeared on the ESPN family of networks as a roving 'sideline' reporter conducting interviews with fans and players at the 2009 Little League World Series. He appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and played Conscience, Max (Jake T. Austin)'s conscience.^[7] Arias and his brother directed a series of YouTube films under the user name Moiswashere. In 2009, they worked on a film called Motocross Madness.^[8]

In mid-2012, Arias filmed The Kings of Summer, which had its premiere on January 19, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews.^[9] That year, he appeared in the film Ender's Game,^[10] starring with Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford.^[11] In 2012, Arias co-founded MSFTSrep, a youth collective and fashion brand alongside Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, and Mateo Arias.^[5][12] In May 2014, Arias, who was 20 at the time, was photographed shirtless in a bed with then-13-year-old Willow Smith.^[13] The photo triggered an investigation into the Smith family by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services where all parties were cleared.^[14][15]

In late 2018, Arias released an album under a different alias.^{[citation needed]} In March 2019, Arias played Poe in the CBS film Five Feet Apart,^[16] starring with Cole Sprouse.^[17] In January 2020, he appeared as a patient on an episode of The Good Doctor on the ABC network.

In 2024, Arias appeared in the Amazon Prime Video series Fallout, based on the video game series of the same name.^[18]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Television[edit]

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