Armando Riesco is a versatile and highly regarded NYC based actor with credits in film, TV, and the stage. He graduated from Northwestern University and works consistently in multiple genres with some of the best directors in the business including Spike Lee, Oliver Stone, Steven Soderbergh, and others.
He has appeared in over a dozen films (Garden State, Adult World, Bella, World Trade Center etc.), and regular, recurring, and guest starring spots on television (“The Chi”, “Queen of the South”). He has voiced and done motion capture for video games, including the “Grand Theft Auto” series and “Just Cause 3”. His voice can also be heard in national and international publicity campaigns for major companies such as Macy’s, Chase, Garnier, McDonalds, and many others.
On stage he was most notably the title character in the Elliot Trilogy, which includes the Pulitzer Prize winning “Water by the Spoonful” by Quiara Hudes, for which he received a Lucille Lortel nomination for outstanding lead actor in a play. As a writer/producer, his 1st short “Remember” was an official selection at LA Shorts, HBO NYLFFl, LALIFF, and the Soho Film Festival.. His 1st feature film “Seneca”, which he also stars in, has won awards at the HBO Latino Film Festival, Woodstock FF, Film Fest Tucson, Phoenix FF and Tide FF and was picked up by HBO.