Carlos Valdes
Colombian-American actor and singer Carlos Valdes received rave reviews for his starring role opposite Mae Whitman in the Hulu musical series Up Here from Tommy Kail (Hamilton, Fosse/Verdon) and the EGOT-winning team from Frozen, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Valdes made his television debut starring as Cisco Ramon / Vibe in both The Flash and Arrow from Greg Berlanti, appearing in more than 100 episodes. He then went on to star among an ensemble cast including Julia Roberts, Sean Penn and Dan Stevens in the acclaimed limited series Gaslit from Emmy-winning producer Sam Esmail and creator Robbie Pickering. After graduating from the University of Michigan musical theatre program, Valdes started his career on the stage in the national tour of Jersey Boys, and then made his Broadway debut playing Andrej in the Tony Award winning musical Once, in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass, and percussion.
(Carlos Valdes, photo by Ian Spanier)