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Josh Andrés Rivera
American actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Josh Andrés Rivera (born May 1, 1995) is an American actor. He is best known for starring as Chino in Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of West Side Story, as Sejanus Plinth in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and as Aaron Hernandez in the FX American sports drama anthology series American Sports Story.
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Early life
Rivera was born on May 1, 1995, the son of chemists from Puerto Rico who were living in North Carolina.[1][2][3] They separated when he was a year old; thereafter, he was raised by his mother in Connecticut and then Boulder, Colorado.[2] He attended Fairview High School, where he played football and was active in music and theater.[2] He then went on to attend Ithaca College.[2]
Career
Rivera acted in the first US tour of Hamilton.[2][4] He rose to prominence for his supporting role as Chino in the Steven Spielberg remake of West Side Story (2021)[2] and as Sejanus Plinth in the film The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023).[2] Rivera portrayed Aaron Hernandez in the limited series American Sports Story (2024).[2]
Personal life
Rivera was in a relationship with Rachel Zegler, whom he met on the set of West Side Story and co-starred with again on The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.[5][6]
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