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J. Teddy Garces Biography

Birth Name:Joseph Teddy Garces

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Stunts

Fast Facts

  • Studied acting at The Ruskin School, The School for Film & TV, The Actors Alliance, and H․B․ Studios
  • Quote: "I have a very strong character, and I'm very aggressive․․․they can have me playing a detective or a bouncer and those types of roles․ They come my way a lot because I can sell it, I can pull it off because my character matches my outer body․"
  • Is also a stage actor, appearing performances of "The Rooming House," "12 Angry Men," "The Fires," and others
  • Best known for his role as Spencer Martinez in "Zane's the Jump Off" and as Carlos in "Feed․"
  • Played the role of Bruiser in the 2009 web series "The Guild․"
  • Has appeared in two CollegeHumor Originals, "Dora the Explorer and the Destiny Medallion" and "Are you Watching the Wire?," both in 2013
  • One of his special skills is "World Class Olympic Caliber Pillow Fighting․"

Awards

  • 2020October Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2020Jury Prize-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2020Best Ensemble Cast Feature-Feature Film: winner
  • 2020October Award-Best Ensemble: winner
  • 2021Festival Prize-Best Cast Ensemble: nominated