Josh Segarra (born June 3, 1986) is an American actor. He is known for his roles on the television series The Electric Company, Sirens, and Arrow as well as for originating the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical On Your Feet!. His other television credits include Chicago P.D., The Other Two, and Orange is the New Black, while his other theatrical credits include the musicals Lysistrata Jones and Dogfight.
Early life
Segarra was born on June 3, 1986 in Longwood, Florida. He is of Puerto Rican descent, and is fluent in Spanish. He learned to sing in his Pentecostal church but aspired to be a professional wrestler. Segarra is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
From 2009–2011, Segarra portrayed a main role on the PBS television series The Electric Company. He then originated the role of Mick in the musical Lysistrata Jones. In May 2012, Segarra was announced as a cast member for the Off-Broadway world premiere of Dogfight, a musical adaptation of the film of the same name, with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul and a book by Peter Duchan. The musical opened at the Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage Theater on July 16, 2012.
Two years later, he recurred during the first season of the comedy television series Sirens, after which he was promoted to a series regular during its second season. Segarra then began a recurring role on the NBC police procedural drama Chicago P.D. He also appeared in the 2015 comedy film Trainwreck. Segarra originated the role of Emilio Estefan in the musical On Your Feet!, which opened at the Marquis Theater on Broadway on November 5, 2015. His final performance took place on July 10, 2016. Following his final appearance on Chicago P.D. in May 2016, Segarra was cast as a series regular on the CW superhero television series Arrow for its fifth season. He portrayed the series’ adaptation of the comic book character Adrian Chase. He then returned in a guest starring capacity during the series’ sixth and eighth seasons.
Since January 2019, Segarra has been a recurring cast member on The Other Two, a comedy television series on Comedy Central. In December, he recurred on The Moodys as Marco, a “commodities broker with exquisite phone skills.” He also starred in the Netflix comedy series AJ and the Queen, which premiered on January 10, 2020. That same year, Segarra appeared as a special agent during the third season of the crime drama series FBI and starred as a pastor in the musical film Christmas on the Square. He is set to portray Teddy Walker in the upcoming NBC comedy pilot Night School, which is based on the 2018 film of the same name.
Personal life
Segarra married longtime girlfriend Brace Rice on October 17, 2014. The couple welcomed their first child, a son, on September 30, 2016, which was followed by the birth of their second son, on January 8, 2020. He and his wife are both sports fans.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2008 | The Narrows | White Gangsta | |
2009 | Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet | Tyler | |
2009 | The Ministers | Louis | |
2010 | Suicide | Mort | Short film |
2011 | The Music Never Stopped | Mark Ferris | |
2012 | The Devil’s Bitch | Trip | Short film |
2014 | You Must Be Joking | Asshole | |
2015 | Trainwreck | Staten Island Oli | |
2018 | Anything Boys Can Do | Moby | Short film |
2018 | Overboard | Jason | |
2019 | Fault | Gary | Short film |
2020 | Christmas on the Square | Pastor Christian |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2005 | Vampire Bats | Miles | Television film |
2008 | Drama Queenz | Gabriel | 3 episodes |
2009–2011 | The Electric Company | Hector Ruiz | Main role |
2011 | Homeland | Josh | Episode: “Pilot” |
2012 | Bronx Warrants | Morales | Unaired pilot |
2013 | The Following | Hank Flynn | Episode: “The Siege” |
2014 | Blue Bloods | Mike Rose | Episode: “Knockout Game” |
2014–2015 | Sirens | Billy Cepeda | Main role |
2014–2016 | Chicago P.D. | Justin Voight | Recurring role; 9 episodes |
2016 | A Bronx Life | Frankie | Television film |
2016–2019 | Arrow | Adrian Chase / Prometheus Adrian Chase / The Hood (Earth-2) |
Main cast (season 5) Guest star (seasons 6, 8) |
2018 | Run for Your Life | Julian Silva | Television film |
2018–2019 | Orange Is the New Black | Stefanovic | Recurring (seasons 6–7) |
2018 | All In | Himself | Live appearance |
2018 | The Good Cop | Warren | Episode: Will Cora Get Married? |
2019–present | The Other Two | Lance | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
2019 | God Friended Me | Austin | Episode: “The Fighter” |
2019 | The Moodys | Marco | Recurring role |
2020 | AJ and the Queen | Hector Ramirez / Damien Sanchez | Main role |
2020 | Katy Keene | Mateo Lopez | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
2020 | FBI | Nestor Vertiz | Recurring role |
Theatre
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2009 | The Boys Upstairs | Eric | The SoHo Playhouse August 15 – September 27, 2009 (Part of The 13th Annual New York International Fringe Festival) |
2009 | Fat Camp | Brent | Acorn Theater September 30 – October 8, 2009 (Part of 2009 New York Musical Theatre Festival) |
2010 | Pool Boy (staged reading) | Jack | Barrington Stage Company Stage II January 11, 2010 |
2011 | The Cook’s Tour (staged reading) | Performer | Urban Stage Theater February 8, 2011 |
2011 | Lysistrata Jones | Mick | The Gym at Judson May 15 – June 19, 2011 |
2011–12 | Lysistrata Jones | Mick | Walter Kerr Theatre November 12, 2011 – January 8, 2012 |
2012 | Dogfight | Boland | Tony Kiser Theatre June 27 – August 12, 2012 |
2013 | Around the World in 80 Days | Phileas Fogg | YOW! Theater July 2 – October 13, 2013 |
2015 | On Your Feet! | Emilio Estefan | Marquis Theatre October 6, 2015 – July 10, 2016 |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Red Dead Redemption | Abraham Reyes | |
2010 | Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare | ||
2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | The Local Population |