Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jul 7, 2026

Christopher Rivas

Christopher Rivas is an American author, actor, podcaster, and storyteller. He is best known for his podcast Rubirosa, his book Brown Enough, the role of Oscar on Call Me Kat, and his solo play, The Real James Bond... Was Dominican!

Last revised
Jul 7, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
559 w
Citations
18
Source
Wikipedia ↗
Christopher Rivas
Born1986 or 1987 (age 38–39)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
  • Author
  • actor
  • podcaster
  • storyteller
Years active2009–present
Known forBrown Enough, Rubirosa, Call Me Kat
Websitechristopherrivas.com

Christopher Rivas (born 1986 or 1987) is an American author,123 actor,45 podcaster,678 and storyteller.910 He is best known for his podcast Rubirosa,11 his book Brown Enough,12 the role of Oscar on Call Me Kat, and his solo play, The Real James Bond... Was Dominican!13

Life and career

Rivas was born and raised in New York City in 1986 or 1987. The son of a Dominican father and Colombian mother. He attended California Institute of the Arts, where he majored in acting in 2011.14 He developed storytelling workshops United Nations High Commission for Refugees, LAMP on Skid Row, The Museum of Broken Relationships, UCLA and CalArts.1516 In 2018, he was part of the faculty of The Ariane de Rothschild Fellowship.17

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2009 If Not Now When Basketballapostle Short Film
2012 Public Law Erubiel Short Film
2014 Shameless Eduardo 1 episode
2014 For Rent Jason Short Film
2014 Cry Wolf Gerard Short Film
2015 Rizzoli & Isles Lamar St. John 1 episode
2015 2 Broke Girls Mookie 1 episode
2015 Mi Casa Mi Casa Ramone Cervantes 3 episodes
2016 Rosewood Manny 1 episode
2016-2018 Couch Potato Chronicles Sebastian Cruz 7 episodes
2017 Hollywood Girl: The Peg Entwistle Story Messenger Short Film
2017 Grey's Anatomy Rodney 1 episode
2017 Two Sentence Horror Stories Xavier 1 episode
2017 SEAL Team Keith 1 episode
2017 Life After First Failure Dirk 3 episodes18
2018 NCIS: Los Angeles ATF Special Agent Elliot Ross 1 episode
2018 For the People Rodrigo Puente 1 episode
2018 GLOW X-Ray Technician 1 episode
2018 9-1-1 Hector 1 episode
2018 Just Cause 4 Che Sanz Video Game
2019 New Amsterdam Ivan Velez 1 episode
2019 The Filth Justin 2 episodes
2019 Adam Ruins Everything Cool Beer Guy 1 episode
2021–2023 Call Me Kat Oscar Recurring role (season 1); main role (seasons 2–3)
2021 Call of Duty: Vanguard Aviation Machinist Mate 3rd Class Mateo Hernandez Pacific missions only
References

References

  1. Gamboa, Suzanne; Cervantes, Cora. "At Raizado Festival, Latinos stake a claim in Aspen". www.nbcnews.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  2. Brown Enough. 2022-10-11. ISBN 978-1-955905-04-6.
  3. BROWN ENOUGH | Kirkus Reviews.
  4. Gannon, Matt (2022-01-25). "Christopher Rivas on the Special Energy of 'Call Me Kat'". TV Wasteland. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  5. "'Call Me Kat' Promotes Christopher Rivas to Regular". 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  6. Montalván, Karla (August 24, 2022). "How Christopher Rivas is Helping Us Challenge Our Heroes". People en Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  7. White, Peter (2021-11-18). "'Call Me Kat's Christopher Rivas Signs Podcast Development Deal With SiriusXM's Stitcher". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  8. Sarachan, Risa. "'Rubirosa' Podcast Explores Life Of The Real James Bond". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  9. "Actor found inspiration in the Dominican playboy who inspired James Bond". dallasnews.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  10. "An interview with the creator and performer of The Real James Bond Was Dominican, coming to Bishop Arts Theatre Center". theaterjones.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  11. "Rubirosa". link.chtbl.com. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  12. Brown Enough. 2022-10-11. ISBN 978-1-955905-04-6.
  13. "Hispanic pride: 'The Real James Bond ... Was Dominican' to premiere in ABQ". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  14. Reynolds, Dale (September 6, 2012). "Christopher Rivas: An All-Around Kinda Latino". latinheat.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2016. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  15. "Guest, Christopher Rivas". bbsradio.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  16. "Meet Christopher Rivas". voyagela.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  17. "FELLOWS". adrfellowship.org. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  18. "Life After First Failure". tvmaze.com. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
External links