David
Zayas
In 2007, David’s portrayal of Angel Batista won him a acter; it’s a lot of fun as an actor to play him.”
Satellite Award for “Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Like the “Sopranos,” you never know where the “Dexter” sto-
Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television” and the same rylines will go. He admits, “I have no idea what’s going to happen!
year he was also nominated for an Imagen Award, “Best Each year I could not have guessed where the show has gone story-
Supporting Actor” for the same role in “Dexter.” wise...I think that this is the best year, writing-wise, and the most
The role was originally written as a very minor one, but David interesting…I hope I’m on the show until the last episode because I
and the writers of the series have given him more dimension as the love working on it. I love the actors, the producers, the writers, the
seasons continue. Batista has grown to become an integral part of directors, the crew—we have the best crew. But there are so many
the show. "They show a lot of human qualities in Angel, and what possibilities for each character. There are always surprises when I
I like about it is he's not the tough cop they'd read the scripts.”
usually give me," David said recently. He has Dexter” has just been picked up for two
played a cop or a detective in at least ten differ- more seasons which will begin filming soon.
ent roles. But it doesn’t bother him. "Are you David will also continue to challenge himself
kidding me? Any time someone wants to hire with a range of diverse roles in other forums.
me I'm happy." He continued, "I'm either a Coming soon are film roles in Wake, with Bijou
cop, a detective, or some bad guy, but every Phillips and Jane Seymour and Flying By with
once in awhile I'll play another part. I guess I Heather Locklear and Billy Ray Cyrus. And
have the personality or the look of a cop or a crime drama titled Burning Mussolini has
some kind of a law enforcement official, which also just been completed. His television and
gets me that kind of work…As long as the part stage work will undoubtedly continue to be pro-
is interesting, which I've been lucky enough to lific. Not to mention the fact that David is even
have, it really doesn't matter what I play as long becoming known on the celebrity poker circuit.
as it's interesting. So I could play 45 different On a recent fall evening in New York he joined
cops and if they're all different and interesting, several other celebrities at an event to help raise
it's okay by me," David said. funds to educate at-risk children around the
In an interview on the Vanity Fair VF world through the Sunflower Children Poker
Daily Blog, David described the changes that Fundraiser.
Batista is going through this season on the show. “Angel Batista is David Zayas works a lot, and he is becoming a familiar face on
a good guy who is flawed— like everybody is. It’s never black and stage and screen. You will see him around if you haven’t already
white. People are complicated. People have secrets. It doesn’t make noticed him. As the roles get larger and his talent develops, more
them good people or bad people. Angel is a very well-rounded and more people will know who he is. As puts it, “Eventually peo-
human being who has a good heart but who struggles with confu- ple will say hey, there’s ‘that guy,’ or will actually know who I am,
sion and temptation. He has a family and he’s trying to do the right or will look for me in other projects…that’s what is cool about this
thing, but he makes mistakes. I love all of those aspects of the char- business.”
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