Moisés Arias

Moisés Arias
Arias in 2010
Born (1994-04-18) April 18, 1994 (age 29)
OccupationActor
Years active2005–present
RelativesMateo Arias (brother)

Moisés Arias (born April 18, 1994) is an American actor who portrayed Rico in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana, Biaggio in the 2013 Sundance film The Kings of Summer, Cokestraw in the 2019 SXSW comedy-drama The Wall of Mexico, and Bigfoot in the Colombian war drama Monos. He has also appeared in Pitch Perfect 3, Five Feet Apart, Ender's Game, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Jockey, The Perfect Game and The King of Staten Island.

Early life

Moisés Arias was born April 18, 1994, in New York City, the son of Mónica and César Arias. His parents are Colombian, and he was raised bilingual. His brother is Kickin' It actor Mateo Arias. Before starting his acting career, Moises graduated from Barbizon Modeling and Acting School in Tampa, Florida.

Career

Moisés has made guest appearances on shows such as The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Everybody Hates Chris and Wizards of Waverly Place. He had a recurring role as Rico on Hannah Montana, and became a series regular in the show's second season. In 2009, he played Andre in the Disney Channel Original Movie Dadnapped. As a regular on the Disney Channel, he participated on the first and second Disney Channel Games on the red team. He also participated in the third Disney Channel games on the Yellow Team (Comets). His main role while at Disney was as Rico Suave on Hannah Montana. He appeared in music videos for Pearl Jam,[citation needed] the Jonas Brothers (for their song "SOS"), and Parmalee. Arias also appeared in the 2006 film Nacho Libre in a minor role. He participated in the 2009 Guadalajara Film Festival during the presentation of the movie The Perfect Game with Eva Longoria.

Arias appeared in Beethoven's Big Break in 2008. He appeared on the ESPN family of networks as a roving 'sideline' reporter conducting interviews with fans and players at the 2009 Little League World Series. He appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place and played Conscience, Max (Jake T. Austin)'s conscience. Arias and his brother directed a series of YouTube films under the user name Moiswashere. In 2009, they worked on a film called Motocross Madness.

In mid-2012, Arias filmed The Kings of Summer, which had its premiere on January 19, 2013, at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival to positive reviews. That year, he appeared in the film Ender's Game, starring with Asa Butterfield, Abigail Breslin and Harrison Ford. In 2012, Arias co-founded MSFTSrep, a youth collective and fashion brand alongside Jaden Smith, Willow Smith, and Mateo Arias. In May 2014, Arias, who was 20 at the time, was photographed shirtless in a bed with then-13-year-old Willow Smith. The photo triggered an investigation into the Smith family by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.

In late 2018, Arias released an album under a different alias.[citation needed] In March 2019, Arias played Poe in the CBS film Five Feet Apart, starring with Cole Sprouse. In January 2020, he appeared as a patient on an episode of The Good Doctor on the ABC network.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Nacho Libre Juan Pablo
2008 Beethoven's Big Break Billy
2009 The Perfect Game Mario Ontiveros
Hannah Montana: The Movie Rico Suave
Astro Boy Zane (voice)
2012 We the Party Quicktime
The Secret World of Arrietty Spiller (voice) American dub
Noobz Hollywood
2013 The Kings of Summer Biaggio
Despicable Me 2 Antonio Perez (voice)
Ender's Game Bonzo Madrid
2015 The Stanford Prison Experiment Anthony Carroll
2016 The Land Junior
Ben-Hur Dismas
2017 Kong: Skull Island Bar Guest Cameo
Pitch Perfect 3 Pimp-Lo
Life Boat Patagrande
2018 Little Bitches Phil
2019 Five Feet Apart Poe Ramirez
The Wall of Mexico Cokestraw
Monos Bigfoot
2020 Blast Beat Mateo Andres
The King of Staten Island Igor
2021 Jockey Gabriel Boullait
2022 American Murderer Kyle Wallace
Samaritan Reza Smith
2023 Divinity Star

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Everybody Hates Chris Kid #5 Episode: "Everybody Hates Sausage"
2006 The Emperor's New School Marcus (voice) Episode: "Rabbit Face"
2006 Dive Olly Dive! Olly (voice)
2006 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Randall Episode: "Day Care"
2006–2011 Hannah Montana Rico Suave 70 episodes
Recurring Role (Season 1)
Main role (Seasons 2–4)
2009 Dadnapped André Television film
2009 Wizards of Waverly Place Max's conscience Episodes: "Monster Hunter", "Three Monsters" and "Lazerama"
2009 The Suite Life on Deck Jay Episode: "Shipnotized"
2009 Phineas and Ferb Fred (voice) Episode: "Phineas and Ferb's Quantum Boogaloo"
2011 Love Bites Jeff Episode: "Sky High"
2012 The Middle Matt Recurring role (Season 3); 5 episodes
2017 Jean-Claude Van Johnson Luis Recurring role; 6 episodes
2019 The Good Doctor Luca Jones Episode: "Fractured"
2021 City of Ghosts Prizrak Podcast, 4 episodes
2024 Fallout Norm Upcoming series

Music videos

Year Title Artist Notes
2007 "S.O.S" Jonas Brothers
2012 "Gonzoes" Jaden Smith
"The Coolest"
2013 "Stanky Legg" GS Boyz
Jaden Smith

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