Born Richard Matthew Bedard Carrillo in rural southeast Colorado, I began my acting career at the age of 8 playing the Mouse King in my elementary school's production of The Nutcracker. Following my grade school years, where I continued performing as both an actor and drummer, I enlisted in the US Navy as a Cryptologic Technician. This period in my life allowed me the opportunity to explore and gain a better understanding of all of the amazing people and cultures existing in the world, and was highly instrumental in shaping me into the person and performer I am today.
After finishing military service I attended UCLA's School of Theatre, Film, and Television where I completed my Bachelor's degree in Theatre with an emphasis in Acting.
I currently spend my time between New York City and Colorado. Besides performing in, writing, and producing film and theatre, I am also the Artistic Director of Unit J, a performance space in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY, owner of 2nd Anderson Productions, and Festival Director of the Cinema338, a shorts festival highlighting New York City filmmakers.
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“The man’s role appears to be the more difficult, with its demands of a good-guy demeanor that is tested to the max. Richard Carrillo does a first-rate job in a nuanced performance at odds with both the past and his immediate present.”
“Cast members Emma Ramos and Richard M. Carrillo unfold a battle of feelings between an old familiarity, resentment and the yearning for forgiveness back and forth — all with a palpable chemistry between their characters.”
“His tear-jerking performance offers an intimate look at loss itself.”
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“Most impressively, Carrillo is a multi-dimensional character when he could have been all black villain.”
“But the positives. The fine touch of that Colin Farrell lookalike, Rich Carrillo, playing the beefy-Irish-heartthrob-rowboat-sailor-with-a-heart-of-gold.”