Andre Royo
Acting • Born 1968-07-18
Biography
Andre Royo (born July 18, 1968) is an American actor, producer, and writer. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire. Other television appearances include Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and Empire. In film, he had roles in Shaft (2000), Super (2010), The Spectacular Now (2013), Beautiful Boy (2018), Prospect (2018), and To Leslie (2022). Royo was born in the Bronx, New York of African American and Cuban heritage. He attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in The Bronx from 1982 - 1986. Royo is married to Jane Choi and has a daughter, Stella.
Filmography
68 credits
All the Invisible Children
Movie • 2006
Sammy (segment "Jesus Children of America")
August
Movie • 2008
Dylan Gottschalk
G
Movie • 2002
Tre
Super
Movie • 2010
Hamilton
5up 2down
Movie • 2006
Benny
Red Tails
Movie • 2012
Antwan 'Coffee' Coleman
Hellbenders
Movie • 2013
Stephen
The Collection
Movie • 2012
Wally
Bigfoot
Movie • 2012
Al Hunter
Men Without Jobs
Movie • 2004
Junie
Calloused Hands
Movie • 2013
Byrd
The Wire: The Last Word
Movie • 2007
Self
The Wire Odyssey
Movie • 2007
Self
A Miracle in Spanish Harlem
Movie • 2013
Tyrone
Aftermath
Movie • 2014
Rob
Tapping the Wire
Movie • 2007
Self
Freelancers
Movie • 2012
Daniel Maldonado
The Spectacular Now
Movie • 2013
Mr. Aster
Lila & Eve
Movie • 2015
Skaketti
Share
Movie • 2015
Mr. White
Jellysmoke
Movie • 2005
Paul
Hunter Gatherer
Movie • 2016
Ashley
The Wire: The Musical
Movie • 2012
Reginald 'Bubbles' Cousins
Billy Boy
Movie • 2018
Mr. Adams
Beautiful Boy
Movie • 2018
Spencer
Prospect
Movie • 2018
Oruf
Shaft
Movie • 2000
Tattoo
Of Mind and Music
Movie • 2014
Kenny
Jesus Children of America
Movie • 2005
Sammy
Grimm Fairy Tales Animated
Movie • 2012
Rumpelstilskin
To Leslie
Movie • 2022
Royal
All About Us
Movie • 2007
Mike
Miles Away
Movie • 2025
George
A Fence Is A Fence Of Course
Movie • 2025
Leon
They Fight
Movie
The Mercy Man
Movie • 2009
Tad
Cuts
TV • 2005
Third Watch
TV • 1999
Diop
Numb3rs
TV • 2005
Tim Pynchon
The Wire
TV • 2002
Bubbles
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Julio Pena
Heroes
TV • 2006
Stephen Canfield
Fringe
TV • 2008
Henry Arliss Higgins
CSI: NY
TV • 2004
Big Willie Brown
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Felix Santos
Criminal Minds
TV • 2005
Armando Salinas
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Riley
The Jury
TV • 2004
Party Down
TV • 2009
Scott
Elementary
TV • 2012
Thaddeus
With Love
TV • 2021
Laz Zayas
Hand of God
TV • 2014
Robert 'Bobo' Boston
Kingdom
TV • 2014
Truth Be Told
TV • 2019
Demetrius Rouche
Drunk History
TV • 2013
King Oliver
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Andre Royo (voice)
Empire
TV • 2015
Thurston 'Thirsy' Rawlings
Bob's Burgers
TV • 2011
Marcus (voice)
Law & Order
TV • 1990
Gil Freeman
Marvel's Agent Carter
TV • 2015
Spider Raymond
Masters of Sex
TV • 2013
Sammy Davis Jr.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
TV • 2008
Sumner
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
TV • 2014
Isaiah
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV • 2001
Luther Pinkston
Interrogation
TV • 2020
Charlie Shannon
Deadline
TV • 2000
1st Junkie
Key & Peele
TV • 2012
Bully's Dad
Wonderland
TV • 2000
Spencer