Biography

Omar Leyva is a Mexican-American actor living in Los Angeles, CA. He began his professional on-screen career in 2006 after paying his dues on the stage. His versatility at honestly portraying the most vulnerable empathetic characters, incendiary antiheroes, clueless fools, or wise leaders, has led to a body of work with over 80 film and Television credits spanning from independent to big studio films, TV dramas, sitcoms, dark comedy, horror, and everything in between. Leyva received an Imagen Award Best Supporting Actor nomination for his work in HBO's "Icebox" (2018), and is appearing in projects like Netflix's "Windfall", Iñárritu's "Bardo", and HBO's "The Garcias" in 2022.
- IMDb mini biography by: Paul Trusik