Biography

Critics consider him to be a quick rising star, Christian Rivera transforms himself when diving into a character. Christian was born Christian Rivera Gonzalez in 1983 in Cidra, Puerto Rico, to Hilda Rivera and William Rodriguez both of Puerto Rican descent. Even before the birth of Christian, William was never present in Christians life and died at a young age. Hilda Rivera married Gil Alberto Rivera who raised Christian. Christian refers to Gil Alberto Rivera as his Father.

Christian's early performing ambitions began in film; He became interested in acting while creating characters and mini scripts for local youth groups. He gave a shot to modeling at a large event in Boston, MA. Christian was selected by 19 different agencies including the worlds best Click Model Management Inc. in NY, NY and Ford Models. Unfortunately, Christian was not ready to dive in quiet yet. After graduating medical technical school and having worked in the prestigious Harvard Medical's Boston Children's Hospital, he realized his passion still lied in the Entertainment Industry. He studied the Sanford Meisner Technique, took several workshops and one-on-one coaching (Which he still actively continues to work on). At this point, Christian felt ready and was immediately signed to a Modeling and Talent Agency. He began to book several commercials that have been aired nationwide and internationally as well as several short, pilots, TV series and full feature films.

Christian Rivera's career took a pivotal turn, when he immersed himself into the character Juan Julian Rios (2016), on the theatrical stage play Anna In The Tropics at the prestigious Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center. On February 21st, 2016, in front of critical movers and shakers, he proved that he is truly a formidable actor. It was utter throughout the theater Tony potential.

A perfectionist in his craft and meticulous and painstaking in his preparation for his roles, Christian is eager to expand in his craft taking on multiple avenues such as producing, directing, writing etc. He most recently has booked a leading role on the Season 1 TV Series The Damned and The Divine and is the Lead and Producer on the 2018 Motion Picture Cognizance (Which Critics will anticipate Rivera to have an award-winning performance).

When he talks about his goal in future years in film, he remarked "My goal is to live through my work. I want to bring stories to life in a way that people can relate or connect to. I want my work to hold over the hearts of generations to come."
- IMDb mini biography by: Management