Andre Royo

Andre Royo is an American actor, producer, and writer who was born on July 18th, 1968. He is best known for his role as Reginald "Bubbles" Cousins on the HBO crime drama series The Wire, and his appearances on Fringe, Party Down, How to Make It in America, and the 2013 film The Spectacular Now Click to look into! >> Read More... . Royo currently appears as Lucious Lyon's ( Terrence Howard Terrence was born to Anita Jeanine Williams and Ty >> Read More... ) defense attorney Thirsty Rawlings on the FOX hit drama series Empire. Royo made his acting debut in a minor role in the 1998 film L.A. Without a Map. In 1999, he made one-episode guest appearances on the television series Law & Order and Third Watch.

Additionally, in the Law & Order episode Prince of Darkness, Mr. Royo can be seen sitting in the audience of the courtroom, directly behind the defendant. In 2000, he had a small role in John Singleton's remake of the 1971 blaxploitation film Shaft. He also appeared in the 2002 movie G, which was based on The Great Gatsby Click to look into! >> Read More... . In 2015, Royo appears in Marvel's Agent Carter series portraying Spider Raymond, who ran the night club La Martinique, but he became more notorious for being an illegal trader.

He also appears in Showtime's Happyish as Barry, a mutual friend of the main characters, Thom and Lee Payne. In Amazon Prime's Hand of God, Royo portrays San Vincente's Mayor Robert "Bobo" Boston. On Fox's Empire, he plays Thirsty Rawlings, a shifty defense attorney.