Amaury Nolasco Garrido was born on the 24th December 1970, in Puerto Rico of Dominican descent and is an American actor best known for the role of Fernando Sucre in the television series “Prison Break” (2005-2008 and 2016) and his role in the feature film “Transformers” (2007). Nolasco has been active in the entertainment industry since 1997.
How much is the net worth of Amaury Nolasco? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the outright size of his wealth is as much as $2 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016, however, among his assets is a house located in Los Angeles, California valued $2.5 million. Films and television are the main sources of his wealth.
Amaury Nolasco Net Worth $2 Million
To begin with, he was raised in a family of two doctors. After matriculation from high school, he studied biology at the University of Puerto Rico. He did not intend to become the actor, but his life changed when he was spotted by a director/producer of television programs. Then, he moved to New York and studied acting at the American British Dramatic Arts School.
Talking about his professional career, he made his debut on the cinema screen in the melodrama “Jump in Love” (1997) alongside Scarlett Johansson. Then he hit television, appearing in the HBO sitcom “Arli$$” (1999) and series “Early Edition” (1999). Afterwards, Nolasco landed roles in a number of television series including “Huntress” (2000), “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (2000), “ER” (2002), “Eve” (2003), “George Lopez” (2003) and “CSI: New York” (2005). It should be noted that he had the role in the television thriller adventure comedy film “The Dukes of Hazzard: Hazzard in Hollywood” (2000) created by Bradford May. The greatest popularity the actor gained, however, was thanks to the role of Fernando Sucre in the series of 20th Century Fox “Prison Break” (2005-2007), for which he was nominated for the Teen Choice and four ALMA (American Latino Media Arts) Awards. Moreover, he landed the main roles in the series “Chase” (2010), “Work It” (2012) and “Telenovela” (2015). In addition to this, he had a recurring role in the series “Gang Related” (2014). His net worth was rising.
In addition to creating the above mentioned roles for television productions, Amaury has been seen in the crime drama “Brother” (2000) alongside Omar Epps, the drama “Final Breakdown” (2002) starring Craig Sheffer, and the thriller film “The Librarians” (2003) with Burt Reynolds, Erika Eleniak and Christopher Atkins. The turning point in his career was the creation of the role Orange Julius in the blockbuster sequel “Fast and Furious 2” (2003) with Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, Eva Mendes and James Remar. Afterwards, he was seen the comedy drama film “Mr. 3000” (2004) with Bernie Mac and Angela Bassett, the sports comedy “The Benchwarmers” (2006) alongside Rob Schneider and the action film “Transformers” (2007) alongside Shia LaBeouf, Jon Voight and Megan Fox. Then he starred alongside Matt Dillon, Jean Reno and Laurence Fishburne in the crime thriller film “Armored” (2009). He was cast as a main in the action film “A Good Day to Die Hard” (2013) by John Moore, which grossed $304.7 million at the box office.
Recently, he starred in the films “In the Blood” (2014) by John Stockwell, “Small Time” (2014) written and directed by Joel Surnow as well as “Animal” (2014) by Brett Simmons. Recently, he has landed the roles in the films “Fate” (2016) and “Criminal” (2016).
Finally, in the personal life of the actor, he is associated with the famous actress from the television series “Dr House” – Jennifer Morrison.
