Carlos Valdes (actor)

Carlos David Valdes (born April 20, 1989) is an American actor and singer, known for playing the role of Cisco Ramon / Vibe on The CW television series The Flash and other Arrowverse-related shows.

Biography
Valdes was born in Cali, Colombia but was raised in Miami by the age of 5, then moved again to Marietta, Georgia at the age of 12. He studied at the University of Michigan with actors from the theater group StarKid Productions, and co-wrote their 2009 musical Me and My Dick.

After graduating in 2011, Valdes became entirely devoted to theater. Between 2009 and 2011, he participated in theatrical productions like High School Musical and The Wedding Singer. He also was a stand-in in the national tour of Jersey Boys.

From March 2013 to March 2014, he played the role of Andrej in the musical Once, in which he also performed on piano, guitar, ukulele, bass and percussion. In 2013, the musical was nominated for a Tony Award.

In 2014, Valdes made his television debut in the American series Arrow, before appearing in the spin-off series, The Flash, as a series regular in the role of Francisco "Cisco" Ramón/Vibe, an engineering genius. Cisco is part of the S.T.A.R. Labs team, along with Dr. Harrison Wells and Dr. Caitlin Snow, that help Barry Allen with his superpowers.

In June 2015, Valdes lent his voice to Cisco Ramon in the animated web series Vixen.