Typecasting can be a dirty word to actors but sometimes they're suited to their role or the part they play and so they end up being cast again, doesn't necessarily mean that's a bad thing. That's how we could view Enrique Murciano. Seems like he's forever been playing detectives, FBI Agents and the like for as long as can remember. Best remembered for his endearing and captivating role as FBI Agent Danny Taylor in Without A Trace, bet many a fan would have wanted lovable Danny on the case if they ever went missing. Only in TV land though, not in reality.
Danny Taylor is the role that propelled Enrique to stardom and firmly put him on fan radar. Also earning him two ALMA Award nominations in 2008 and 2009. He should have won, at least once if not both times, cos he isn't just handsome, but he's gifted and so talented as an actor too! He was denied that Award!
But he had played other 'cop' parts before that. Such as a 'DEA agent' in Traffic, that wasn't a big part though. Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous saw him play Jeff Foreman, another FBI agent, which was more of a comedic role rather than all-action. Proving he's great whatever genre he appears in.
Without A Trace saw him grounded in agent 'training' as an actor, so to speak and this led nicely onto the part of Det Carlos Moreno in CSI. His first appearance in the show was in 2009 in the episode Coup de Grace and held him firmly in stead and was a character who did make a huge impact with viewers. That's not easy when you find yourself a new guy in a procedural show that's been running for nine years at the time. However it wasn't until three years later in 2012, that his character was revived again in CSI. This time we had a little more background on Det Moreno as we found he was the step son of 'disgraced' Det Sam Vega.
As a detective in Vegas, Carlos had extensive knowledge of gangs and this led him to helping Sara Sidle (Jorga Fox) solve the case in Coup de Grace. Wanting to be just like his step father when he was younger, as revealed in Altered Stakes. Women can't help falling for him, which is no big surprise as he got engaged in Without A Trace to fellow agent Elena Delgado. Even Finn fell for the "cute guy on third" in Altered Stakes, but she was cold towards him in Homecoming. Agh, he didn't deserve that!
In NCIS he was CIA Agent Ray Cruz, AKA "CI-Ray" to Tony. Where once again Ziva (Cote de Pablo) couldn't resist his charms when she met him in Miami. He also wanted to ask Ziva to marry him in Pyramid, but alas he just presented her with an empty ring box - ah the miser, ha.
Photo from Enrique's Twitter, @enriquetwiter
More recently we'll see him in yet another, dare I mention it - detective role in the Pilot of the rebooted version of The Saint, where he's been cast as Inspector Henry Fernack. A New York detective who first made an appearance in a Saint production, in a Pilot for CBS called, The Saint in Manhatten in 1987; the first time since the 1940's. In this, Inspector Fernack was played by Aussie actor Andrew Clarke. Inspector Fernack has been likened to an "Inspector Estrade-like foil" to the Saint. (Inspector Lestrade was of course a character in Sherlock Holmes.)
Hopefully this series will extend beyond the Pilot stage, so we will have ample opportunity to see Enrique. Oh you wanted me to say so that we can watch the show, well if you like, that too. Just goes to show how much we like to see Enrique in a good guy role, it's just as a sexy as a bad guy but you get the added bonus of the good guy always winning at the end of the day! Playing a true hero to our heart's content.
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