Biografía
Known as "That guy who was in that thing", Rico E. Anderson is no stranger to Pop Culture, Sci Fi, Horror and True Crime in television, film, theatre and voice over. Rico hails from Chicago Ill, was raised in Berkeley, CA. and studied theatre at San Francisco State University.
Acting since he was 12, Rico was a huge staple in the mainstream and indie theatre and film scene in the SF Bay Area. He is a founding member of the African American Shakespeare Company and performed traveling theatre for over 5 years all over Northern and Southern California performing for and peer educating children about health and safety in 4 major productions produced by Kaiser Permanente.
He has an impressive list of TV / Film credits including 3 years recurring as Herbie on the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series, Truth Be Told. He has had guest appearances on, SWAT, FBI International, The Orville, Star Trek Renegades, Modern Family, Two and a Half Men, 2 Broke Girls, Bones, NCIS, Criminal Minds, Law & Order, The Bold and the Beautiful and Days of our Lives to name a few.
Onstage, he appeared in several noteworthy performances including the multiple award winning production of The Ballad of Emmett Till (Fountain Theatre, Los Angeles), Fences (NexStage Theatre, Ketchum Idaho), The title role in Oedipus (African American Shakespeare Company, San Francisco) , For The Love of Freedom-Trilogy (The Robey Theatre Company, Los Angeles), The Meeting as Malcolm X, Off off Broadway in Bed of Truth, Equus, and A Soldiers Play .
As a member of the L.A. based Sketch Comedy Troupe, 'The Outpatients', he performed at The World Famous Comedy Store Main Room.
He is a recipient of multiple awards including the NAACP Award, Telly Award, Drama Critics Circle, Ovation, SOFIE, Pasadena International Film Festival, NYFA and FIFF.
Rico still lives in Los Angeles, continues to work extensively in film, television, theatre and voice over, makes celebrity appearances at various sci fi conventions and is carefully selecting his next project.
