David Zayas

David Zayas is a Puerto Rican-American theatrical, film, and television actor. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz. Born in Puerto Rico, but raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Zayas joined the United States Air Force early in life where he was able to develop skills that would lead him to become a New York Police officer after he was discharged fr... more

David Zayas is a Puerto Rican-American theatrical, film, and television actor. He is most known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz. Born in Puerto Rico, but raised in the Bronx borough of New York City, Zayas joined the United States Air Force early in life where he was able to develop skills that would lead him to become a New York Police officer after he was discharged from service. As a police officer, Zayas developed the personality that would allow him to develop as a character actor, and which led to a series of acting jobs on television and film mainly playing law enforcement officers. However, working in law enforcement also provided Zayas with the ability to play characters on the other side of the law, like Enrique Morales, one of the most memorable inmates of HBO's long-running prison-drama OZ. In a total number of 28 episodes from 2002-2003, Zayas's character became one of the most ruthless inmates... less