E.J. Bonilla

• Name — E. J. Bonilla • Birth Name — Edward Joshua Bonilla • Born — 8 September 1988 • Birthplace — Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 2006–present

Bonilla was born in Brooklyn to Puerto Rican parents. He attended John Ericsson Junior High School 126 in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where he became involved in poetry, dance, and band, playing the trumpet. He also participated in musical theater while in junior high school and high school. Bonilla attended high school for Environmental Studies. He first became interested in acting in the ninth-grade, when he was cast as Danny Zuko in a performance of Grease. He graduated from high school in 2006 and then attended Bard College.

His first role was a non-union commercial for a Hilary Duff film called Raise Your Voice. After graduating from high school, he went on to originate the role of Rafe, Natalia Rivera Aitoro son, on Guiding Light in May 2007. Bonilla starred in the independent film Musical Chairs. It is a story of a couple (played by Bonilla and actress Leah Pipes) who enter a wheelchair ballroom dancing competition after the girl is disabled in a traffic accident. The film was released on March 23, 2012. Bonilla received an Imagen Award nomination for his performance as "Dexter," a former high school basketball player whose best days are behind him, in Joshua Sanchez's directorial debut, Four. The film was released on September 13, 2013.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2006 — The Ron Clark Story — Hispanic Kid — Television film • 2006 — Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Fraco — Episode: "Watch" • 2007–2009 — Guiding Light — Raphael "Rafe" Rivera — 158 episodes Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award • 2009 — Law & Order — Carlos — Episode: "Bailout" • 2009 — Bored to Death — Francisco — Episode: "The Case of the Stolen Skateboard" • 2010 — Cold Case — Ronnie Tavares '93 — Episode: "Shattered" • 2011 — Blue Bloods — Julio — Episode: "Dedication" • 2012 — The Big C — Scott — Episode: "What's Your Story?" • 2012–2013 — Revenge — Marco Romero — 4 episodes • 2013 — Shameless — Jesus — Episode: "Civil Wrongs" • 2015–2016 — Unforgettable — Denny Padilla — Main cast • 2017 — The Long Road Home — Shane Aguero — 8 episodes • 2017 — Madam Secretary — Juan-Luis Moreno — 1 episode • 2018 — Insecure — Beat Crew Guy — 2 episodes • 2018 — Bull — Gabriel Almonte — 6 episodes • 2022–present — The Old Man — Agent Raymond Waters • 2024 — Chicago P.D. — Officer Danny Alvarado — Episode: "Safe Harbor"