Victor Rasuk


Victor Rasuk is an American actor.

Early life

Rasuk was born in New York City, to Dominican parents. His mother worked as a seamstress, and his father at an auto shop. He has one brother, actor Silvestre Rasuk, with whom he starred in Raising Victor Vargas. Rasuk attended performing arts school as a teenager, and began acting at 14.

Career

Rasuk landed his first film role in the Peter Sollett-directed short film Five Feet High and Rising. Two years later, Sollett suggested expanding the short film into a feature-length film, Raising Victor Vargas, which earned Rasuk a nomination for Best Debut Performance at the 19th Independent Spirit Awards. In his next film, Rock Steady, he played a character named Roc. Two years later, he took a leading role in Haven.
Rasuk portrayed skateboarder Tony Alva in the 2005 biographical drama film Lords of Dogtown. The part included surfing and performing skateboarding tricks. Although the more complicated maneuvers were performed by stuntmen, Rasuk is a method actor and worked on remaining in character both on and off screen. Believing he had mastered skating a huge ramp in only his second week of training, he fractured one of his orbital bones. He says that the accident likely earned him more respect from serious skaters within the cast and crew.
Rasuk starred in the two-season HBO comedy-drama series How to Make It in America. From 2014 to 2015, he starred as Detective Ben Caldwell in the CBS drama series Stalker. In 2020, Rasuk played the male lead Daniel Garcia in the ABC series The Baker and the Beauty.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003'Leon ArdillesEpisode: "Choice"
2005'Luis RamirezEpisode: "Boys Will Be Boys"
2008–2009ERDr. Ryan Sánchez6 episodes
2010–2011How to Make It in AmericaCameron "Cam" CalderonMain cast; 16 episodes
2014–2015StalkerDetective Ben CaldwellMain cast; 19 episodes
2016–2017ColonyButch "BB"4 episodes
2019Jack Ryan"Disco"Recurring role
2020The Baker and the BeautyDaniel GarciaMain cast; 9 episodes