VICTOR ALMANZAR is a New York-based actor who came from the Dominican Republic at an early age. He appeared as Oswaldo in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Between Riverside and Crazy at Atlantic Theater, Second Stage Theater (New York) and Steppenwolf Theater (Chicago). His performance earned him a Lucille Lortel Award Nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play. He also appeared as Oscar in Steppenwolf’s production of Grand Concourse. Victor recently shot a lead role in the feature film 11:55 and a supporting role in Brawl in Cell Block 99. Recent television credits include “Empire” (FOX), “Chicago PD” (NBC), “High Maintenance” (HBO) and “LFE” (CBS). Before turning his attention to acting, Victor was in the United States Marine Corp where he served in Kosovo and Iraq. Since then he has worked on the New York stage, regionally and in London. Victor received his MFA from The Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University.
