About Me
Angelique Rivera is a trained stage and film actor from Kissimmee, Florida. As a little girl, Angelique dreamed of being a prima ballerina, but after years of training, she made a life-defining career change at the age of 8, appearing as Pepper in a local production of Annie ; she has been an actress ever since. While still pursuing her BFA in Acting from the University of Florida, Angelique spent the summer in Los Angeles, working as an intern in the youth department of AEFH Talent Agency. While there, she learned the ins and outs of the industry and gained the courage and knowledge to pursue her professional acting career in Los Angeles. Angelique graduated early from the University of Florida and moved to the city in early 2015. She hit the ground running and within her first few days in Los Angeles she signed with a manager. Then, she began to steadily audition and make casting director fans.
Six months after moving to Los Angeles, Angelique booked a series regular role on the critically acclaimed series American Crime on ABC. Her first professional job ever. With so much excitement she packed her bags and moved to Austin, TX to film the second season. Her role was Evy Domiguez, the witness to a heinous crime involving her boyfriend and a few members of an elite private school basketball team. The second season premiered on January 6th, 2016 and was critically acclaimed receiving nominations for multiple awards including Best Limited Series at the Golden Globes and Emmys. |
Recent
Since American Crime, Angelique has steadily been working in TV and film. Some highlights are a supporting role in Gus Van Sant's latest film called Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Jack Black, and Rooney Mara. A guest star role on the hit show Supernatural and a leading role in Rodman Flender's new zombie romantic comedy film entitled Eat, Brains, Love, which is helmed from Gunpowder & Sky. The film won Best Picture at ScreamFest LA and garnered a successful film festival run even earning Angelique a nomination for Best Actress in a Feature at the Nightmares Film Festival.
In 2021, Angelique wrote, directed, produced and starred in her first short film, I'm Not Okay. The film is about a woman named Hope who, after experiencing the worst year of her life, prays for clarity one night before going to sleep but when she wakes up and begins to uncontrollably think out loud it challenges her way of living, grieving and perspective on life moving forward. The film went on to premiere at the 2023 Orlando Film Festival and received rave reviews.
In 2021, Angelique wrote, directed, produced and starred in her first short film, I'm Not Okay. The film is about a woman named Hope who, after experiencing the worst year of her life, prays for clarity one night before going to sleep but when she wakes up and begins to uncontrollably think out loud it challenges her way of living, grieving and perspective on life moving forward. The film went on to premiere at the 2023 Orlando Film Festival and received rave reviews.