Richard Cabral Biography

Fast Facts

• Joined Homeboy Industries, a charity that offers support to ex-gang members, after getting out of prison, and later got his first role there when Central Casting came looking for extras for "CSI: Miami․"
• Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Southland" in 2009
• Was a gang member by the time he was 13 and made his first trip to jail when he was 14 for stealing a wallet
• Quote: "(On prison): "Going through that experience was tormenting․ There are so many people in Los Angeles fighting life [sentences]․ And we're all young: 18, 19, 20․ I just knew I couldn't do this no more․ I knew I needed a change․""
• Quote: "The true meaning of an artist/actor is opening my heart to the audience and at the same time opening their heart․ Through sharing my pain I can possibly heal your pain, there is no other feeling like it, money doesn't compare․"
• Quote: "We are taught that only the strong survive, and begin to build layer after layer around our hearts until it's impenetrable․ We build ourselves like a rock, but in the middle of the Rock there's still a beating heart, that just wants to be loved․"
• Best known for his role as Demon in "End of Watch" and as Arturo Lopez in "Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones․"