Actor, writer, producer
RaynielRufino
Dominican-American, from New York City. Seen in The Pitt, A Love Supreme and the Sundance film Sugar.
The Pitt
Sugar
A Love Supreme
Trouble in the Heights
Selected roles
Trouble in the Heights
Scumbags
Sugar
After the Reign
The Pitt
Guest role as Dr. Jason Ingram in the hospital drama from R. Scott Gemmill, starring Noah Wyle.
Reels
Scenes from recent work, hosted on IMDb. Client to supply Vimeo or YouTube links to embed here
About
Rayniel Rufino is a Dominican-American actor, writer, producer and recording artist from New York City.
He is best known for Sugar, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s feature about a Dominican pitcher recruited into American minor-league baseball. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, played Toronto, was released by Sony Pictures Classics and earned its cast a Gotham Award nomination for Best Ensemble Performance.
He led Jonathan Ullman’s Trouble in the Heights as Diego Santiago, earning an Imagen Award nomination, and wrote and performed two songs on its soundtrack. His other credits include Liberty Kid, Biodegradable, After the Reign and Person of Interest, and most recently HBO Max’s The Pitt.
Through his company, 8 Knockin, he produced the HBO Max series A Love Supreme and wrote and executive produced the sci-fi short Scumbags. He also wrote and directed the short Snapshot, and records music as RNL.
Filmography
Credits
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming | Untitled Paradise Garage / Larry Levan filmFeature, dir. Jonathan Ullman | Joey Llanos |
| Upcoming | Domingo MarteAnimated series | Chadwick Marte |
| Upcoming | The 8thFeature, in development | Robinson |
| 2025 | The PittSeries, HBO Max | Dr. Jason Ingram |
| 2024 | A Love SupremeSeries, HBO Max | Judah Zuluaga |
| 2023 | IndulgenceShort, dir. Bruce Chiu | Mark |
| 2022 | ScumbagsShort, dir. Giancarlo Tovar | Pucho |
| 2020 | After the ReignFeature, dir. Geo Santini | Fernando |
| 2019 | SnapshotShort, dir. Rayniel Rufino | Dre |
| 2014 | Person of InterestSeries, CBS | Gunman / Raul |
| 2013 | BiodegradableFeature, dir. Juan Basanta | Daniel Marte |
| 2011 | Trouble in the HeightsFeature, dir. Jonathan Ullman | Diego Santiago |
| 2010 | 9 DigitsShort | Deon |
| 2008 | SugarFeature, dir. Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck | Jorge |
| 2008 | Festival de Cine Global de Santo DomingoTelevision | Himself |
| 2007 | Liberty KidFeature, dir. Ilya Chaiken | Mike |
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming | Domingo MarteAnimated series | Supervising producer |
| 2024 | A Love SupremeSeries, HBO Max. 8 Knockin | Producer |
| 2022 | ScumbagsShort. 8 Knockin | Executive producer |
| 2019 | SnapshotShort | Executive producer |
| Is It Anything?Short, dir. Jonathan Ullman | Producer |
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming | The 8thCrime feature, in development | Writer |
| 2022 | ScumbagsShort | Writer |
| 2019 | SnapshotShort | Director, screenplay and story |
| Year | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Upcoming | Domingo MarteAnimated series | Title music |
| 2011 | Trouble in the HeightsSoundtrack | Wrote and performed “A New Day” and “Puff Puff Pass” |
Recognition
Nominee
Best Ensemble Performance, Sugar. Shared with Algenis Perez Soto, André Holland, Michael Gaston and the cast.
Nominee
Best Actor / Supporting Actor, Feature Film, Trouble in the Heights.
- Sundance Film FestivalPremiere of Sugar, Park City
- Toronto International Film FestivalSugar
- United Palace, New YorkNew York premiere of Trouble in the Heights
RNL
Ray also records as RNL. His single “MADE” is out now, alongside videos for “Plastic Cup”, “Doom” and “Countdown”.
Contact
Representation
Agent / manager: client to confirm