Edward Finlay

Edward Finlay (also known as Eddie or Eduardo Finlay) was born and raised, first generation, in Miami, FL, from native Cuban parents, who fled Cuba as political refugees in the late 1950s, to get away from the communist system of Fidel Castro, and settled in Miami, FL. He is one of four siblings; two brothers and a sister. His ancestry consist of Spanish and Scottish origin. Eddie grew up watching a lot of movies with his family. Movies that inspired his imagination and fantasy of becoming an actor/ artist included collections from the Star Wars series(IX, V, VI), the Indiana Jones series, and the Superman series(w/ Christopher Reeve); he loved the stories and imagination that these types of movies brought out in him. He later then attended Cristopher Columbus High School in South Florida where he loved playing sports, but never got involved in theatre until he received an opportunity to audition for the lead role in the play Splender in the Grass, to play Bud Stamper; for the sister school, theater program, at Our Lady of Lourdes Academy. He won the role, and then fell in love with the journey, and the process, of performing and storytelling. From that point on, he made the decision to get really involved in the acting business. He was already successful as a model doing campaigns such as Abercrombie & Fitch, Versace, Panama Jack, editorials for Vogue, and more. He then figured out how to transition from the modeling business world into show business with a little help from the film and television department at his modeling agency, as well as help from world known photographer Bruce Weber. Eddie then booked his first series regular on a show called Miami Sands; a TV soap opera that showed mostly in Europe, produced by Promark Ent. And Dolphin Ent. The show was a great beginning and training ground for him, while filming for about 14 months. During the duration of filming Miami Sands, Eddie was able to land a Guest Star on a show called S-Club 7 as well. He also later got involved with a local theatre company and performed in musicals and plays in reputable venues, such as the Gusman Theatre in Downtown Miami, and The Jackie Gleason Theatre; performing plays and musicals such as Grease(as Danny Zucko), Copelius( as Dr. Copelius), Hercules(as Hercules), and more. After some time he later moved to Los Angeles, where he right away got representation and auditioned aggressively for pilot season. He trained at John Kirby Studios(Master Class), Lesley Kahn Studios, and later at Ivanna Chubbuck Studios(Master Class). He then got cast as a lead/ series regular on another TV series/ soap opera called Ocean Ave., working along actress Megan Fox(Tranformers), as well as Rebecca Ferguson(M:I-Rogue Nation). During the duration of filming Ocean Ave., Eddie got cast to work with Michael Bay on Bad Boys 2, as well as a fun Supporting Role on 2 Fast 2 Furious, playing Agent Jason Dunn, working with director John Singleton, Paul Walker, Tyrese Gibson, and Eva Mendes. As Eddie's journey continues, residing in Los Angeles, he would also later get cast in Guest Stars, Co-Stars, Leads, and Supporting roles in other film and television productions such as Modern Family, Medium, CSI:NY, CSI: Cyber, NCIS:LA, Honeymoon with Mom, Watercolors, Fortress, and After the Rain(Reach). He then got cast as a series regular to play FBI agent, Harrison Pearce, with a mysterious past and inner conflict, on the show South Beach on Hulu; also just finishing filming a supporting role, playing Henry Navas, on the film Vandal(2017). Edward resides in Los Angeles with his lovely wife, where his journey continues and grows as an artist. Show less «