Brian Villalobos was born in Orlando, Florida, but moved frequently as a child, growing up in Georgia, Costa Rica, Florida, and Texas. He is a multi-award-winning actor whose work has run the gamut from Macbeth to NASA legend Steve Bales (in Richard Linklater's 'Apollo 10 1/2') and spanned hundreds of film, television, commercial, and stage productions, alongside a variety of such notable artists as Jesse Plemons, Zachary Levi, and Shaquille O'Neal. He speaks Spanish fluently, studied journalism at the University of Texas, and worked for a short time as a newspaper section editor and high school English teacher. He is the son of Carol Prather, a respiratory therapist and university lecturer, and Alvaro Villalobos, a sales executive. His brother, Michael Villalobos, plays video games professionally. He has been married to fellow actor Akasha Villalobos since 2007, and lives in Texas with his family, a phalanx of pets, and a borderline obsession with Paul Verhoeven's 'Robocop' (1987).