President v. Presidente.
 
Please welcome J.D. Pardo to the Washington State Summer Con in Puyallup happening June 21st-23rd. Charlie is best known for playing the lead role of Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes in the television series Mayans M.C., as well as a young Jack Toretto in F9.
 
Pardo played Ezekiel “EZ” Reyes in FX’s Mayans M.C. throughout the 50-episode run of the series. EZ began the series as a prospect in the fictional motorcycle club before working his way up to the title of “Presidente.” A member of the titular motorcycle club, he is a Prospect for the majority of the first two seasons of the series then becomes a full patch member by the end of the second season, and later gets promoted to Vice-President and then President.
 
Pardo also played “Nate”/Jason in the NBC sci-fi series Revolution, co-starring Billy Burke. Previously, he was best known for his role as Edward Araujo Jr./Gwen Amber Rose Araujo in the Lifetime Network movie called A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. Pardo also had roles on FOX’s Drive and The CW’s Hidden Palms. Pardo played Young Santiago in the film The Burning Plain (2008) starring opposite Jennifer Lawrence with Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. He played the half-vampire Nahuel in the second half of Twilight: Breaking Dawn, and a member of a drug cartel in Snitch. Pardo also starred in The CW TV series The Messengers which aired during the 2014–2015 season.
 
Recently, Pardo starred in the films The Contractor, Hypnotic, and the upcoming Amazon movie Road House with Jake Gyllenhaal.