Michael Reventar is a Canadian actor.[1] He is best known for his appearance as Farooq Gibran / Blackout in The Flash,[1] and for the film Kidnap Capital, for which he received a Canadian Screen Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards.[2]
Early life
Reventar was born in Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Career
Reventar began his acting career with guest appearances in television series such as “Alphas”, “Nikita”, “Flashpoint”, and “Beauty & the Beast”. He gained wider recognition in 2014 for portraying Farooq Gibran / Blackout in the first season of “The Flash”.[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Kidnap Capital | Rico | |
| 2018 | Peppermint | Ortega | |
| 2018 | I’ll Take Your Dead | Diaz |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Curious and Unusual Deaths | Detective | Episode: “Shotgun House” |
| 2011 | Dual Suspects | Juan Luna | Episode: “Seven in the Cooler” |
| 2011 | Alphas | Alonso | Episode: “Bill and Gary’s Excellent Adventure” |
| 2011 | Against the Wall | Gus Meroni | Episode: “Second Chances” |
| 2012 | Nikita | Terrence | Episode: “Power” |
| 2012 | King | Little Billy | Episode: “Jared and Stacy Cooper” |
| 2012 | Transporter: The Series | Rene Dugas | Episode: “Harvest” |
| 2012 | Beauty & the Beast | Julio Ramirez | Episode: “Proceed with Caution” |
| 2012 | Flashpoint | Marshall | Episode: “Forget Oblivion” |
| 2012 | Prosecuting Casey Anthony | Ricardo Morales | Television film |
| 2012, 2015 | Air Crash Investigation | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Played | Gavin Schwab | Episode: “Fights” |
| 2014 | 24 Hour Rental | Malverde | Episode: “Don of the Dead” |
| 2014 | The Flash | Farooq Gibran / Blackout | Episode: “Power Outage” |
| 2015 | Gangland Undercover | Thor | Episode: “Solitary” |
| 2015 | Between | Hector | Episode: “School’s Out” |
| 2015–2016 | The Art of More | Miguel Araujo | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Dark Matter | Ash | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | The Strain | Raul | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Wisdom of the Crowd | Flaco | Episode: “Pilot” |
| 2018 | 2nd Generation | Officer Kent | 2 episodes |
| 2018 | Impulse | Luis Castillo | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | The Mission | Baby Joker | Television film |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Clive | 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Titans | Carlos | Episode: “Fallen” |
| 2021 | See | Lord Diego | 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Mayor of Kingstown | Alberto | Episode: “The Mayor of Kingstown” |
References
- ^ a b c Tepper, Sean (2014-11-24). “Toronto actor Michael Reventar more heroic than his villainous role on The Flash”. Television. Toronto Star. Toronto. Archived from the original on 2019-07-21. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ^ “Orphan Black, Schitt’s Creek, Kim’s Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards”. Entertainment. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Ottawa. 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2026-05-17. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
- ^ Mahendran, Amalan (2024-03-09). “SouthParkRshiny: Data and ‘Shiny’ Application for the Show ‘SouthPark’“. CRAN: Contributed Packages. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
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