Manny Perez as Carlos Manny won the Best Actor prize for his performance in Washington Heights at the 2002 Milan International Film Festival. A native of the Dominican Republic, Manny grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. For two seasons he starred as Legal Aid attorney Ramon Ramirez in Sidney Lumet's critically-acclaimed television series 100 Center Street on the A&E Network. He has a recurring role on NBC’s Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. He has previously appeared in the films Courage Under Fire, Dinner Rush, Brother and New York Cop. Television guest roles include NYPD Blue and New York Undercover.