Goya Robles is an American actor of Puerto Rican and Ecuadorian descent. His portrayal of heart breaking, volatile, vulnerable characters are a stamp in all of his work. He has starred in numerous independent films, including a lead in the upcoming feature, 11:55 Holyoke, starring John Leguizamo, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Victor Almanzar, David Zayas and Julia Stiles. He also guest starred as Franklin Morales in the CBS show The Mentalist and guest starred in IFC's The Whitest Kids You Know.Goya played the role of Jackie in the Actors Studio production of The Motherfucker with the Hat in Los Angeles, CA. He starred in the LAByrinth Theater Barn Series reading of Mark Borkowski's play, Valentino's Wing, starring Michael Shannon and Annabella Sciorra, and directed by Ellen Burstyn. Goya is also a poet and teaches slam poetry at the Lee Strasberg Institute in West Hollywood, CA; his first compilation of poems was released at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe under the title, Spit My Soul. He is a lifetime member of the Actors Studio and holds an MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University in New York City.