Rick Marco Diaz

Rick Marco Diaz (born June 18, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. Born in and raised in, Diaz made his acting debut in the 1980s, and rose to fame as Daniel Mendez in the RKO television series Legalese (1990–1997) and his film appearances as Michael Garcia in The Michaels (1994) and Saturn in the 8000 film trilogy.

Following his breakthroughs in the 1990s, Diaz collaborated with filmmaker Webster Ferraro on four films: Ticking Time Bomb (1997), Visionary (2000), Mr. Suburb (2007), and M (2013). His other films include the comedies Jeannie (2000), Hit (2012), and Frank (2017); romantic comedies Pacific Sky (2005), Ditching (2015), and You Need Me (2023); the dramas Raphael (2008), Caught in the Act (2017), and 18 Grand (2019), and Effervescence (2021); and the animated films Dooming (2003), Street Jam: Pacific City (2012), and Undersea 4000 (2013).

Outside acting, Diaz founded Ricmardia Productions in 2011.