The American actor of Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, Adam Rodriguez, was born on April 2, 1975 in Yonkers, New York. He grew up in New York City but attended Clarkstown High School North in New City, New York. He graduated in 1993. Adam dreamed of being a professional baseball player, but was forced to think otherwise after being injured in high school. Before that, however, he also aspired to become an actor, auditioning unsuccessfully for a slot in the cast of The Cosby Show when he was 10 years old. He then turned his attention to acting and performed in a children's theater in New York.

Adam Rodriguez made his first screen appearance in 1997, when he played a bit role in the police drama NYPD Blue. He then had a regular supporting role in the short-lived police drama Brooklyn South, which lasted for only one season and was cancelled because of poor ratings. Most of Rodriguez’s television roles were for more than one episode per series: he appeared in multiple episodes of shows like Felicity, All Souls, Resurrection Blvd. and Roswell. He also appeared in several films, beginning with the 2000 short Details, and later appearing in films such as Impostor, King Rikki and Keeper of the Past.

Rodriguez is perhaps best known for his role as Eric Delko in the hit crime series CSI: Miami. His character is the fingerprint expert at the Miami-Dade crime lab, and is also an expert at identifying drugs. In some cases, he has been assigned as the team’s frogman, as he is also good at recovering objects underwater.

Rodriguez has also appeared in several music videos: these include videos for Jennifer Lopez’ “If You Had My Love,” Lionel Richie’s “I Call It Love,” and will.i.am’s “Yes We Can.”