Angel Manuel was born on November 26, 1981 in Manhattan, New York, USA. He is known for his work on 人类清除计划2：无政府状态 (2014), 独立日：卷土重来 (2016) and Straight Outta Compton (2015).
Grew up with magician David Blaine in New York City.
He is of Puerto Rician, and Dominican decent.
He lived in New York City until relocating to Los Angeles.
His father, Angel, is Puerto Rican. And his mother, Nellie, is Dominican.