[2] At a young age, Perez developed a passion for acting and joined Colors United, a performing arts group for inner-city high school students.
Perez attended California State University, Fullerton, where he studied and earned a bachelor's degree in criminal justice.
In 2010 he guest starred in Cold Case, NCIS: Los Angeles and In Plain Sight.
In August Evening he plays Luis, kind-hearted butcher who falls in love with the widow, Lupe.
He also played Al Crisotomo in the television movie, Walkout on HBO; and co-starred alongside Dermot Mulroney and Diane Kruger in Run for Your Life.