Neal Kodinsky

Nelson Enrique Tallaferro Kodinsky is an American actor who was raised in a culturally diverse environment. Born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela and partially raised in Barquisimeto and Caracas, Neal's Mother is German, Father of Italian and Spanish descent and Grand Parents Ukranian, Polish and Venezuelan. Neal speaks Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Italian and German in addition to English. At the same time, he has had the opportunity to experience each of these cultures with and through his family, and this has proved to be a very important tool for his career Neal, aka Neal Kodinsky and aka Neal Tallaferro, started his acting career after retiring from playing baseball, and was selected from a worldwide Spanish talent search from NBC which gave him an opportunity to be trained by his mentor and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza. After that, Neal swiftly gained trust and recognition to work as a Series Regular and Lead in some of the best NBC soap opera productions at the time which include: "The Devil Knows Best (Mas Sabe El Diablo)", "Analía (El Rostro De Analía)", "Amores De Luna", "The Cartel of Snitches (El Cartel De Los Sapos)", "The Mafia Dolls" and "Untamed Soul". After finishing his supporting role in NBC's "The Devil Knows Best", Neal left the Spanish soap operas to work on fulfilling his desire to work in TV and Film Hollywood productions. He moved to New York to create a strong Theater foundation and work in Independent Films. He continued working in the Southeast region where he landed roles in larger productions including "Alita Battle Angel", "Stan Against Evil", "American Horror Story", "From Dusk Till Dawn", "NCIS New Orleans", "The Brave", "Black Lightning", "NCIS Los Angeles" and "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier"