WHEN DANNY RAMIREZ tells the story of flying to Los Angeles for his Top Gun: Maverick audition, it doesn’t get off to a great start. “I wouldn’t say I was deathly afraid of flying,” he says, “but …”
Ramirez’s acting career started only seven years ago, with such illustrious roles as “Moving Van Kid #1” and “Panicked Student.” That he’s quickly built a résumé of interesting roles is indicative of his tendency to bum-rush an opportunity. “I’ve always been dive first and director Joseph Kosinski, he was dumb-struck. “Danny never showed that fear,” he says.
