Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born September 1, 1971 in Austin, Texas) is a Mexican American actor, perhaps best known for his role as Carlos Solis on Desperate Housewives.

Raised in San Antonio, Texas, he graduated from Robert E. Lee High School (San Antonio, Texas), now the Performing Arts School, and the University of the Incarnate Word. He is a '00 UC, San Diego Alumnus and received his Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the highly regarded UC San Diego's Professional Actor Training Program in 2000, and moved to Los Angeles shortly thereafter. Since that time, he has worked consistently in all areas of the entertainment industry, including film, television and theatre.

Film credits include Touchstone's The Alamo and several independent films. Television credits prior to Desperate Housewives include a series regular role on The Grubbs, recurring roles on Six Feet Under and The Division, and guest star roles on Joan of Arcadia, Kingpin, Monk, 24 and JAG, as well as NYPD Blue and two other Steven Bochco series, Philly and City of Angels. He also guest starred on ABC's The George Lopez Show last season.

Like many up and coming actors, Chavira got his first film acting experience in student films. However, even as a young and upcoming actor, Ricardo was still selective with his early projects. He made three short films with the same director, Hector Negrete, a young talented film student at UCLA at the time. The films, I Ain't Mad at You, The Ex-Factor, and Still Down displayed Ricardo's large screen presence as well as his talent for both dramatic and comedic acting.

Chavira starred in a production of Tracers at the Odyssey Theatre in Los Angeles, and has worked at some of the country's top regional theatres, including at the La Jolla Playhouse in Dogeaters, The Guthrie in Jack & Jill, the San Diego Rep in Bandido, and most recently the Seattle Rep & Missouri Rep, where he starred in a co-production of Living Out.