Who is Danny Ramirez? All to know about Jessica Alba's rumored new boyfriend

American actor Danny Ramirez is making headlines, but this time, it is not film-related. The Captain America: Brave New World actor was recently spotted with another prominent actress, Jessica Alba, locking lips outside his Los Angeles home. All the while, Ramirez has kept his dating life extremely private, with almost no public knowledge of his past relationships. His rumored romance with Jessica Alba is the first one.

On a more professional angle, Danny Ramirez became widely known in the film industry because of his roles portraying "Falcon" or "Joaquin Torres" in the recent Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World, as well as the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. A few other films and television series that boosted his fame are Top Gun: Maverick and The Last of Us.

While Danny Ramirez is slowly climbing the popularity ladder, he began his acting career almost 10 years ago when he appeared in the American drama television series The Affair in 2016. He played the role of a "Moving Van Kid #1". In the same year, he was cast for a minor role in NBC's crime drama television series, Blindspot.

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How did Danny Ramirez and Jessica Alba meet?

Danny Ramirez and Jessica Alba were running in the same circles and were initially friends before they got romantically involved. According to a source, they revealed:

"They were friends before it turned romantic. Jessica is still keeping things casual."

They further added that the pair "have a lot of mutual friends" and:

"They run in the same social circle, and that is how they were connected."

So far, the couple has made their public appearances scarce. According to the source:

"[They] have been keeping things low-key for the last month."

Furthermore, reports from a source on Page Six said that the Honey actress is "not in that frame of mind" to make it exclusive, and she is just "looking to just have fun," after her recent split from her long-term husband.

As for Danny Ramirez, the source said that he is a:

"cool, a nice guy, and he is enamored with her."

A source on People concluded by saying:

"very new. They’re having a good time together."

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Danny Ramirez shared that being an actor was not his first choice

During a 2025 interview with Empire, he told the outlet that he initially wanted to become an athlete. He studied at Oglethorpe University and focused on soccer. In his words:

"As a little kid, I was like, 'There's only one thing I'm going to be when I grow up, and it's a pro athlete."

However, he suffered an ankle injury that derailed his plans to go pro. After the injury, he studied at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. He reminisced about all the roles he played while he was at Tisch while looking for acting opportunities. He said:

"Fall semester sophomore year at NYU Tisch. Hamlet, Mark Antony, Hotspur, Shylock, amongst other roles while continuing to audition."

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Danny Ramirez may be new to the celebrity dating rumor mill, but he has made headlines for himself before the Jessica Alba dating speculations. His roles in some of the biggest films in Hollywood have shone a light on his ever-growing fame.