Wilmer Valderrama portrayed the character of Fez for all 200 episodes of That '70s Show's eight-season run. The actor got his start in the industry in 1998, the same year that the Fox sitcom debuted. Prior to winning the role of Fez, Valderrama played Antonio in Four Corners. His involvement in That '70s Show, however, would prove to be his most popular project to date and the role opened many doors for the actor.
During his time on That '70s Show, Valderrama appeared in an episode of Grounded for Life and MADtv. In 2003, he appeared in multiple episodes of Punk'd, the prank show hosted by his That '70s Show co-star, Ashton Kutcher. He also voiced a cameo of Fez in the stop-motion sketch comedy, Robot Chicken. While starring as a regular on That '70s Show, Valderrama received his feature film debut in 2001's Summer Catch. Following that role, the actor worked on Party Monster, Clifford's Really Big Movie, and Beauty Shop.
After That '70s Show came to a conclusion in 2006, Valderrama continued appearing in both TV shows and movies. He hosted the series Yo Momma and appeared in episodes of The Sopranos and Shorty McShorts' Shorts. The actor voiced Manny Garcia for the animated children's series, Handy Manny. In addition, Valderrama appeared in Wizards of Waverly Place, Royal Pains, NTSF:SD:SUV::, Awake, Suburgatory, Are You There, Chelsea?, and Raising Hope. In 2014, Valderrama was cast as Don Carlos Madrigal in the series, From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, which lasted until 2016. In those years, he also had brief stints on Minority Report and Grey's Anatomy.
As for movies, Valderrama appeared in a handful of titles the year That '70s Show ended. After starring in Richard Linklater's Fast Food Nation, the actor was seen in Unaccompanied Minors and Zoom. He then worked on El Muerto, The Condor, Columbus Day, Days of Wrath, The Dry Land, and From Prada to Nada. In 2011, Valderrama starred alongside Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts in Larry Crowne before appearing in The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best, School Dance, The Girl Is in Trouble, and The Adderall Diaries.
As of 2016, the former That '70s Show star can be found as a series regular on the CBS drama, NCIS, in the role of Nick Torres. His character played a part in a crossover with NCIS: New Orleans a year after his debut. Between 2016 and 2017, Valderrama appeared in multiple episodes of Kutcher's Netflix series, The Ranch. Next up, Valderrama will portray Prince Charming in the animated film, Charming. The film was completed in 2017 but its release date has been delayed until March 2020.