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= Theo Ruiz (Station 19) = Theo Ruiz is an acclaimed Lieutenant in the fictional Seattle Fire Department in the series Station 19. Ruiz becomes a main character in the series within seasons 4 and 5. He also makes many cameos in Station 19's sister show Grey's Anatomy. He is currently alive and working at SFD Station 23. Theo Ruiz is portrayed by Carlos Miranda.

Friendship with Travis Montgomery and Michael Cooper Williams; Micheal's Death
In Season 4 Episode 9, it is revealed that Theo, Travis Montgomery (Jay Hayden), and Travis' late husband, Michael Cooper Williams (Jonathan Bennett), all used to be close knit friends prior to the time when the show takes place. Theo and Michael became friends during their time at the fire academy, where the two bonded quickly. When Michael started dating Travis, they became friends as well. They started working at Station 54 together after graduating from the fire academy. When a captain job became available, Theo excitedly proclaimed that he was interested in the position. He was the captain of Station 54 until he made the mistake of telling Michael that it was safe to shelter in place, which resulted in Michael's death. Due to the trauma from this incident, Theo wanted to be downgraded to lieutenant from captain, and he was assigned to station 23.

Meeting Victoria Hughes
Each morning on his morning runs through Bremerton Park, Theo would spot Victoria Hughes (Vic) passing by on a run of her own. After noticing each other on their morning runs in for two week, Theo and Vic got into a friendly race to the park gate. They both agreed that they had been jogging there a lot lately when they arrived, Victoria being somewhat ahead of him. They then discovered they knew one other from fighting a fire together, once they had removed their masks.

Vic ran into Theo again when she went to her parent's restaurant, Kaminski's, for celebration pierogis following a three-alarm fire. Theo wasn't there because his shift began after the fire was extinguished though he decided to ask her out on a date, she declined - claiming that she was unable to date owing to the pandemic.

On another daily run, Theo ran into Victoria, noticing that she looked distressed, and inquired whether she had a difficult shift. They chatted about it for a bit, after he informed her he'd watched the footage of Robert Sullivan and Dean Miller getting detained. She said that she was typically the one to find the silver lining in a negative situation, but she couldn't this time, which he understood. He reached over the back of the seat where they were sitting and delicately brushed their fingers together.

Subbing at Station 19
Theo received a call while he and Victoria Hughes were on their date, requesting him to sub at station 19 the next day. Vic requested that he not inform anyone else that they were seeing each other, and he agreed. They appeared not to know one other the next day, but Travis identified Theo as the captain who had ordered Michael's death. Vic informed Theo that they would no longer be able to see one other, feeling that Theo had done something wrong because she knew Travis and didn't believe he could be so incorrect about something so vital. When Theo explained that the day Michael died didn't only haunt Travis, she comforted him. When Travis walked in, she was hugging him.

The fire at Kaminski's Restaurant
When Victoria's parent's restaurant was set on fire, Theo went in to find her retrieve her parents. He came out with her mother carrying a crockpot which she demanded she saved. After the fire was out, he returned from a fire down the street to assist with the cleanup. He brought water bottles and assisted Travis in boarding up windows. Theo apologized and Travis thanked him as they boarded up windows.

Maya Bishop and Carina DeLuca's Wedding
Following Anthony Hughes' invitation, Theo attended Maya Bishop and Carina DeLuca's wedding. He decided to purchase a gift for the couple and bring them a massager. Finally, Travis gives Victoria approval on her relationship with Theo, and she goes outside and the pair kiss.

Personality
Theo is a caring and kind-hearted individual. He deeply cares for those around him and gets pained by the hurting of his friends.

Victoria Hughes
During their morning runs, he and Victoria (Barrett Doss) often flirted. After seeing her outside her parents' restaurant, which he said served the greatest pierogi in town, he invited her out on a date. She declined, claiming that she wasn't dating due to the pandemic. Vic eventually admitted that she may have been a little hasty in rejecting him, and the two agreed to go on a date after their next Covid test. The date went well, but Theo received a call requesting him to sub at Station 19 the next day while they were together. Vic requested that he does not tell anyone that they were seeing each other, and he agreed. Vic discovered when they were at the station that Theo had previously served as a captain and was the reason Travis's husband, Michael, had died. Vic informed him they couldn't see each other because of it, but later soothed him by saying it wasn't just Travis who was haunted by that day. The two begin their relationship following their kiss at Maya and Carina's wedding. After their relationship had grown strong, Victoria's good friend Dean Miller passed away which caused a strain in their relationship.

Familial
When he was eight years old, his father, who was also a firefighter, died. His uncles, who are his late father's friends, and his mother's new husband all became father figures for him after his father's death. He admits he was nervous about having all these father figures present since he didn't want to lose another father.

Career
Currently, Theo Ruiz is a lieutenant at Station 23. He has been seen subbing at Station 19 when they were in need. He also stepped in to replace Victoria on multiple calls, when she was dealing with the death of her best friend.

Previously, Theo was appointed Captain at Station 54 at a young age. He wanted to be just like his father who was also a fire captain before his death. He perpetrated a miscalculation early on in his Captainship that lost Michael his life. Because of this, Theo chose to be demoted and assigned to Station 23.

Speciality Facts

 * He shops at farmers' markets often
 * During his first date with Victoria, he brought broccoli soufflé for the pair to eat
 * During the Pandemic, he and Victoria had to wait for their COVID tests to be taken in order for the two to spend time together.