Roger Velasco was born in Melrose on March 27, 1977 and was raised in Bell Gardens, California. He was extremely active and involved in various sports. He played soccer since he was 5 and also ran Cross Country for the Pacific Palisades Cross Country team. At the age of 11, Roger Velasco and his family moved to South Gate, California. Roger finished his high school career at South Gate Senior High after being moved from different high schools. Right after high school, Roger was recruited by a manager and agent and began his career as a model. At the age of 19, he appeared in a lead role as Carlos, in Power Rangers Turbo and then Power Ranges in Space. Since his Power Ranger days, Roger has continued his pursuit of acting and done appearances in diverse TV shows, such as "USA High," "Six feet under," "Castle Rock," "The Parkers," "Living the life," among others. In 1999, Roger reprised his role as Carlos, the Black Space Ranger, and joined his Space cast for the Lost Galaxy/Rangers in space 2 part cross-over episode, ”To the tenth power," and "The power of pink."

Roger has two siblings: Marisol, who is 4 years younger than him, and Carlos, who is 10 years younger. He has a warm and loving family and is still pursuing his dream of acting.