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J.W. Cortes

J.W. Cortes

Known for
Acting
Born
January 15, 1975 (age 51)
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Biography

JW Cortés is a multifaceted individual whose career spans military service, law enforcement, and acting. Born in 1975 in Brooklyn, New York, to Puerto Rican parents, Cortés enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps after high school, serving for 13 years, including a deployment to Iraq.

Known For

American Gangster poster

American Gangster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Last Airbender poster

The Last Airbender

Gotham poster

Gotham

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

We Own the Night poster

We Own the Night

A House of Dynamite poster

A House of Dynamite

The Mysteries of Laura poster

The Mysteries of Laura

Monsters and Men poster

Monsters and Men

As Good As Dead poster

As Good As Dead

Gun Hill Road poster

Gun Hill Road

Black Wake poster

Black Wake

Photos

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Filmography

2025
A House of Dynamite poster

A House of Dynamite

Movie · as INDOPACOM Commander

2018
Monsters and Men poster

Monsters and Men

Movie · as Officer Suarez

2018
Black Wake poster

Black Wake

Movie · as Agent Miller

2016
Habla y vota poster

Habla y vota

Movie · as Self

2015
Stop poster

Stop

Movie · as Officer Caceres

2014
Gotham poster

Gotham

TV · as Alvarez, Detective Alvarez · 18 eps

2014
The Mysteries of Laura poster

The Mysteries of Laura

TV · as FBI Special Agent Lewis · 1 ep

2013
The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist

TV · as Julian Flores · 1 ep

2011
Gun Hill Road poster

Gun Hill Road

Movie · as Police Officer

2010
The Last Airbender poster

The Last Airbender

Movie · as Fire Lord Attendant

2010
As Good As Dead poster

As Good As Dead

Movie · as Cop

2007
American Gangster poster

American Gangster

Movie · as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)

2007
We Own the Night poster

We Own the Night

Movie · as Bouncer (uncredited)

1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

TV · as Emmanuel Perez · 1 ep

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