Raymond Cruz

Raymond Cruz

Known for
Acting
Born
September 10, 1964 (age 62)
Birthplace
Los Angeles County, California, USA

Biography

Raymund Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is a Native Mexican-American character actor. He is mostly known for playing military roles. His movie roles include Clear and Present Danger as Ding Chavez, The Substitute as Tom Berenger's second-in-command Joey Six, The Rock in an un-credited U.S. Marine role, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Jesus, Alien Resurrection as USM Private Vincent DiStephano, and Under Siege as Ramirez. He also appeared in the gang movie Blood In Blood Out, playing the role of Chuey, a gang member from the Vatos Locos. In 2005 he played Chino In Havoc. He also appears in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, credited as "The Messenger," and in Training Day as a gang member named Sniper, the poker player who doesn't know that three-of-a-kind beats two pair. He has made guest appearances in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558", in The X-Files Season 4 episode "El Mundo Gira" and in the second season of 24 as a thug. In the Music Videoclip from Madonna Vogue ,He also made an appearance as the father of a murdered girl in CSI. Cruz played a large distributor of methamphetamines named Tuco on Breaking Bad in 2008. He is now a regular cast member on the TV series The Closer. Cruz also had a recurring role as Paco on My Name Is Earl, and as Alejandro Perez on Nip/Tuck. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Filmography

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Serpentine

Serpentine

Movie · as Sergio Sanchez

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The Americans

The Americans

TV · as Memo

2027
The Revenge of La Llorona poster

The Revenge of La Llorona

Movie · as Rafael Olvera

2026
Anabios poster

Anabios

Movie · as Antagonist

2025
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires poster

Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires

Movie · as Yoka

2024
Love, Danielle poster

Love, Danielle

Movie · as Stan

2023
Medellin poster

Medellin

Movie · as El Diablo

2022
Six Feet poster

Six Feet

Movie · as Gus

2022
Ten Tricks poster

Ten Tricks

Movie · as Sal

2021
My Dead Dad poster

My Dead Dad

Movie · as Frank

2021
Blue Miracle poster

Blue Miracle

Movie · as Hector

2020
Wander poster

Wander

Movie · as Sherif Luis Santi

2019
The Curse of La Llorona poster

The Curse of La Llorona

Movie · as Rafael Olvera

2017
Get Shorty poster

Get Shorty

TV · as Swayze · 2 eps

2015
A Gringo Honeymoon poster

A Gringo Honeymoon

Movie · as Carlos

2015
Cleveland Abduction poster

Cleveland Abduction

Movie · as Ariel Castro

2015
Better Call Saul poster

Better Call Saul

TV · as Tuco Salamanca · 3 eps

2012
Major Crimes poster

Major Crimes

TV · as Detective Julio Sanchez · 105 eps

2012
The Eric Andre Show poster

The Eric Andre Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2009
White Collar poster

White Collar

TV · as Enrico Morales · 1 ep

2008
Breaking Bad poster

Breaking Bad

TV · as Tuco Salamanca · 4 eps

2006
Playing Patti

Playing Patti

Movie

2006
Day Break poster

Day Break

TV · as Luis Torres · 2 eps

2005
Brothers in Arms poster

Brothers in Arms

Movie · as Reverend

2005
Havoc poster

Havoc

Movie · as Chino

2005
The Closer poster

The Closer

TV · as Julio Sanchez · 109 eps

2005
My Name Is Earl poster

My Name Is Earl

TV · as Paco · 5 eps

2005
Grey's Anatomy poster

Grey's Anatomy

TV · as Daniel Jimenez · 1 ep

2004
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure poster

My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

Movie · as Raphael Garcia

2004
Just Hustle

Just Hustle

Movie · as Spanish Professor

2003
Nip/Tuck poster

Nip/Tuck

TV · as Alejandro Pérez · 2 eps

2002
Collateral Damage poster

Collateral Damage

Movie · as Junior

2002
CSI: Miami poster

CSI: Miami

TV · as Martin, Marcos Trejo · 1 ep

2001
Training Day poster

Training Day

Movie · as Sniper

2001
The Division poster

The Division

TV · as Ray Sanchez · 3 eps

2001
24 poster

24

TV · as Rouse · 2 eps

2000
Blood Money poster

Blood Money

Movie · as Gutierrez

2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation poster

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

TV · as Miguel Durado, Donald Balboa · 1 ep

1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money poster

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

Movie · as Jesus

1999
The Last Marshal poster

The Last Marshal

Movie · as T-Boy

1999
Harsh Realm poster

Harsh Realm

TV · 1 ep

1997
Alien Resurrection poster

Alien Resurrection

Movie · as Distephano

1997
Last Stand at Saber River poster

Last Stand at Saber River

Movie · as Manuel

1997
The Practice poster

The Practice

TV · as Miguel Moreno · 1 ep

1996
The Substitute poster

The Substitute

Movie · as Joey Six

1996
Up Close & Personal poster

Up Close & Personal

Movie · as Fernando Buttanda

1996
The Rock poster

The Rock

Movie · as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)

1996
Broken Arrow poster

Broken Arrow

Movie · as Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)

1995
Dead Badge poster

Dead Badge

Movie · as Tomas Gomez

1995
Operation Dumbo Drop poster

Operation Dumbo Drop

Movie · as Staff Sergeant Adams

1994
Clear and Present Danger poster

Clear and Present Danger

Movie · as Domingo Chavez

1994
Dragstrip Girl poster

Dragstrip Girl

Movie · as Doogie

1993
Bound by Honor poster

Bound by Honor

Movie · as Chuey

1993
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun poster

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Movie · as Arturo

1993
When the Party's Over poster

When the Party's Over

Movie · as Mario

1993
The X-Files poster

The X-Files

TV · as Eladio Buente · 1 ep

1993
NYPD Blue poster

NYPD Blue

TV · as Raoul Calderon · 1 ep

1993
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine poster

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

TV · as Vargas · 1 ep

1992
Judgement poster

Judgement

Movie · as Cyclone

1992
Nails poster

Nails

Movie · as Paco Sanchez

1992
Under Siege poster

Under Siege

Movie · as Ramirez

1992
Man Trouble poster

Man Trouble

Movie · as Balco

1991
Perfect Crimes

Perfect Crimes

Movie · as Diego

1991
Out for Justice poster

Out for Justice

Movie · as Hector

1991
Dead Again poster

Dead Again

Movie · as Clerk

1990
Made in Hollywood poster

Made in Hollywood

Movie

1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch poster

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Movie · as Messenger

1989
A Nightmare on Drug Street poster

A Nightmare on Drug Street

Movie · as Felipe

1989
I Know My First Name Is Steven poster

I Know My First Name Is Steven

TV · as Punk #2 · 2 eps

1988
Twice Dead poster

Twice Dead

Movie · as Cheeta

1988
Freddy's Nightmares poster

Freddy's Nightmares

TV · as Johnny 'Mac' McFarland · 1 ep

1987
Maid to Order poster

Maid to Order

Movie · as Sam

1987
Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast

TV · as Hal · 1 ep

1986
Matlock poster

Matlock

TV · as Alien Worker · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as José 'Joseph' Galvan · 1 ep

1979
Knots Landing poster

Knots Landing

TV · as Young Man, Van Driver · 1 ep