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J.W. Cortes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1/15/1975

J.W. Cortes

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

A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

as INDOPACOM Commander

American Gangster

American Gangster

as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

as Fire Lord Attendant

Stop

Stop

as Officer Caceres

Black Wake

Black Wake

as Agent Miller

Monsters and Men

Monsters and Men

as Officer Suarez

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

as Bouncer (uncredited)

As Good As Dead

As Good As Dead

as Cop

Habla y vota

Habla y vota

as Self

Career Timeline

2025

A House of Dynamite

as INDOPACOM Commander

Movie

2018

Monsters and Men

as Officer Suarez

Movie

Black Wake

as Agent Miller

Movie

2016

Habla y vota

as Self

Movie

2015

Stop

as Officer Caceres

Movie

2014

Gotham

as Alvarez

TV

Gotham

as Detective Alvarez

TV

The Mysteries of Laura

as FBI Special Agent Lewis

TV

2013

The Blacklist

as Julian Flores

TV

2010

The Last Airbender

as Fire Lord Attendant

Movie

As Good As Dead

as Cop

Movie

2007

American Gangster

as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)

Movie

We Own the Night

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Movie

1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Emmanuel Perez

TV