Raymond Cruz
| Raymond Cruz | |
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 Cruz in June 2009 |
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| Born | July 9, 1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Raymund Cruz |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1987–present |
Raymond Cruz (born July 9, 1961) is an American actor. He is mostly known for playing military roles. Since 2005, he has been a regular cast member on the TV series The Closer, playing the character Detective Julio Sanchez.
Cruz was born in Los Angeles, California, of Mexican descent. 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 also appears briefly in "Collateral Damage" with Arnold Schwarzenegger as a fellow LA firefighter.
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. 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. Cruz also had a recurring role as Paco on My Name Is Earl, and as Alejandro Perez on Nip/Tuck.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Gremlins 2: The New Batch | The Messenger | |
| 1992 | Under Siege | Ramirez | |
| 1993 | Blood In Blood Out | Chuey | |
| 1994 | Clear and Present Danger | Ding Chavez | |
| 1996 | The Substitute | Joey Six | |
| The Rock | Sergeant Rojas | Uncredited | |
| 1997 | Alien Resurrection | Private Vincent DiStephano | |
| 1999 | From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money | Jesus | |
| 2001 | Training Day | Sniper | |
| 2003 | My Name is Modesty | Garcia | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | Havoc | Chino |
[edit] TV
| Year | TV Show | Role | Notes |
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| 1998 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Vargas | "The Siege of AR-558" |
| 1997 | The X Files | Eladio Buente | "El Mundo Gira" |
| 2000 | Harsh Realm | Sgt. Escalante | 2 episodes |
| 2001-10 | 24 | A thug | |
| 2003-10 | Nip/Tuck | Alejandro Perez | |
| 2005- | The Closer | Detective Julio Sanchez | |
| 2005-08 | My Name is Earl | Paco | |
| 2008 | Breaking Bad | Tuco |
[edit] External links
- Raymond Cruz at the Internet Movie Database
- Raymond Cruz at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Raymond Cruz discusses Breaking Bad at AMCtv.com
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