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.
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Acting History
2025
A House of Dynamite as INDOPACOM Commander
2018Monsters and Men as Officer Suarez
2018Black Wake as Agent Miller
2016Habla y vota as Self
2015Stop as Officer Caceres
2014Gotham as Alvarez
2014Gotham as Detective Alvarez
2014The Mysteries of Laura as FBI Special Agent Lewis
2013The Blacklist as Julian Flores
2011Gun Hill Road as Police Officer
2010The Last Airbender as Fire Lord Attendant
2010As Good As Dead as Cop
2007American Gangster as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
2007We Own the Night as Bouncer (uncredited)
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Emmanuel Perez