
Clifton Collins Jr.
Biography
Clifton Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is a Native Hispanic/Latino-American film and television actor, best known for playing student Cesar Sanchez opposite substitute teacher Samuel L. Jackson in the feature film "One Eight Seven", and as the killer Perry Smith in the independent movie "Capote". He also played recurring characters in many television shows and is a series regular in HBO's "Westworld".
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Known For
Acting History
2026
By Design as Jacob the Stalker
2025Train Dreams as Boomer
2025The Last Frontier as Isaac Romero
2025Eddington as Lodge
2023A Place to Fall Down as Jose
2023The Bricklayer as Radek
2023Red, White & Royal Blue as Oscar Diaz
2022After Yang as George
2021Jockey as Jackson Silva
2021Nightmare Alley as Funhouse Jack
2021Butter Miracle Suite One as Bobby
2021Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer as Bartesian
2021Breaking News in Yuba County as Ray
2021Painted Beauty as Peter
2020The Stand as Bobby Terry
2020LA Originals as Self
2019Waves as Bobby
2019Honey Boy as Tom
2019Lucky Day as DPO Ernesto Sanchez
2019Running with the Devil as The Farmer
2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as 'Lancer' - Ernesto the Mexican Vaquero
2018The Mule as Gustavo
2018A Crooked Somebody as Nathan
2018Cabeza Madre as John
2018Super Troopers 2 as Bus Driver
2018Small Town Crime as Mood
2017The Vault as Iger
2017M.F.A. as Kennedy
2017Punching Henry as Dramatic Actor
2016Westworld as Lawrence / El Lazo
2016Hacker as Zed
2016Transpecos as Lou Hobbs
2016Ride with Norman Reedus as Self
2016Triple 9 as Jorge Rodriguez
2015Man Down as Charles
2015Knight of Cups as Jordan
2015Stung as Sydney
2015Ballers as Maximo Gomez
2014Transcendence as Martin
2013Hellbenders as Lawrence
2013Cleaners as Julian
2013The Blacklist as Hector Lorca
2013Pacific Rim as Tendo Choi
2013Red Widow as James Ramos
2013Parker as Ross
2012Freeloaders as Vic
2012Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity as Edgar Allan Poe
2012Sunset Strip as Self
2011The FP as C.C. Jam
2010Pound Puppies as Scar / Weasel (voice)
2010The Event as Thomas
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as Vegan Police (uncredited)
2010The Experiment as Nix
2010Tell-Tale as Detective
2009Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe as Self
2009Brothers as Major Cavazos
2009The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day as Romeo
2009The Perfect Game as Cesar
2009Extract as Step
2009Star Trek as Ayel
2009Crank: High Voltage as El Huron
2009Horsemen as Stingray
2009Tom Cool as Tom Picasso
2008Fear Itself as Richard 'Family Man' Brautigan
2008Little Chenier as T-Boy Trahan
2008Under Still Waters as Jacob
2008Sunshine Cleaning as Winston
2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notes as Self
2007Masters of Science Fiction
2006Babel as Officer at Border Crossing
2006National Lampoon's TV: The Movie as Tijuana Cop 1 / Minion / Miranda
2006Thief as Jack "Bump" Hill
2006Making Capote: Concept to Script as Self
2006Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders as Kenneth
2005Dirty as Officer Armando Sancho
2005Capote as Perry Smith
2005Life of the Party as Kipp
2004Veronica Mars as Alonzo Lozano
2004Mindhunters as Vince Sherman
2003Undefeated as Loco
2003I Witness as Claudio Castillo
2002The Rules of Attraction as Rupert
2002The Twilight Zone as Andy Perez
2002Road Dogz as Raymo Serrano
2002The Shield as Hernan
2002American Girl as Buddy
2001The Last Castle as Cp. Ramov Aguilar
2001Alias as Javier Parez
2000Traffic as Francisco Flores
2000Tigerland as Pvt. Miter
2000Price of Glory as Jimmy Ortega
1999Light It Up as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
1999Mascara
1999My Sweet Killer as Horton
1998The Defenders: Taking the First as Nelson Rodriguez
1998The Replacement Killers as Loco
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit as Martinez
1997The Bad Pack as Townsman 1
1997One Eight Seven as Cesar Sanchez
1997Crisis Center
1996One Tough Bastard as Jarhead #2
1996Sgt. Bilko as Soldier #2
1995Dead Presidents as Betancourt
1994Witch Hunt as Tyrone
1994The Stöned Age as Tack
1994Madman of the People as Jorge
1994ER as Mr. Brown
1993Diagnosis: Murder as Boyd Harcourt
1993Acapulco H.E.A.T. as David Kern
1993Poetic Justice as Mailroom Supervisor
1993Menace II Society as Vato #2
1993Walker, Texas Ranger as Fito
1993Sworn to Vengeance
1992Fortress as Niño Gomez
1992For Richer, for Poorer as Co-Worker
1991Grand Canyon as Carlos' Friend #2
1990The Flash as Javier O'Hara
1987Jake and the Fatman
—Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramsey as Detective Trujillo









