
Raymond Cruz
Biography
Raymund Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is a Mexican American 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.
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Acting History
2024
Love, Danielle as Stan
2023Medellin as El Diablo
2022Six Feet as Gus
2022Ten Tricks as Sal
2022Making of Better Call Saul: Finale as Self
2021My Dead Dad as Frank
2021Blue Miracle as Hector
2020Wander as Sherif Luis Santi
2019The Curse of La Llorona as Rafael Olvera
2017Get Shorty as Swayze
2015A Gringo Honeymoon as Carlos
2015Cleveland Abduction as Ariel Castro
2015Better Call Saul as Tuco Salamanca
2012Major Crimes as Detective Julio Sanchez
2012The Eric Andre Show as Self
2009White Collar as Enrico Morales
2008Breaking Bad as Tuco Salamanca
2006Day Break as Luis Torres
2006Playing Patti
2005Havoc as Chino
2005My Name Is Earl as Paco
2005The Closer as Julio Sanchez
2005Grey's Anatomy as Daniel Jimenez
2005Brothers in Arms as Reverend
2004My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure as Raphael Garcia
2004Just Hustle as Spanish Professor
2003Nip/Tuck as Alejandro Pérez
2002CSI: Miami as Martin
2002CSI: Miami as Marcos Trejo
2002Collateral Damage as Junior
200124 as Rouse
2001Training Day as Sniper
2001The Division as Ray Sanchez
2000Blood Money as Gutierrez
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Miguel Durado
2000CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Donald Balboa
1999Harsh Realm
1999The Last Marshal as T-Boy
1999From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Jesus
1997Alien Resurrection as Distephano
1997The Practice as Miguel Moreno
1997Last Stand at Saber River as Manuel
1996The Rock as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
1996The Substitute as Joey Six
1996Up Close & Personal as Fernando Buttanda
1996Broken Arrow as Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
1995Operation Dumbo Drop as Staff Sergeant Adams
1995Dead Badge as Tomas Gomez
1994Dragstrip Girl as Doogie
1994Clear and Present Danger as Domingo Chavez
1994Rebel Highway as Doogie
1993NYPD Blue as Raoul Calderon
1993The X-Files as Eladio Buente
1993When the Party's Over as Mario
1993Bound by Honor as Chuey
1993Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun as Arturo
1993Star Trek: Deep Space Nine as Vargas
1992Under Siege as Ramirez
1992Judgement as Cyclone
1992Nails as Paco Sanchez
1992Man Trouble as Balco
1991Perfect Crimes as Diego
1991Dead Again as Clerk
1991Out for Justice as Hector
1990Made in Hollywood
1990Gremlins 2: The New Batch as Messenger
1989I Know My First Name Is Steven as Punk #2
1989A Nightmare on Drug Street as Felipe
1988Twice Dead as Cheeta
1988Freddy's Nightmares as Johnny 'Mac' McFarland
1987Maid to Order as Sam
1986Matlock as Alien Worker
1984Murder, She Wrote as José 'Joseph' Galvan
1979Knots Landing as Young Man
1979Knots Landing as Van Driver
—The Revenge of La Llorona as Rafael Olvera
—The Americans as Memo
—Serpentine as Sergio Sanchez







