J.W. Cortes

J.W. Cortes

Known for

Acting

Born

January 15, 1975 (age 51)

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.

Best known work

American Gangster
American Gangster
2007
The Last Airbender
The Last Airbender
2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Gotham
Gotham
2014
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
2013
We Own the Night
We Own the Night
2007
A House of Dynamite
A House of Dynamite
2025
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
Monsters and Men
Monsters and Men
2018
As Good As Dead
As Good As Dead
2010

Filmography

  1. 2025

    A House of Dynamite

    as INDOPACOM Commander

  2. 2018

    Monsters and Men

    as Officer Suarez

  3. 2018

    Black Wake

    as Agent Miller

  4. 2016

    Habla y vota

    as Self

  5. 2015

    Stop

    as Officer Caceres

  6. 2014

    GothamTV

    as Alvarez (18 episodes), as Detective Alvarez (12 episodes)

  7. 2014

    The Mysteries of LauraTV

    as FBI Special Agent Lewis (1 episode)

  8. 2013

    The BlacklistTV

    as Julian Flores (1 episode)

  9. 2011

    Gun Hill Road

    as Police Officer

  10. 2010

    The Last Airbender

    as Fire Lord Attendant

  11. 2010

    As Good As Dead

    as Cop

  12. 2007

    American Gangster

    as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)

  13. 2007

    We Own the Night

    as Bouncer (uncredited)

  14. 1999

    Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV

    as Emmanuel Perez (1 episode)

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