J.W. Cortes
Acting • Born 1975-01-15
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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.
Filmography
15 credits
Monsters and Men
Movie • 2018
Officer Suarez
The Last Airbender
Movie • 2010
Fire Lord Attendant
Stop
Movie • 2015
Officer Caceres
American Gangster
Movie • 2007
Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
As Good As Dead
Movie • 2010
Cop
Black Wake
Movie • 2018
Agent Miller
We Own the Night
Movie • 2007
Bouncer (uncredited)
Habla y vota
Movie • 2016
Self
A House of Dynamite
Movie • 2025
INDOPACOM Commander
Gun Hill Road
Movie • 2011
Police Officer
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Julian Flores
Gotham
TV • 2014
Alvarez
Gotham
TV • 2014
Detective Alvarez
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Emmanuel Perez
The Mysteries of Laura
TV • 2014
FBI Special Agent Lewis