Raymond Cruz
Acting • Born 1964-09-10
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
76 credits
My Dead Dad
Movie • 2021
Frank
The Substitute
Movie • 1996
Joey Six
Brothers in Arms
Movie • 2005
Reverend
Alien Resurrection
Movie • 1997
Distephano
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
Movie • 1999
Jesus
Clear and Present Danger
Movie • 1994
Domingo Chavez
Bound by Honor
Movie • 1993
Chuey
Judgement
Movie • 1992
Cyclone
Havoc
Movie • 2005
Chino
Twice Dead
Movie • 1988
Cheeta
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
Movie • 1993
Arturo
Medellin
Movie • 2023
El Diablo
Last Stand at Saber River
Movie • 1997
Manuel
Playing Patti
Movie • 2006
Perfect Crimes
Movie • 1991
Diego
Dragstrip Girl
Movie • 1994
Doogie
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
Movie • 2004
Raphael Garcia
Maid to Order
Movie • 1987
Sam
A Gringo Honeymoon
Movie • 2015
Carlos
Six Feet
Movie • 2022
Gus
Ten Tricks
Movie • 2022
Sal
Just Hustle
Movie • 2004
Spanish Professor
Made in Hollywood
Movie • 1990
Out for Justice
Movie • 1991
Hector
A Nightmare on Drug Street
Movie • 1989
Felipe
Cleveland Abduction
Movie • 2015
Ariel Castro
Up Close & Personal
Movie • 1996
Fernando Buttanda
Nails
Movie • 1992
Paco Sanchez
Training Day
Movie • 2001
Sniper
The Last Marshal
Movie • 1999
T-Boy
Under Siege
Movie • 1992
Ramirez
The Rock
Movie • 1996
Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
When the Party's Over
Movie • 1993
Mario
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie • 1990
Messenger
The Curse of La Llorona
Movie • 2019
Rafael Olvera
Wander
Movie • 2020
Sherif Luis Santi
Dead Badge
Movie • 1995
Tomas Gomez
Collateral Damage
Movie • 2002
Junior
Serpentine
Movie
Sergio Sanchez
Operation Dumbo Drop
Movie • 1995
Staff Sergeant Adams
Blue Miracle
Movie • 2021
Hector
Blood Money
Movie • 2000
Gutierrez
Man Trouble
Movie • 1992
Balco
Dead Again
Movie • 1991
Clerk
Love, Danielle
Movie • 2024
Stan
Broken Arrow
Movie • 1996
Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
The Revenge of La Llorona
Movie
Rafael Olvera
Breaking Bad
TV • 2008
Tuco Salamanca
The Closer
TV • 2005
Julio Sanchez
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Martin
Harsh Realm
TV • 1999
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Miguel Durado
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Alejandro Pérez
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
TV • 2000
Donald Balboa
The X-Files
TV • 1993
Eladio Buente
I Know My First Name Is Steven
TV • 1989
Punk #2
Major Crimes
TV • 2012
Detective Julio Sanchez
White Collar
TV • 2009
Enrico Morales
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
José 'Joseph' Galvan
The Eric Andre Show
TV • 2012
Self
Better Call Saul
TV • 2015
Tuco Salamanca
The Americans
TV
Memo
Get Shorty
TV • 2017
Swayze
Day Break
TV • 2006
Luis Torres
NYPD Blue
TV • 1993
Raoul Calderon
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV • 1993
Vargas
My Name Is Earl
TV • 2005
Paco
Grey's Anatomy
TV • 2005
Daniel Jimenez
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Young Man
Knots Landing
TV • 1979
Van Driver
The Division
TV • 2001
Ray Sanchez
The Practice
TV • 1997
Miguel Moreno
24
TV • 2001
Rouse
Freddy's Nightmares
TV • 1988
Johnny 'Mac' McFarland
CSI: Miami
TV • 2002
Marcos Trejo
Matlock
TV • 1986
Alien Worker