Person
J.W. Cortes
Acting · Born 1975-01-15
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.
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Emmanuel Perez
The Blacklist
Julian Flores
Gotham
Alvarez
The Mysteries of Laura
FBI Special Agent Lewis
The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Attendant
American Gangster
Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
A House of Dynamite
INDOPACOM Commander
We Own the Night
Bouncer (uncredited)
As Good As Dead
Cop
Monsters and Men
Officer Suarez
Filmography
- 2025A House of DynamiteINDOPACOM Commander
- 2018Monsters and MenOfficer Suarez
- 2018Black WakeAgent Miller
- 2016Habla y votaSelf
- 2015StopOfficer Caceres
- 2014GothamAlvarez
- 2014The Mysteries of LauraFBI Special Agent Lewis
- 2013The BlacklistJulian Flores
- 2011Gun Hill RoadPolice Officer
- 2010The Last AirbenderFire Lord Attendant
- 2010As Good As DeadCop
- 2007American GangsterNarc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
- 2007We Own the NightBouncer (uncredited)
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEmmanuel Perez
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