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