- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 15, 1975
- Place of Birth
- —
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.
Filmography
movieA House of Dynamite
2025 · INDOPACOM Commander
movieMonsters and Men
2018 · Officer Suarez
movieBlack Wake
2018 · Agent Miller
movieHabla y vota
2016 · Self
movieStop
2015 · Officer Caceres
tvGotham
2014 · Alvarez, Detective Alvarez
tvThe Mysteries of Laura
2014 · FBI Special Agent Lewis
tvThe Blacklist
2013 · Julian Flores
movieGun Hill Road
2011 · Police Officer
movieThe Last Airbender
2010 · Fire Lord Attendant
movieAs Good As Dead
2010 · Cop
movieAmerican Gangster
2007 · Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
movieWe Own the Night
2007 · Bouncer (uncredited)
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Emmanuel Perez