J.W. Cortes

J.W. Cortes

Actor Jan 15 (age 51) 1999–2025 (26 year career)

6.4 avg rating

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

American Gangster

American Gangster

Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

Bouncer (uncredited)

A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

INDOPACOM Commander

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

Fire Lord Attendant

Monsters and Men

Monsters and Men

Officer Suarez

As Good As Dead

As Good As Dead

Cop

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Emmanuel Perez

Gotham

Gotham

Detective Alvarez

Filmography

Acting (15)

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Movies (10)

A House of Dynamite

A House of Dynamite

as INDOPACOM Commander

Monsters and Men

Monsters and Men

as Officer Suarez

Black Wake

Black Wake

as Agent Miller

Habla y vota

Habla y vota

as Self

Stop

Stop

as Officer Caceres

Gun Hill Road

Gun Hill Road

as Police Officer

The Last Airbender

The Last Airbender

as Fire Lord Attendant

As Good As Dead

As Good As Dead

as Cop

American Gangster

American Gangster

as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)

We Own the Night

We Own the Night

as Bouncer (uncredited)

Television (5)

Eye Candy

Eye Candy

as Police Officer

Gotham

Gotham

as Detective Alvarez

The Mysteries of Laura

The Mysteries of Laura

as FBI Special Agent Lewis

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as Julian Flores

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Emmanuel Perez