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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.
Filmography13 titles
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Emmanuel Perez
1999as Emmanuel Perez
Gotham
2014as Detective Alvarez
2014as Detective Alvarez
The Blacklist
2013as Julian Flores
2013as Julian Flores
American Gangster
2007as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
2007as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
The Mysteries of Laura
as FBI Special Agent Lewis
as FBI Special Agent Lewis
We Own the Night
2007as Bouncer (uncredited)
2007as Bouncer (uncredited)
A House of Dynamite
2025as INDOPACOM Commander
2025as INDOPACOM Commander
Monsters and Men
2018as Officer Suarez
2018as Officer Suarez
Gun Hill Road
2011as Police Officer
2011as Police Officer
As Good As Dead
2010as Cop
2010as Cop
The Last Airbender
2010as Fire Lord Attendant
2010as Fire Lord Attendant
Black Wake
2018as Agent Miller
2018as Agent Miller
Habla y vota
2016as Self
2016as Self