J.W. Cortes

Acting

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.

Filmography 14

Movies (10)

A House of Dynamite
2025
INDOPACOM Commander
Monsters and Men
2018
Officer Suarez
Black Wake
2018
Agent Miller
Habla y vota
2016
Self
Stop
2015
Officer Caceres
Gun Hill Road
2011
Police Officer
The Last Airbender
2010
Fire Lord Attendant
As Good As Dead
2010
Cop
American Gangster
2007
Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
We Own the Night
2007
Bouncer (uncredited)

Shows (4)

Gotham
2014
Alvarez
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
FBI Special Agent Lewis
The Blacklist
2013
Julian Flores
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Emmanuel Perez