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
02 Nov 2007
The Last Airbender
30 Jun 2010
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
20 Sep 1999
Gotham
22 Sep 2014
The Blacklist
23 Sep 2013
We Own the Night
12 Oct 2007
A House of Dynamite
02 Oct 2025
The Mysteries of Laura
17 Sep 2014
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Filmography
2025
- A House of Dynamiteas INDOPACOM Commander
2018
- Monsters and Menas Officer Suarez
- Black Wakeas Agent Miller
2015
- Stopas Officer Caceres
2014
- Gothamas Detective Alvarez12 episodes
- The Mysteries of Lauraas FBI Special Agent Lewis1 episode
2013
- The Blacklistas Julian Flores1 episode
2011
- Gun Hill Roadas Police Officer
2010
- The Last Airbenderas Fire Lord Attendant
- As Good As Deadas Cop
2007
- American Gangsteras Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
- We Own the Nightas Bouncer (uncredited)
1999
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Emmanuel Perez1 episode