Raymond Cruz

Acting

Raymond Cruz

Born
(age 62)
Birthplace
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Credits
76 titles

Biography

Raymund Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is a Native Mexican-American character actor. He is mostly known for playing military roles. His movie roles include Clear and Present Danger as Ding Chavez, The Substitute as Tom Berenger's second-in-command Joey Six, The Rock in an un-credited U.S. Marine role, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Jesus, Alien Resurrection as USM Private Vincent DiStephano, and Under Siege as Ramirez. He also appeared in the gang movie Blood In Blood Out, playing the role of Chuey, a gang member from the Vatos Locos. In 2005 he played Chino In Havoc. He also appears in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, credited as "The Messenger," and in Training Day as a gang member named Sniper, the poker player who doesn't know that three-of-a-kind beats two pair.

He has made guest appearances in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Siege of AR-558", in The X-Files Season 4 episode "El Mundo Gira" and in the second season of 24 as a thug. In the Music Videoclip from Madonna Vogue ,He also made an appearance as the father of a murdered girl in CSI.

Cruz played a large distributor of methamphetamines named Tuco on Breaking Bad in 2008. He is now a regular cast member on the TV series The Closer. Cruz also had a recurring role as Paco on My Name Is Earl, and as Alejandro Perez on Nip/Tuck.

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Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 76

YearTitleRole
TBA Serpentine Film Sergio Sanchez
TBA The Americans TV Memo
2027 The Revenge of La Llorona Film Rafael Olvera
2026 Anabios Film Antagonist
2025 Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires Film Yoka
2024 Love, Danielle Film Stan
2023 Medellin Film El Diablo
2022 Six Feet Film Gus
2022 Ten Tricks Film Sal
2021 My Dead Dad Film Frank
2021 Blue Miracle Film Hector
2020 Wander Film Sherif Luis Santi
2019 The Curse of La Llorona Film Rafael Olvera
2017 Get Shorty TV Swayze (2 ep)
2015 A Gringo Honeymoon Film Carlos
2015 Cleveland Abduction Film Ariel Castro
2015 Better Call Saul TV Tuco Salamanca (3 ep)
2012 Major Crimes TV Detective Julio Sanchez (105 ep)
2012 The Eric Andre Show TV Self (1 ep)
2009 White Collar TV Enrico Morales (1 ep)
2008 Breaking Bad TV Tuco Salamanca (4 ep)
2006 Day Break TV Luis Torres (2 ep)
2006 Playing Patti Film
2005 Havoc Film Chino
2005 My Name Is Earl TV Paco (5 ep)
2005 The Closer TV Julio Sanchez (109 ep)
2005 Grey's Anatomy TV Daniel Jimenez (1 ep)
2005 Brothers in Arms Film Reverend
2004 My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure Film Raphael Garcia
2004 Just Hustle Film Spanish Professor
2003 Nip/Tuck TV Alejandro Pérez (2 ep)
2002 CSI: Miami TV Martin, Marcos Trejo (1 ep)
2002 Collateral Damage Film Junior
2001 24 TV Rouse (2 ep)
2001 Training Day Film Sniper
2001 The Division TV Ray Sanchez (3 ep)
2000 Blood Money Film Gutierrez
2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation TV Miguel Durado, Donald Balboa (1 ep)
1999 Harsh Realm TV (1 ep)
1999 The Last Marshal Film T-Boy
1999 From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money Film Jesus
1997 Alien Resurrection Film Distephano
1997 The Practice TV Miguel Moreno (1 ep)
1997 Last Stand at Saber River Film Manuel
1996 The Rock Film Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
1996 The Substitute Film Joey Six
1996 Up Close & Personal Film Fernando Buttanda
1996 Broken Arrow Film Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
1995 Operation Dumbo Drop Film Staff Sergeant Adams
1995 Dead Badge Film Tomas Gomez
1994 Dragstrip Girl Film Doogie
1994 Clear and Present Danger Film Domingo Chavez
1993 NYPD Blue TV Raoul Calderon (1 ep)
1993 The X-Files TV Eladio Buente (1 ep)
1993 When the Party's Over Film Mario
1993 Bound by Honor Film Chuey
1993 Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun Film Arturo
1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine TV Vargas (1 ep)
1992 Under Siege Film Ramirez
1992 Judgement Film Cyclone
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