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.
2025A House of DynamiteMovieas INDOPACOM Commander2018Monsters and MenMovieas Officer Suarez2018Black WakeMovieas Agent Miller2016Habla y votaMovieas Self2015StopMovieas Officer Caceres2014GothamTV showas Alvarez · as Detective Alvarez · 18 episodes2014The Mysteries of LauraTV showas FBI Special Agent Lewis · 1 episodes2013The BlacklistTV showas Julian Flores · 1 episodes2011Gun Hill RoadMovieas Police Officer2010The Last AirbenderMovieas Fire Lord Attendant2010As Good As DeadMovieas Cop2007American GangsterMovieas Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)2007We Own the NightMovieas Bouncer (uncredited)1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV showas Emmanuel Perez · 1 episodes