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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Emmanuel Perez
1999 • 1 episode
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TV Show
The Blacklist
Julian Flores
2013 • 1 episode
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Gotham
Alvarez
2014 • 18 episodes
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Movie
The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Attendant
2010
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American Gangster
Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
2007
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The Mysteries of Laura
FBI Special Agent Lewis
2014 • 1 episode
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Movie
A House of Dynamite
INDOPACOM Commander
2025
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Movie
We Own the Night
Bouncer (uncredited)
2007
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Movie
Monsters and Men
Officer Suarez
2018
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As Good As Dead
Cop
2010
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Black Wake
Agent Miller
2018
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Gun Hill Road
Police Officer
2011
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Habla y vota
Self
2016
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Movie
Stop
Officer Caceres
2015