Actor

J.W. Cortes

January 15, 1975

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.

Notable work

7.6
American Gangster (2007)
as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
4.6
The Last Airbender (2010)
as Fire Lord Attendant
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Emmanuel Perez
7.6
Gotham (2014)
as Alvarez and as Detective Alvarez
7.6
The Blacklist (2013)
as Julian Flores
6.7
We Own the Night (2007)
as Bouncer (uncredited)
6.4
A House of Dynamite (2025)
as INDOPACOM Commander

Often works with

Idris Elba
2 titles together
American Gangster, A House of Dynamite
Anthony Ramos
2 titles together
A House of Dynamite, Monsters and Men
Neal Bledsoe
2 titles together
A House of Dynamite, The Mysteries of Laura
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Brian Pollock
2 titles together
Monsters and Men, Stop

Full filmography · 13

A House of Dynamite
as INDOPACOM Commander
20256.4
Monsters and Men
as Officer Suarez
20185.8
Black Wake
as Agent Miller
20182.3
Stop
as Officer Caceres
2015
Gun Hill Road
as Police Officer
20115.7
The Last Airbender
as Fire Lord Attendant
20104.6
As Good As Dead
as Cop
20105
American Gangster
as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
20077.6
We Own the Night
as Bouncer (uncredited)
20076.7