This guy. Raymond Cruz. Born and raised in notorious East Los Angeles. Becoming an actor stopped him joining a gang and we all got lucky as a result. He's as believable playing a U.S. military sniper as he is playing a tweaked out New Mexico meth dealer as he is playing a straight laced cop. In the 90's he was a go to background actor for anything from A-list blockbusters to DTV fluff and he build himself a nice career on it. Always a dependable presence and never far from the screen.
He's been a sous chef for Steven Seagal on the USS Missouri. He's also been killed by Steven Seagal. He's taken part in a hostile takeover of Alcatraz and been shot numerous times by Nicholas Cage for his troubles. He's dealt with Gremlins in Manhattan. He's been killed in one TV show and brought back as the same character in another TV show. He's faced Matlock, Andy Sipowicz, Jessica Fletcher, both Cagney AND Lacey and none other than Chuck Norris as Cordell Walker, Texas Ranger. He's been an army sniper that saved Harrison Ford and had his head smooshed by an Ellen Ripley/Xenomorph hybrid. Arnie beat him up on one occasion and he once had a scary bathtub scene with Ethan Hawk. He's had a very gooey time with Mulder and Scully too. He's been doing his thing for over 30 years now on our screens and getting very little credit for it. Check out his career here
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| Clockwise from top left, The X-Files, Clear And Present Danger, Training Day, The Rock |
Greatest Hits
The X-Files. Eladio in the episode El Mundo Gira. Not the best episode of this show but a fine performance from him as a Mexican migrant worker carrying a strange disease.
Clear And Present Danger. Ding Chavez. The only survivor of a group of soldiers sent to Colombia to disrupt a massive drug operation. A hardy fucker. Good at sniping and better at hiding.
Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul. Crazy 8. One of the more colourful characters around Albuquerque, New Mexico. The kind of person who makes you tense up when he's onscreen. Brilliantly terrifying.
Major Crimes. Detective Julio Sanchez. A straight shooter and all round decent chap in 92 episodes and counting of this show.
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