Raymond Cruz
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Grey's Anatomy
2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Breaking Bad
2008
CSI: Miami
2002
CSI: Miami
2002
24
2001
The X-Files
1993
Better Call Saul
2015
The Practice
1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
The Closer
2005
Filmography
Grey's Anatomy
as Daniel Jimenez · 2005
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Miguel Durado · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Donald Balboa · 2000
Breaking Bad
as Tuco Salamanca · 2008
CSI: Miami
as Martin · 2002
CSI: Miami
as Marcos Trejo · 2002
24
as Rouse · 2001
The X-Files
as Eladio Buente · 1993
Better Call Saul
as Tuco Salamanca · 2015
The Practice
as Miguel Moreno · 1997
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
as Vargas · 1993
The Closer
as Julio Sanchez · 2005
Nip/Tuck
as Alejandro Pérez · 2003
Murder, She Wrote
as José 'Joseph' Galvan · 1984
Knots Landing
as Young Man · 1979
Knots Landing
as Van Driver · 1979
NYPD Blue
as Raoul Calderon · 1993
White Collar
as Enrico Morales · 2009
My Name Is Earl
as Paco · 2005
Matlock
as Alien Worker · 1986
Major Crimes
as Detective Julio Sanchez · 2012
The Division
as Ray Sanchez · 2001
Get Shorty
as Swayze · 2017
The Eric Andre Show
as Self · 2012
Training Day
as Sniper · 2001
Freddy's Nightmares
as Johnny 'Mac' McFarland · 1988
Alien Resurrection
as Distephano · 1997
The Rock
as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited) · 1996
Day Break
as Luis Torres · 2006
Bound by Honor
as Chuey · 1993
Under Siege
as Ramirez · 1992
The Curse of La Llorona
as Rafael Olvera · 2019
Broken Arrow
as Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited) · 1996
Collateral Damage
as Junior · 2002
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
as Messenger · 1990
Out for Justice
as Hector · 1991
Clear and Present Danger
as Domingo Chavez · 1994
I Know My First Name Is Steven
as Punk #2 · 1989
The Substitute
as Joey Six · 1996
Harsh Realm
· 1999
Havoc
as Chino · 2005
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
as Jesus · 1999
Dead Again
as Clerk · 1991
Cleveland Abduction
as Ariel Castro · 2015
Medellin
as El Diablo · 2023
Up Close & Personal
as Fernando Buttanda · 1996
Blue Miracle
as Hector · 2021
Man Trouble
as Balco · 1992
Last Stand at Saber River
as Manuel · 1997
Wander
as Sherif Luis Santi · 2020
Operation Dumbo Drop
as Staff Sergeant Adams · 1995
When the Party's Over
as Mario · 1993
Dragstrip Girl
as Doogie · 1994
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
as Raphael Garcia · 2004
Maid to Order
as Sam · 1987
Dead Badge
as Tomas Gomez · 1995
Judgement
as Cyclone · 1992
Anabios
as Antagonist · 2026
The Revenge of La Llorona
as Rafael Olvera · 2027
Love, Danielle
as Stan · 2024
The Last Marshal
as T-Boy · 1999
Brothers in Arms
as Reverend · 2005
Playing Patti
· 2006
Made in Hollywood
· 1990
Beauty and the Beast
as Hal · 1987
The Americans
as Memo
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
as Arturo · 1993
Just Hustle
as Spanish Professor · 2004
Twice Dead
as Cheeta · 1988
My Dead Dad
as Frank · 2021
Nails
as Paco Sanchez · 1992
Ten Tricks
as Sal · 2022
Serpentine
as Sergio Sanchez
Blood Money
as Gutierrez · 2000
A Gringo Honeymoon
as Carlos · 2015
A Nightmare on Drug Street
as Felipe · 1989
Perfect Crimes
as Diego · 1991
Six Feet
as Gus · 2022