Acting · Born 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.
MovieA House of Dynamite
2025
as INDOPACOM Commander
MovieMonsters and Men
2018
as Officer Suarez
MovieBlack Wake
2018
as Agent Miller
MovieHabla y vota
2016
as Self
MovieStop
2015
as Officer Caceres
TVGotham
2014
as Alvarez
TVThe Mysteries of Laura
2014
as FBI Special Agent Lewis
TVThe Blacklist
2013
as Julian Flores
MovieGun Hill Road
2011
as Police Officer
MovieThe Last Airbender
2010
as Fire Lord Attendant
MovieAs Good As Dead
2010
as Cop
MovieAmerican Gangster
2007
as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
MovieWe Own the Night
2007
as Bouncer (uncredited)
TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Emmanuel Perez
