Paul Calderon
Known for Acting · 83 credits
- Born
- 1952-01-25 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Puerto Rico
- Also known as
- Paul Calderone
Biography
He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company.
Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role.
Correction Samuel Jackson told Tarantino he had messed up by not casting him in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino agreed and told him he was writing a script and had a character that he had written specifically with Jackson in mind. Calderon had a better initial reading than Jackson and Tarantino gave serious consideration to casting him as Jules Winnfield.
Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace.
Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferrara's 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel.
Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Eric Molina
Law & Order
1990
as Father Torres / Rodriguez / Jesse Castillo / Defense Attorney Palmieri / Kenneth Silva
The Blacklist
2013
as Manuel Esteban
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Marcus Feingold / Jojo Rios
FBI
2018
as Fernando Perez
Blue Bloods
2010
as Lieutenant Perez
TV Shows (28)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Eric Molina
Law & Order
1990
as Father Torres / Rodriguez / Jesse Castillo / Defense Attorney Palmieri / Kenneth Silva
The Blacklist
2013
as Manuel Esteban
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Marcus Feingold / Jojo Rios
FBI
2018
as Fernando Perez
Blue Bloods
2010
as Lieutenant Perez
This Is Us
2016
as Older Risto Rivas
Elementary
2012
as Zuniga
Cape Fear
2026
as The Padrino
Bosch
2015
as Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson
Miami Vice
1984
as Nicky / Don Gallego / Gabriel
Fear the Walking Dead
2015
as Alejandro Núñez
Blindspot
2015
as Drill Instructor
Boardwalk Empire
2010
as Arquimedes
Madam Secretary
2014
as Foreign Minister Albert Rojas
Third Watch
1999
as Bobby's father
Lie to Me
2009
as Manny Trillo
The Equalizer
1985
as Rat Heart / Chacon
Bosch: Legacy
2022
as Det. Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson
New York Undercover
1994
as Emilio Vasquez
Ironheart
2025
as CEO of Artworks / Arthur Robbins
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
2005
as Detective
East New York
2022
as Father Frank Suarez
Justified: City Primeval
2023
as Raymond Cruz
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
as Danny Martinez
The Black Donnellys
2007
as Detective at Prison
The Hat Squad
1992
as Miguel Cortez
Dellaventura
1997
as Detective Rosario
Movies (55)
Pulp Fiction
1994
as Paul
The Firm
1993
as Thomas Richie
All Revved Up
1998
as Carl
The Last Castle
2001
as Dellwo
Cop Land
1997
as Hector - Medic
Sea of Love
1989
as Serafino
21 Grams
2003
as Brown
Four Rooms
1995
as Norman
King of New York
1990
as Joey Dalesio
Bait
2000
as Cop (uncredited)
Out of Sight
1998
as Raymond Cruz
The Sentinel
2006
as Deputy Director Cortes
Bad Lieutenant
1992
as Cop #1
Tenement
1985
as Hector
Lotto Land
1995
as Reinaldo
Dark Angel
1996
as Vance Pickett
Clockers
1995
as Jesus at Hambones
Sweet Nothing
1995
as Ray
Welcome to New York
2014
as Pierre
Girlfight
2000
as Sandro Guzman
Band of the Hand
1986
as Tito
The Old Man and the Sea
1990
as Anderez
Hand Gun
1994
as Landwick
Burning Daylight
2010
as Hughie Luke
Pistol Whipped
2008
as Blue
The Addiction
1995
as Professor
Why Stop Now?
2012
as Eduardo
Prick
2025
as President
Biodegradable
2013
as Profesor Lopez
Gun
2010
as Detective Jenkins
Q & A
1990
as Roger Montalvo
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Montana
1998
as Boulez
Kill the Poor
2003
as Carlos DeJesus
A Kiss of Chaos
2009
as Oscar Perez
Oxygen
1999
as Jesse
Once in the Life
2000
as Manny Rivera
Condition Red
1995
as Angel Delgado
CrissCross
1992
as Blacky
Down This Road
2010
as Father
One Tough Cop
1998
as Sgt. Diaz
The Hungry Ghosts
2009
as Carl
Sticky Fingers
1988
as Speed
The Atlantis Conspiracy
2001
as Guy
Penn & Teller Get Killed
1989
as Juan
Doubletake
1985
as Bitong
Community Plot
1984
3 A.M.
2001
as Ralph
La Soga
2009
as Rafa
The Chair
1988
as Pizza
The Keys
1992
as Garcia
The Strike
2016
as Walt Whitman
West End
2014
as Robert Mackey
Staging Anna
2024
as Director
Bolaetrapo
2013
as Cuenta
About Paul Calderon
He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Tedd… With 83 credits spanning from 1984 to 2026, Paul Calderon has appeared in 55 films and 28 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Calderon Movies
- Pulp Fiction (1994) — as Paul
- The Firm (1993) — as Thomas Richie
- All Revved Up (1998) — as Carl
- The Last Castle (2001) — as Dellwo
- Cop Land (1997) — as Hector - Medic
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