Raymond Cruz
Known for Acting · 75 credits
- Born
- 1964-09-10 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles County, California, USA
- Also known as
- Ray Cruz · Raymond Garcia · 雷蒙德·克鲁斯
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (27)
Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Daniel Jimenez
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
as Miguel Durado / Donald Balboa
Breaking Bad
2008
as Tuco Salamanca
CSI: Miami
2002
as Martin / Marcos Trejo
24
2001
as Rouse
The X-Files
1993
as Eladio Buente
Better Call Saul
2015
as Tuco Salamanca
The Closer
2005
as Julio Sanchez
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as José 'Joseph' Galvan
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
as Vargas
White Collar
2009
as Enrico Morales
NYPD Blue
1993
as Raoul Calderon
Knots Landing
1979
as Young Man / Van Driver
The Practice
1997
as Miguel Moreno
Nip/Tuck
2003
as Alejandro Pérez
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Paco
Matlock
1986
as Alien Worker
The Division
2001
as Ray Sanchez
Major Crimes
2012
as Detective Julio Sanchez
The Eric Andre Show
2012
as Self
Get Shorty
2017
as Swayze
Freddy's Nightmares
1988
as Johnny 'Mac' McFarland
Day Break
2006
as Luis Torres
I Know My First Name Is Steven
1989
as Punk #2
Harsh Realm
1999
Beauty and the Beast
1987
as Hal
The Americans
as Memo
Movies (48)
Training Day
2001
as Sniper
The Rock
1996
as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
Alien Resurrection
1997
as Distephano
Bound by Honor
1993
as Chuey
The Curse of La Llorona
2019
as Rafael Olvera
The Substitute
1996
as Joey Six
Clear and Present Danger
1994
as Domingo Chavez
Under Siege
1992
as Ramirez
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990
as Messenger
Broken Arrow
1996
as Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
Havoc
2005
as Chino
Out for Justice
1991
as Hector
Collateral Damage
2002
as Junior
Cleveland Abduction
2015
as Ariel Castro
Dead Again
1991
as Clerk
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
1999
as Jesus
Blue Miracle
2021
as Hector
Wander
2020
as Sherif Luis Santi
Up Close & Personal
1996
as Fernando Buttanda
Operation Dumbo Drop
1995
as Staff Sergeant Adams
Medellin
2023
as El Diablo
Judgement
1992
as Cyclone
Love, Danielle
2024
as Stan
Maid to Order
1987
as Sam
Last Stand at Saber River
1997
as Manuel
Man Trouble
1992
as Balco
Brothers in Arms
2005
as Reverend
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
1993
as Arturo
Dragstrip Girl
1994
as Doogie
Playing Patti
2006
Nails
1992
as Paco Sanchez
When the Party's Over
1993
as Mario
Twice Dead
1988
as Cheeta
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
2004
as Raphael Garcia
Dead Badge
1995
as Tomas Gomez
Blood Money
2000
as Gutierrez
My Dead Dad
2021
as Frank
Anabios
2026
as Antagonist
Just Hustle
2004
as Spanish Professor
Made in Hollywood
1990
The Last Marshal
1999
as T-Boy
Ten Tricks
2022
as Sal
The Revenge of La Llorona
2027
as Rafael Olvera
Six Feet
2022
as Gus
Perfect Crimes
1991
as Diego
A Nightmare on Drug Street
1989
as Felipe
Serpentine
as Sergio Sanchez
A Gringo Honeymoon
2015
as Carlos
About Raymond Cruz
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 Lo… With 75 credits spanning from 1979 to 2027, Raymond Cruz has appeared in 48 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular Raymond Cruz Movies
- Training Day (2001) — as Sniper
- The Rock (1996) — as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
- Alien Resurrection (1997) — as Distephano
- Bound by Honor (1993) — as Chuey
- The Curse of La Llorona (2019) — as Rafael Olvera
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