J.W. Cortes
Biography
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.
Known For
TV
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Emmanuel Perez
1999
TV
The Blacklist
Julian Flores
2013
TV
Gotham
Alvarez
2014
TV
Gotham
Detective Alvarez
2014
TV
The Mysteries of Laura
FBI Special Agent Lewis
2014
Film
A House of Dynamite
INDOPACOM Commander
2025
Film
American Gangster
Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
2007
Film
The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Attendant
2010
Film
We Own the Night
Bouncer (uncredited)
2007
Film
As Good As Dead
Cop
2010
Film
Monsters and Men
Officer Suarez
2018
Film
Black Wake
Agent Miller
2018
Film
Gun Hill Road
Police Officer
2011
Film
Habla y vota
Self
2016
Film
Stop
Officer Caceres
2015
Filmography
2025FilmA House of Dynamiteas INDOPACOM Commander2018FilmMonsters and Menas Officer Suarez2018FilmBlack Wakeas Agent Miller2016FilmHabla y votaas Self2015FilmStopas Officer Caceres2014TVGothamas Alvarez2014TVThe Mysteries of Lauraas FBI Special Agent Lewis2013TVThe Blacklistas Julian Flores2011FilmGun Hill Roadas Police Officer2010FilmThe Last Airbenderas Fire Lord Attendant2010FilmAs Good As Deadas Cop2007FilmAmerican Gangsteras Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)2007FilmWe Own the Nightas Bouncer (uncredited)1999TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitas Emmanuel Perez