J.W. Cortes
View on IMDb ↗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
Stop
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Blacklist
Gotham
American Gangster
The Mysteries of Laura
We Own the Night
A House of Dynamite
Monsters and Men
Gun Hill RoadFilmography (14)
- 2025
A House of DynamiteINDOPACOM Commander - 2018
Monsters and MenOfficer Suarez - 2018
Black WakeAgent Miller - 2016
Habla y votaSelf - 2015
StopOfficer Caceres - 2014
GothamAlvarez - 2014
The Mysteries of LauraFBI Special Agent Lewis - 2013
The BlacklistJulian Flores - 2011
Gun Hill RoadPolice Officer - 2010
As Good As DeadCop - 2010
The Last AirbenderFire Lord Attendant - 2007
American GangsterNarc Officer in Hallway (uncredited) - 2007
We Own the NightBouncer (uncredited) - 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitEmmanuel Perez