Actor
J.W. Cortes
51 years · 10 films
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.
Best known for
Filmography 10
A House of Dynamite
2025 · INDOPACOM Commander
On Netflix
Monsters and Men
2018 · Officer Suarez
Black Wake
2018 · Agent Miller
On Fandor
Habla y vota
2016 · Self
Stop
2015 · Officer Caceres
Gun Hill Road
2011 · Police Officer
On Hoopla
The Last Airbender
2010 · Fire Lord Attendant
As Good As Dead
2010 · Cop
American Gangster
2007 · Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
On fuboTV
We Own the Night
2007 · Bouncer (uncredited)
On Sundance Now