
ACTING
Raymond Cruz
- Born
- Sep 10, 1964 in Los Angeles County, California, USA
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.
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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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MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for

Breaking Bad
TV · 2008
Tuco Salamanca

Grey's Anatomy
TV · 2005
Daniel Jimenez

Better Call Saul
TV · 2015
Tuco Salamanca

Training Day
Movie · 2001
Sniper

Alien Resurrection
Movie · 1997
Distephano

The Rock
Movie · 1996
Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)

The X-Files
TV · 1993
Eladio Buente

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Movie · 1990
Messenger

The Curse of La Llorona
Movie · 2019
Rafael Olvera

24
TV · 2001
Rouse

Under Siege
Movie · 1992
Ramirez

Clear and Present Danger
Movie · 1994
Domingo Chavez
FILMOGRAPHY
75 movie & TV credits
- 2027The Revenge of La LloronaMovie · Rafael Olvera
- 2026AnabiosMovie · Antagonist
- 2024Love, DanielleMovie · Stan
- 2023MedellinMovie · El Diablo
- 2022Six FeetMovie · Gus
- 2022Ten TricksMovie · Sal
- 2021My Dead DadMovie · Frank
- 2021Blue MiracleMovie · Hector
- 2020WanderMovie · Sherif Luis Santi
- 2019The Curse of La LloronaMovie · Rafael Olvera
- 2017Get ShortyTV · Swayze
- 2015A Gringo HoneymoonMovie · Carlos
- 2015Cleveland AbductionMovie · Ariel Castro
- 2015Better Call SaulTV · Tuco Salamanca
- 2012Major CrimesTV · Detective Julio Sanchez
- 2012The Eric Andre ShowTV · Self
- 2009White CollarTV · Enrico Morales
- 2008
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