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

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

Gotham

Gotham

The Mysteries of Laura

American Gangster

The Last Airbender

A House of Dynamite

All Movies (10)

• A House of Dynamite2025 · as INDOPACOM Commander
• Monsters and Men2018 · as Officer Suarez
• Black Wake2018 · as Agent Miller
• Habla y vota2016 · as Self
• Stop2015 · as Officer Caceres
• Gun Hill Road2011 · as Police Officer
• The Last Airbender2010 · as Fire Lord Attendant
• As Good As Dead2010 · as Cop
• American Gangster2007 · as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
• We Own the Night2007 · as Bouncer (uncredited)

All TV Shows (5)

• Gotham2014 · as Alvarez
• Gotham2014 · as Detective Alvarez
• The Mysteries of Laura2014 · as FBI Special Agent Lewis
• The Blacklist2013 · as Julian Flores
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Emmanuel Perez