Raymond Cruz
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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. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Raymond Cruz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Training Day (2001)
as Sniper
Broken Arrow (1996)
as Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
The Curse of La Llorona (2019)
as Rafael Olvera
The Rock (1996)
as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
Alien Resurrection (1997)
as Distephano
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
as Messenger
Bound by Honor (1993)
as Chuey
The Substitute (1996)
as Joey Six
Collateral Damage (2002)
as Junior
Under Siege (1992)
as Ramirez
Clear and Present Danger (1994)
as Domingo Chavez
Wander (2020)
as Sherif Luis Santi
Havoc (2005)
as Chino
Out for Justice (1991)
as Hector
Judgement (1992)
as Cyclone
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999)
as Jesus
Dead Again (1991)
as Clerk
Dragstrip Girl (1994)
as Doogie
Cleveland Abduction (2015)
as Ariel Castro
Medellin (2023)
as El Diablo
Made in Hollywood (1990)
Actor
Just Hustle (2004)
as Spanish Professor
Blue Miracle (2021)
as Hector
Up Close & Personal (1996)
as Fernando Buttanda
Maid to Order (1987)
as Sam
Dead Badge (1995)
as Tomas Gomez
Love, Danielle (2024)
as Stan
Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
as Staff Sergeant Adams
Last Stand at Saber River (1997)
as Manuel
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure (2004)
as Raphael Garcia
The Revenge of La Llorona (2027)
as Rafael Olvera
Man Trouble (1992)
as Balco
When the Party's Over (1993)
as Mario
Playing Patti (2006)
Actor
The Last Marshal (1999)
as T-Boy
Brothers in Arms (2005)
as Reverend
A Gringo Honeymoon (2015)
as Carlos
Nails (1992)
as Paco Sanchez
Twice Dead (1988)
as Cheeta
Serpentine (—)
as Sergio Sanchez
Perfect Crimes (1991)
as Diego
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun (1993)
as Arturo
Anabios (2026)
as Antagonist
Ten Tricks (2022)
as Sal
My Dead Dad (2021)
as Frank
A Nightmare on Drug Street (1989)
as Felipe
Blood Money (2000)
as Gutierrez
Six Feet (2022)
as Gus