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