About
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 UnitSeries • 1999
The BlacklistSeries • 2013
GothamSeries • 2014
American GangsterMovie • 2007
The Mysteries of LauraSeries • 2014
A House of DynamiteMovie • 2025
The Last AirbenderMovie • 2010
We Own the NightMovie • 2007
As Good As DeadMovie • 2010
Black WakeMovie • 2018
Monsters and MenMovie • 2018
Gun Hill RoadMovie • 2011