Raymond Cruz

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

September 10, 1964 (61 yrs)

place of birth

Los Angeles County, California, USA

also known as

Ray Cruz · Raymond Garcia · 雷蒙德·克鲁斯

total credits

43 movies

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.

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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Known For

Filmography

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The Rock
7.2

The Rock

1996as Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
Alien Resurrection
6.2

Alien Resurrection

1997as Distephano
The Curse of La Llorona
5.7

The Curse of La Llorona

2019as Rafael Olvera
Training Day
7.5

Training Day

2001as Sniper
Bound by Honor
8.2

Bound by Honor

1993as Chuey
Under Siege
6.3

Under Siege

1992as Ramirez
Broken Arrow
6.1

Broken Arrow

1996as Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
6.5

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

1990as Messenger
Clear and Present Danger
6.6

Clear and Present Danger

1994as Domingo Chavez
Havoc
5.3

Havoc

2005as Chino
Out for Justice
6.2

Out for Justice

1991as Hector
The Substitute
7.0

The Substitute

1996as Joey Six
Collateral Damage
5.8

Collateral Damage

2002as Junior
Dead Again
6.4

Dead Again

1991as Clerk
Cleveland Abduction
7.2

Cleveland Abduction

2015as Ariel Castro
Last Stand at Saber River
6.6

Last Stand at Saber River

1997as Manuel
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
4.6

From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money

1999as Jesus
Up Close & Personal
6.3

Up Close & Personal

1996as Fernando Buttanda
Blue Miracle
7.3

Blue Miracle

2021as Hector
Wander
5.3

Wander

2020as Sherif Luis Santi
Operation Dumbo Drop
5.2

Operation Dumbo Drop

1995as Staff Sergeant Adams
Medellin
5.6

Medellin

2023as El Diablo
Man Trouble
4.9

Man Trouble

1992as Balco
Maid to Order
5.4

Maid to Order

1987as Sam
Brothers in Arms
3.5

Brothers in Arms

2005as Reverend
When the Party's Over
4.9

When the Party's Over

1993as Mario
Blood Money
10.0

Blood Money

2000as Gutierrez
Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun
5.0

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

1993as Arturo
Love, Danielle

Love, Danielle

2024as Stan
Nails
4.9

Nails

1992as Paco Sanchez
Twice Dead
5.3

Twice Dead

1988as Cheeta
Anabios

Anabios

2026as Antagonist
My Dead Dad
4.0

My Dead Dad

2021as Frank
My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure
4.3

My Name Is Modesty: A Modesty Blaise Adventure

2004as Raphael Garcia
Dragstrip Girl
4.2

Dragstrip Girl

1994as Doogie
The Last Marshal
3.9

The Last Marshal

1999as T-Boy
Six Feet
5.6

Six Feet

2022as Gus
Dead Badge
6.8

Dead Badge

1995as Tomas Gomez
Made in Hollywood
7.3

Made in Hollywood

1990
Judgement
4.1

Judgement

1992as Cyclone
Ten Tricks
4.4

Ten Tricks

2022as Sal
A Nightmare on Drug Street
4.9

A Nightmare on Drug Street

1989as Felipe
A Gringo Honeymoon

A Gringo Honeymoon

2015as Carlos