J.W. Cortes
Acting1975
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
American Gangster
Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)
The Last Airbender
Fire Lord Attendant
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Emmanuel Perez
Gotham
Alvarez / Detective Alvarez
The Blacklist
Julian Flores
We Own the Night
Bouncer (uncredited)
A House of Dynamite
INDOPACOM Commander
The Mysteries of Laura
FBI Special Agent Lewis
Acting History
2025
A House of Dynamite
as INDOPACOM Commander
2024
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Emmanuel Perez• 1 eps
2023
The Blacklist
TVas Julian Flores• 1 eps
2018
Monsters and Men
as Officer Suarez
Black Wake
as Agent Miller
2016
Habla y vota
as Self
2015
Stop
as Officer Caceres
The Mysteries of Laura
TVas FBI Special Agent Lewis• 1 eps
2014
Gotham
TVas Alvarez / Detective Alvarez• 12 eps
2011
Gun Hill Road
as Police Officer
2010
As Good As Dead
as Cop
The Last Airbender
as Fire Lord Attendant
2007
We Own the Night
as Bouncer (uncredited)
American Gangster
as Narc Officer in Hallway (uncredited)