Raymond Cruz

Raymond Cruz

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Raymond Cruz was born on Jul 09, 1961 in USA. Raymond Cruz's big-screen debut came with Maid to Order directed by Amy Holden Jones in 1987, strarring Sam (as Raymond Garcia). Raymond Cruz is known for Lauren directed by Jon Avnet, Troian Bellisario stars as Lauren and Jennifer Beals as Major Stone. Raymond Cruz has got 2 awards and 8 nominations so far. The most recent award Raymond Cruz achieved is Imagen Foundation Awards. The upcoming new movie Raymond Cruz plays is My Dead Dad which will be released on Jun 01, 2022.

Raymond Cruz is perhaps best-known for his portrayal of the frighteningly lethal 'Tuco Salamanca' in AMC's critically acclaimed show Breaking Bad (2008), a character he later reprised for the first two episodes of the spin-off Better Call Saul (2015). The role garnered him a 'Best Performance in a Television Series' nomination from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films. Cruz recently wrapped his sixth and final season of TNT's Major Crimes (2012) as 'Julio Sanchez,' a detective within the Los Angeles Police Department's Major Crimes Division, a role which originated on TNT's The Closer (2005) and which offered Cruz a nomination of 'Best Supporting Actor' from the Imagen Foundation Awards. Other TV work includes Cleveland Abduction (2015), the TV Movie in which he starred as kidnapper 'Ariel Castro,' a role he felt personally connected to having known the victims of his crime personally. Other TV work includes CSI: Miami (2002), Lauren (2012), White Collar (2009), and Los Americans (2011), among others. Cruz has appeared in numerous films including the highly touted Collateral Damage (2002), Training Day (2001), and Alien: Resurrection (2000).

  • Birthday

    Jul 09, 1961
  • Place of Birth

    Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Also known

    Ray Cruz, Raymond Garcia

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 8 nominations

Imagen Foundation Awards
2009
Best Supporting Actor/Television
Winner - Imagen Award
2006
Best Supporting Actor
Winner - Imagen Award

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