Jon Huertas
Highest Rated: 69% Right at Your Door (2006)
Lowest Rated: 0% Imprisoned (2018)
Birthday: Oct 23, 1976
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Jon Huertas was an American actor who was primarily known for playing Detective Javier Esposito on the ABC crime drama, "Castle" (2009-16). A native of New York City, Huertas took a rather unlikely path to acting. Although he always had an interest in performing, after high school Huertas enlisted in the United States Air Force as a paratrooper. During his four years in the military, Huertas participated in two major combat missions: The United States' invasion of Panama in 1989, and then 1991's Operation Desert Storm. When his military service was through, Huertas' long-burning urge to act only intensified. He started auditioning for roles around his hometown of New York City, and eventually picked up a few guest spots on TV shows. His first big break came in 1998 when he landed a supporting role in the Frankie Lymon biopic "Why Do Fools Fall in Love." That same year, Huertas nabbed his first recurring TV role on "Moesha" (UPN, 1996-2001), and continued landing TV parts throughout the early 2000s. Then in 2008, Huertas appeared in the HBO mini-series "Generation Kill," as Sgt. Antonio Espera. The series, which detailed the 2003 U.S. Invasion of Iraq, was Huertas' first major part, and allowed him to incorporate his years of military service into his role. The following year Huertas appeared as Detective Javier Esposito on ABC's "Castle." That show, a crime drama about a novelist who tags along with the NYPD for research purposes, was a huge success, earning four Primetime Emmy nominations. In the fall of 2015, "Castle" began its eighth season, with Huertas reprising his role as Detective Esposito.
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Jon Huertas
Filmography
Movies
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43% |
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Prisoner's Daughter | Joseph (Character) | - | 2022 |
58% |
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Initiation |
Officer Rico Martinez (Character), Producer |
- | 2020 |
0% |
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Imprisoned | Diaz (Character) | $12.1K | 2018 |
No Score Yet |
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Altered Perception |
Andrew (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lady Bouncer | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | American Dreamers | Producer | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet |
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Reparation | Jerome Kellar (Character) | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Gridiron Heroes | Executive Producer | $23.5K | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Box |
Coffey (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Executive Producer |
- | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sequestered | Cheney (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet |
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Miss Dial | Alex (Character) | - | 2013 |
No Score Yet |
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Stash House | Ray Jaffe (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | After-School Special | Executive Producer | - | 2011 |
33% |
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The Objective | Vincent Degetau (Character) | $95 | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Believers | Victor (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Yardsale | Chuy (Character) | - | 2006 |
69% |
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Right at Your Door | Rick (Character) | $64.8K | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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The Insatiable | Javier (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Hot Tamale | Alex (Character) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Bug | Mitchell (Character) | - | 2002 |
No Score Yet |
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Picking Up the Pieces | Paulo (Character) | - | 2000 |
No Score Yet |
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Cold Hearts | Darius (Character) | - | 1999 |
63% |
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Buddy Boy | Omar (Character) | $10.3K | 1999 |
52% |
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Why Do Fools Fall in Love | Joe Negroni (Character) | $12.5M | 1998 |
TV
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89% | 64% | Tracker | Director | 2024 |
85% | 92% | The Company You Keep | Director | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 76% | The Rookie |
Cesar Ojeda (Guest Star), Director |
2019 2022 |
94% | 81% | This Is Us |
Miguel (Character), Miguel Rivas (Guest Star), Director |
2016-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Game Night | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 92% | Con Man | Diego Alfonso (Guest Star) | 2016 |
95% | 89% | Elementary | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
82% | 87% | Castle | Javier Esposito (Character) | 2009-2016 |
No Score Yet | 83% | NCIS | Sgt. Jack Kale (Guest Star) | 2008 |
85% | 86% | Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
86% | 92% | Generation Kill | Unknown (Character) | 2008 |
61% | 77% | Prison Break | DeJesus (Guest Star) | 2007 |
80% | 81% | Invasion | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | 72% | Without a Trace | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2005 |
83% | 93% | NYPD Blue | Juan (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 67% | Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Unknown (Character) | 1997 1999-2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Moesha | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nash Bridges | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1997 |