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José Zúñiga
A familiar face to film and television audiences for over two decades, José Zúñiga landed small but memorable roles in features like "Con Air" (1997), "Mission: Impossible III" (2006) and "Twilight" (2008) while maintaining a host of guest and recurring turns on such primetime series as "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (CBS, 2000- ) and "Law & Order" (NBC, 1990-2010). Like many character actors, he was frequently cast as a "type" - in his case, as intense, ethnic authority figures on both sides of the law - though on occasion, his compact frame and soulful visage led to assignments outside of his niche, including a hapless romantic in "Next Stop Wonderland" (1998) and a kindly biology teacher in "Twilight." Zúñiga's ability to imbue even the most stock character with nuance granted him the ideal career for a character actor: immediate identification, and more importantly, appreciation by audiences.
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José Zúñiga
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Sudden Case of Christmas | Mark (Character) | - | 2024 |
| 57% |
|
Sound of Freedom | Roberto (Character) | $183.6M | 2023 |
| 89% |
|
Reefa | Israel Sr. (Character) | - | 2021 |
| 38% |
|
Half Brothers | Evaristo (Character) | $2.2M | 2020 |
| 43% |
|
Baja | Luis Bolanos (Character) | - | 2018 |
| No Score Yet |
|
A Place in the Caribbean | Gael (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 16% |
|
The Dark Tower | Dr. Hotchkiss (Character) | $50.7M | 2017 |
| 40% |
|
The Most Hated Woman in America | Detective Campos (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 32% |
|
The Duel | General Calderon (Character) | - | 2016 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Victor | Manuel (Character) | $111.6K | 2015 |
| 20% |
|
Diablo | Guillermo (Character) | - | 2015 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Mary Loss of Soul | Victor Solis (Character) | - | 2014 |
| 45% |
|
The Call | Marco (Character) | $51.9M | 2013 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Eye of the Hurricane | Roberto Cruz (Character) | - | 2012 |
| 31% |
|
The Chaperone | Carlos (Character) | - | 2011 |
| 28% |
|
Next | Security Chief Roybal (Character) | $18.0M | 2007 |
| 25% |
|
Tortilla Heaven | Isidor (Character) | $105.0K | 2007 |
| 30% |
|
The Hunted | Bobby Moret (Character) | $34.2M | 2003 |
| No Score Yet |
|
Snow White: The Fairest of Them All | Hector (Character) | - | 2001 |
| No Score Yet |
|
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story | Paquito D'Rivera (Character) | - | 2000 |
| 70% |
|
Happy Accidents | Jose (Character) | $688.5K | 2000 |
| 20% |
|
The Crew | Escobar (Character) | $13.0M | 2000 |
| 54% |
|
The Opportunists | Jesus Del Toro (Character) | $581.1K | 2000 |
| 26% |
|
Gun Shy | Fidel Vaillar (Character) | $1.6M | 2000 |
| 73% |
|
Next Stop Wonderland | Andre de Silva (Character) | $3.4M | 1998 |
| 58% |
|
Con Air | DEA Agent Willie Sims (Character) | $101.1M | 1997 |
| 88% |
|
Hurricane | Kramer (Character) | $334.0K | 1997 |
| 74% |
|
Ransom | David Torres (Character) | $136.5M | 1996 |
| 79% |
|
Crooklyn | Tommy La La (Character) | $12.8M | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fresh Kill | Miguel Flores (Character) | - | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Riding the Rails | Unknown (Character) | - | 1989 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61% | 62% | Accused | Detective Serrano (Guest Star) | 2024 |
| 57% | 74% | Quantum Leap | Commander Jim Reynolds (Guest Star) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Chicago P.D. | Javier Escano (Guest Star) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 79% | Madam Secretary | Senator Carlos Morejon (Guest Star) | 2016-2019 |
| No Score Yet | 69% | Hawaii Five-0 | Flores (Guest Star) | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 50% | New Amsterdam | Lou Navarro (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | Shooter | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
| 22% | 70% | Notorious | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| 95% | 91% | Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 82% | Code Black | Chef Holder (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | 77% | The Night Shift | Frank (Guest Star) | 2015 |
| 61% | 78% | Scorpion | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
| 35% | 47% | Taxi Brooklyn | Eddie Esposito (Character) | 2014 |
| 76% | 61% | Body of Proof | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| 88% | 95% | Burn Notice | Vasquez (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 58% | 74% | 666 Park Avenue | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 93% | 72% | Scandal | General Benicio Florez (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 72% | 89% | Desperate Housewives | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 90% | 95% | House | Nate Weinmann (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 92% | 78% | Person of Interest | Vargas (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| 66% | 75% | A Gifted Man | Richard Flores (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 91% | 87% | Suits | Harry the Cab Driver (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 100% | 84% | The Chicago Code | Daniel Romero (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | 72% | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008-2010 |
| 82% | 87% | Castle | Alfredo Quintana (Guest Star) | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 81% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Detective Chris Cavaliere (Guest Star) | 2004-2005 2008-2010 |
| 74% | 82% | Nip/Tuck | Detective Cyrus (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | Lie to Me | Detective Molina (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 38% | No Score Yet | Dark Blue | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 80% | Medium | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 2008 |
| No Score Yet | 84% | NCIS | Navy Capt. Dr. Adrian De La Cas (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 68% | 71% | The O.C. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006-2007 |
| No Score Yet | 93% | Numb3ers | Bernardo Infante (Guest Star) | 2007 |
| 61% | 77% | Prison Break | Coyote (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Law & Order | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1992 1998 2004 2006 |
| 71% | 81% | Dexter | Jorge Castillo (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 87% | 87% | 24 | Joseph Malina (Guest Star) | 2006 |
| 90% | 83% | Bones | Mickey Santana (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| 90% | 96% | The Shield | Gino (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| 86% | 89% | Alias | Roberto Fox (Guest Star) | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Eduardo Lopez (Guest Star) | 2004 |
| 78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | CSU Tech (Guest Star) | 2001 2004 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
| 83% | No Score Yet | That's Life | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001-2002 |
| 71% | No Score Yet | Nothing Sacred | J.A. Ortiz (Character) | 1997-1998 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mad About You | Arturo the Hairdresser (Guest Star) | 1996-1997 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | New York Undercover | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1994-1996 |
| 83% | 95% | NYPD Blue | Bobby Ruiz (Guest Star) | 1994 |