Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Forty Deuce | Mitchell | |
| 1983 | Bad Boys | Paco Moreno | |
| 1986 | Rainy Day Friends | Neekos Valdez | |
| 1987 | La Bamba | Roberto "Bob" Valenzuela | |
| 1987 | The Principal | Raymi Rojas | |
| 1989 | Bloodhounds of Broadway | Handsome Jack | |
| 1990 | Naked Tango | Zico Borenstein | |
| 1992 | Ultraviolet | Nicholas Walker | |
| 1992 | Freejack | Ripper | |
| 1993 | The Waiter | Julius | |
| 1993 | Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun | Kenny | Direct-to-video |
| 1994 | Rapa Nui | Make | |
| 1994 | Don't Do It | Charles | |
| 1994 | In the Army Now | Sgt. Stern | |
| 1995 | My Family | Chucho | |
| 1996 | Livers Ain't Cheap | Collin | |
| 1996 | Dog Watch | Murrow | Direct-to-video |
| 1996 | Scorpion Spring | Astor | |
| 1997 | The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca | Ricardo | |
| 1998 | The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit | Dominguez | |
| 1999 | Southern Cross | Philip Solano | |
| 2000 | American Virgin | Jim the Director | |
| 2000 | Spin Cycle | Nickens | |
| 2000 | Doomsday Man | Mike | second unit director |
| 2002 | The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina | Vergas Mouse (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Paid in Full | Lulu | |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Wedding | Pineda | |
| 2005 | American Fusion | Jose | |
| 2006 | The Virgin of Juarez | Father Herrera | |
| 2006 | Fast Food Nation | Tony | |
| 2006 | How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Frankie | |
| 2008 | Kill Kill Faster Faster | Markie | |
| 2008 | La Linea | Pelon | |
| 2010 | Cherry | Wes | |
| 2010 | King of the Avenue | Natas | |
| 2011 | Gun Hill Road | Enrique | |
| 2011 | Lives of the Saints | n/a | in production |
| 2012 | Atlas Shrugged Part 2 | Francisco d'Anconia | post production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | ABC Afterschool Special | Miguel Rados | Episode: "The Great Love Experiment" |
| 1985 | The Equalizer | Officer Miguel Canterra | Episode: "Lady Cop" |
| 1985 | Fame | George | Episode: "Savage Streets" |
| 1985-1987 | Miami Vice | Pete Romano/Felipe Cruz | Episodes: "The Home Invaders" "God's Work" |
| 1986 | On Wings of Eagles | Rashid | TV mini-series |
| 1989 | The Twilight Zone | Jesse Cardiff | Episode: "A Game of Pool" |
| 1991-1992 | The Legend of Prince Valiant | n/a (voice) | Episodes: "The Visitor" "The Trap" |
| 1992 | Bay City Story | Jim Duran | TV movie |
| 1994 | The Burning Season | Jair | TV movie |
| 1994 | Tales from the Crypt | Puck | Episode: "The Bribe" |
| 1995 | Deadlocked: Escape from Zone 14 | Tony Archer | TV movie |
| 1996 | Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story | Federico Peña | TV movie |
| 1997 | The Outer Limits | Frank Kelton | Episode: "Heart's Desire" |
| 1997 | The Hunger | Tony | Episode: "I'm Dangerous Tonight" |
| 1998 | Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Guillermo (voice) | Episode: "Charity" |
| 1998 | Circle of Deceit | Jeff Silva | TV movie |
| 1999 | L.A. Doctors | Vince Duralde | Episode: "The Life Lost in Living" |
| 1999 | Atomic Train | Noris MacKenzie | TV movie |
| 2000 | A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story | Juan Miguel Gonzalez | TV movie |
| 2000 | Family Law | Mr. Santiago | Episode: "Telling Lies, Conclusion" |
| 2000-2002 | Resurrection Blvd. | Paco Corrales | 7 episodes |
| 2001-2004 | NYPD Blue | Lt. Tony Rodriguez | Series regular |
| 2002 | American Family | Esteban Gonzalez | 8 episodes |
| 2002 | George Lopez | Manny Lopez | Episode: "Who's Your Daddy?" |
| 2002-2003 | Dora the Explorer | Papi | Episodes: "El Dia De Las Madres" "A Present for Santa" "Super Map" "Click" "Egg Hunt" |
| 2004 | Sudbury | n/a | TV movie |
| 2005 | Heartless | Rick Benes/David Lopez | TV movie |
| 2005 | Freddie | Carlos | Episode: "The Courtship of Freddie's Father" |
| 2005 | Behind the Mask of Zorro | Narrator | TV documentary (co-producer) |
| 2006 | Company Town | Ray Dupre | TV movie |
| 2006 | Vanished | Michael Tyner | 11 episodes |
| 2007 | The Cure | Jorge | TV movie |
| 2007 | 24: Day 6 Debrief | Agent Jorge Ramirez | Episodes: "9:00 p.m." "9:42 p.m." "10:31 p.m." "10:33 p.m." "10:37 p.m." |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | Ernie Paseo | Episode: "Broken Rules" |
| 2008 | Jericho | Major Edward Beck | 7 episodes |
| 2009-2010 | Caprica | Joseph Adama | Series regular |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Stephen Madsen | Episode: "All Fall Down" |
| 2011 | Los Americans | Lee Valenzuela | 8 episodes (producer) |
| 2011 | Fairly Legal | D.A. Aaron Davidson | Episode: "Bo Me Once" |
| 2011 | Seattle Superstorm | Tom | TV movie |
| 2012 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jimmy Vasquez | Episode: "Home Invasions" |
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