Nestor Serrano
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Nestor Serrano | |
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 Serrano at the 2014 Alma Awards | |
| Born | 1955 or 1956 (age 68–69)[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Nestor Serrano (born 1955/1956) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Islamic terrorist Navi Araz in Day 4 of 24. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the 4th season of the Cinemax series Banshee.
Early life
Serrano studied at Queens College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, both in New York City.[2]
Career
Serrano began his acting career in off-Broadway plays in the late 1970s. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law. His first film was the 1986 Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit. Since then, he has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Lethal Weapon 2, Bad Boys, The Negotiator, Empire, Secretariat, The Insider, Runaway Jury and The Day After Tomorrow.
He has an extensive television résumé, with appearances in shows such as Burn Notice, Homeland, Alias, Blue Bloods, Law & Order, and its spin-offs, SVU and Trial by Jury.
Serano is well known for playing Islamic terrorist Navi Araz in 24. He played Bobby's father on an episode of Ugly Betty.[3] He played Victor, Adrianna Tate-Duncan's manager, on the CW show 90210. He made a guest-appearance on the Criminal Minds episode "Poison" as Det. Hanover, and he portrayed drug cartel leader Hector Estrada in Season 7 of the Showtime series Dexter. He played Carlos Solano, leader of the Solano Cartel in the USA show Graceland.[4] In 2017, he played the psychiatrist Dr. Saul in the movie thriller Clinical.
Personal life
Serrano is of Puerto Rican descent.[5]
Filmography
Films
- 1995: Bad Boys as Detective Sanchez
- 2001: After the Storm as Ortega
- 2005: Sueño as El Zorro
- 2009: Falling Awake as Lazaro
- 2010: Secretariat as Pancho Martin
- 2010: Cielito lindo as Matador
- 2017: Clinical as Dr. Saul
Television
- 1989–1990 True Blue as Off. Geno Toffenelli
- 1991 Love, Lies and Murder as Gonzalez
- 1992–1993 The Hat Squad as Rafael
- 1996–1997 Moloney as Lt. Matty Navarro
- 2001–2002 Witchblade as Captain Bruno Dante
- 2005 24 as Navi Araz
- 2011 Homeland as Tony Trujillo "Pilot"
- 2012 Dexter as Hector Estrada
- 2017 APB as Mayor Michael Salgado
- 2019 Love, Death & Robots as Major Graham (voice)
References
- ^ "FILM; How the 'Homeboys' Got That Way". The New York Times. May 19, 1991. p. 2. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- ^ http://nestorserrano.com/
- ^ "Ugly Betty Casts Bobby's Parents". TVGuide.com.
- ^ "Nestor Serrano & Brit Morgan Join Cast of USA's 'Graceland'". Zap2it.com. May 1, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ^ "Ethnic and Disabled Actors Ask for a Chance". NYTimes.com.
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| International | |
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| National | |
| Artists | |
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- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
- Living people
- Male actors from New York City
- People from the Bronx
- Queens College, City University of New York alumni