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Nestor Serrano

{{short description|American actor}}

{{BLP sources|date=March 2013}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Actor Nestor Serrano.jpg

| caption = Serrano at the 2014 Alma Awards

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|5}}

| birth_place = The Bronx, New York, U.S.

| nationality = American

| name = Nestor Serrano

| occupation = Actor

| yearsactive = 1982–present

| spouse =

}}

Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Navi Araz in the fourth season of 24. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth 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.{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=http://nestorserrano.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010518145220/http://www.nestorserrano.com:80/ | archive-date=2001-05-18}}

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, and Law & Order and its spin-offs: SVU, Trial by Jury, and Criminal Intent.

Serrano is well known for playing Islamic terrorist Navi Araz in 24. He played Bobby's father on an episode of Ugly Betty.{{cite news| url= https://www.tvguide.com/News/Ugly-Betty-Casts-1014102.aspx|title=Ugly Betty Casts Bobby's Parents| work= TVGuide.com}} 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.{{cite news| url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/nestor-serrano-brit-morgan-join-cast-of-usas-graceland/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161023202126/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/network-press-releases/nestor-serrano-brit-morgan-join-cast-of-usas-graceland/| url-status=dead| archive-date=October 23, 2016| title=Nestor Serrano & Brit Morgan Join Cast of USA's 'Graceland'|date=May 1, 2014|work=Zap2it|access-date=January 10, 2017}} In 2017, he played the psychiatrist Dr. Saul in the movie thriller Clinical.

Personal life

Serrano is of Puerto Rican descent.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/01/22/arts/ethnic-and-disabled-actors-ask-for-a-chance.html|title=Ethnic and Disabled Actors Ask for a Chance|work=The New York Times|date=22 January 1990|last1=Honan|first1=William H.}}

Filmography

=Films=

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

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! scope="col" | Ref.

{{dts|1986|format=y}}

| {{sortname|The |Money Pit}}

| Handyman

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{{dts|1989|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Lethal |Weapon 2}}

| Eddie Estaban

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{{dts|1991|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Hangin' |with the Homeboys}}

| Fernando (aka Vinny)

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{{dts|1995|format=y}}

| {{sort|Bad Boys|Bad Boys}}

| Detective Sanchez

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{{dts|1996|format=y}}

| {{sort|Daylight|Daylight}}

| Weller

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{{dts|1998|format=y}}

| {{sortname|The |Negotiator}}

| Hellman

|

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{{dts|1999|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Bringing |Out the Dead}}

| Doctor Hazmat

|

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{{dts|2000|format=y}}

| {{sort|Ready to Run|Ready to Run}}

| Hector Machado

| TV Film

|

{{dts|2001|format=y}}

| {{sort|After the Storm|After the Storm}}

| Ortega

|

|

{{dts|2002|format=y}}

| {{sort|Empire|Empire}}

| Rafael Mendoza

|

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{{dts|2003|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Runaway |Jury}}

| Janovich

|

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{{dts|2004|format=y}}

| {{sortname|The |Day After Tomorrow}}

| Tom Gomez

|

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{{dts|2005|format=y}}

| {{sort|Sueño|Sueño}}

| El Zorro

|

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{{dts|2008|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Definitely, |Maybe}}

| Arthur Robredo

|

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{{dts|2009|format=y}}

| {{sort|Falling Awake|Falling Awake}}

| Lazaro

|

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{{dts|2010|format=y}}

| {{sort|Secretariat|Secretariat}}

| Pancho Martin

|

| {{Cite web |date=2010-10-08 |title=Secretariat - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/secretariat |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

{{dts|2010|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Cielito |Lindo}}

| Matador

|

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{{dts|2012|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Act |of Valor}}

| Walter Ross

|

| {{Cite web |date=2019-03-04 |title=Act of Valor - a movie featuring real-life Navy SEAL operators |url=https://special-ops.org/act-of-valor/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Spec Ops Magazine |language=en-US}}

{{dts|2014|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Captain |America: The Winter Soldier}}

| Committee General

|

| {{Citation |title=Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) |url=https://www.filmaffinity.com/en/film654236.html |access-date=2024-01-04 |language=en}}

{{dts|2014|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Sniper: |Legacy}}

| Steffen

| Direct-to-DVD

| {{Cite web |date=2014-09-30 |title=Sniper: Legacy - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sniper_legacy_2014 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}

{{dts|2017|format=y}}

| {{sort|Clinical|Clinical}}

| Dr. Saul

|

| {{Cite web |date=2017-01-16 |title=CLINICAL (2017) |url=https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/clinical-2017 |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=CULTURE CRYPT |language=en-US}}

= Television =

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scope="col" | Year

! scope="col" | Title

! scope="col" | Role

! scope="col" | Notes

! scope="col" | Ref.

1986

| The Equalizer

| Barry

| Episode: "Tip on a Sure Thing"

{{dts|1988|format=y}}

| {{sort|Hunter|Hunter}}

| Jessie Cruz

| 2 episodes

| {{Cite web |title=Hunter episode guide - Season Four - Naked Justice |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tv2/hunter/season%204/season4_12.htm |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=Angelfire}}

{{dts|1989|format=y}}-{{dts|1990|format=y}}

| {{sort|True Blue|True Blue}}

| Off. Geno Toffenelli

| 12 episodes

|

{{dts|1991|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Love, |Lies and Murder}}

| Gonzalez

| 2 episodes

| {{Cite web |title=Love, Lies and Murder |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/love-lies-and-murder/cast/2000262788/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}

{{dts|1992|format=y}}-{{dts|1993|format=y}}

| {{sortname|The |Hat Squad}}

| Rafael

| 13 episodes

| {{Cite news |title=The Hat Squad |url=https://ew.com/article/1992/09/18/hat-squad/ |access-date=2024-01-04 |website=EW.com |language=en}}

{{dts|1996|format=y}}-{{dts|1997|format=y}}

| {{sort|Moloney|Moloney}}

| Lt. Matty Navarro

| 5 episodes

|

{{dts|1999|format=y}}

| {{sortname|The |X-Files}}

| Ken Naciamento

| Episode: "Milagro"

|

{{dts|2001|format=y}}-{{dts|2002|format=y}}

| {{sort|Witchblade|Witchblade}}

| Captain Bruno Dante

| 10 episodes

|

{{dts|2002|format=y}}

| {{sort|ER|ER}}

| David Torres CDC

| Episode: “Lockdown”

|

{{dts|2003|format=y}}

| CSI: Miami

| Edward Hickle

| Episode: "Double Cap"

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{{dts|2005|format=y}}

| {{sort|24|24}}

| Navi Araz

| 10 episodes

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{{dts|2006|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Criminal |Minds}}

| Det. Hanover

| Episode: "Poison"

|

{{dts|2008|format=y}}

| {{sort|Fringe|Fringe}}

| Henry Jacobson

| Episode: "The Arrival"

|

{{dts|2010|format=y}}

| {{sort|Burn Notice|Burn Notice}}

| Tony Caro

| Episode: "Made Man"

|

{{dts|2010|format=y}}-{{dts|2011|format=y}}

| {{sort|90210|90210}}

| Victor Luna

| 7 episodes

|

{{dts|2011|format=y}}

| {{sort|Homeland|Homeland}}

| Tony Trujillo

| Episode: "Pilot"

|

{{dts|2012|format=y}}

| {{sort|Dexter|Dexter}}

| Hector Estrada

| 2 episodes

|

{{dts|2014|format=y}}

| {{sort|Graceland|Graceland}}

| Carlos Solano Sr.

| 4 episodes

|

{{dts|2014|format=y}}-{{dts|2015|format=y}}

| {{sort|Revenge|Revenge}}

| Chief Edward Alvarez

| 5 episodes

|

{{dts|2016|format=y}}

| {{sort|Bosch|Bosch}}

| Chief Frank Silva

| 2 episodes

|

{{dts|2016|format=y}}

| {{sort|Banshee|Banshee}}

| Emilio Loera

| 2 episodes

|

{{dts|2016|format=y}}

| {{sort|The Last Ship|The Last Ship}}

| Alex Rivera

| 9 episodes

|

{{dts|2017|format=y}}

| {{sort|APB|APB}}

| Mayor Michael Salgado

| 5 episodes

|

{{dts|2019|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Love, |Death & Robots}}

| Major Graham

| Voice role
Episode: "Lucky 13"

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{{dts|2022|format=y}}

| {{sort|FBI|FBI}}

| Robert

| Episode: "Scar Tissue"

|

{{dts|2022|format=y}}

| {{sortname|Walker: |Independence}}

| Francis Reyes

| 4 episodes

|

References

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External links

  • [http://www.nestorserrano.com/ Official website]
  • {{IMDb name|785594}}

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Category:20th-century American male actors

Category:21st-century American male actors

Category:American male film actors

Category:American male stage actors

Category:American male television actors

Category:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni

Category:Living people

Category:Place of birth missing (living people)

Category:Male actors from the Bronx

Category:Queens College, City University of New York alumni

Category:1955 births