Jose Pablo Cantillo
Jose Pablo Cantillo | |
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 Cantillo at Walker Stalker Con, San Francisco, February 2015 | |
| Born | 1978 or 1979 (age 45–46) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Spouse | Kristi Cantillo |
| Children | 1 |
Jose Pablo Cantillo (born 1978 or 1979) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ricky Verona in Crank, Miguel in Cleaner (2007), Pepe in Streets of Blood (2011), Detective Martinez in El Chicano (2018), Hector Salazar in FX's Sons of Anarchy, Caesar Martinez in AMC's The Walking Dead, Duff in Standoff, and Dave in Taken (2017).[1]
Early life
[edit]The son of Costa Rican parents, Roberto Cantillo and Rita Bolaños, Jose Pablo Cantillo (known as "Joey" in his high school days[2]) grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana and attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School where he was a tennis standout for all four years, leading the Terre Haute South Braves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1996.[3] He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2003 with a double major in marketing and finance from the Kelley School of Business.[4][5]
Career
[edit]Cantillo decided to pursue an acting career in New York City after taking some drama classes at IU. In late 2003, he moved to California.[6]
After acting in Off-Broadway plays in New York, Cantillo has landed guest roles on popular television series since early 2000.[citation needed] He played a recurring role in The Walking Dead as Caesar Martinez,[7] and roles in two of Neill Blomkamp's films, the science fiction action thriller Elysium (2013) and Chappie (2015).[8] In 2019, he played the role of Detective Martinez in the "Latino superhero movie" El Chicano.[9]
Personal life
[edit]In late 2003, Cantillo moved to California with his wife Kristi and their 7-year-old daughter. They live in Santa Clarita, a town that Cantillo described to an interviewer as “kind of reminds us of Terre Haute”, his hometown.[10]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Villalobos | |
| 2005 | Shackles | Gabriel Garcia | Video |
| 2006 | The Bondage | Spider | |
| Crank | Ricky Verona | ||
| 2007 | After Sex | Marco | |
| Disturbia | Officer Gutierrez | ||
| Cleaner | Miguel | ||
| 2008 | Redbelt | Snowflake | |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Ricky Verona | |
| Virtuality | Manny Rodriguez | TV movie | |
| Streets of Blood | Pepe | Video | |
| 2012 | Talhotblond | Wilkes | TV movie |
| Girl in Tank | - | Short | |
| American Citizen | Young Frank Ruiz | Short | |
| 2013 | Elysium | Sandro | |
| 2015 | Chappie | Yankie (Amerika) | |
| Solace | Sawyer | ||
| Man Down | 2nd Lt. Taylor | ||
| 2016 | Seed | Tim | Short |
| 2017 | Zygote | Quinn | Short |
| 2018 | El Chicano | Detective Martinez | |
| No Apologies | Irish Joe | TV movie | |
| 2019 | A. I. Tales | Tim | |
| 2021 | Cherry | Drill Sgt. Deco | |
| Copshop | Officer Peña | ||
| 2022 | Ambulance | Jesus |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jack Martinez | Episode: "Baggage" |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Wilberto 'Wille' Angel | Episode: "Rotten" | |
| 2004 | ER | Juan Enriquez | Episode: "Intern's Guide to the Galaxy" |
| 2005 | CSI: Miami | Juan Fernandez | Episode: "One Night Stand" |
| Medical Investigation | Rick Hain | Episode: "Survivor" | |
| Crossing Jordan | Danny Artega | Episode: "Sanctuary" | |
| Nip/Tuck | Marlon Ramirez | Episode: "KiKi" | |
| Eyes | Francisco Lopez | Episode: "Poison" | |
| 2006 | Bones | Jose Vargas | Episode: "The Woman in the Garden" |
| 2006–07 | Standoff | Duff Gonzalez | Main cast |
| 2007 | The Unit | Rock | Episode: "Binary Explosion" |
| 2008 | Monk | Carlos | Episode: "Mr. Monk Is on the Run: Part 2" |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | I.A. Officer Galvez | Episode: "The Theory of Everything" | |
| The Shield | Amando Rios | Episode: "Genocide" & "Animal Control" | |
| 2009 | The Closer | Enrique Santos | Episode: "Half Load" |
| Lie To Me | Amadeo Valadez | Episode: "Fold Equity" | |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Manny Rodriguez | Episode: "No Excuses" |
| Dark Blue | Raphael Garza | Episode: "Shelter of the Beast" | |
| Lone Star | Matt | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Terriers | Felipe Prado | Episode: "Agua Caliente" | |
| Sons of Anarchy | Hector Salazar | Recurring cast: Season 3 | |
| The Good Guys | Santora | Episode: "Cop Killer" | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Cesar Vargas | Episode: "Zuma Canyon" |
| 2012 | The River | Manny Centeno | Episode: "Peaches" & "Doctor Emmet Cole" |
| The Finder | Luis Obispo | Episode: "Voodoo Undo" | |
| 2012–13 | The Walking Dead | Caesar Martinez | Recurring cast: Season 3, guest: Season 4 |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Angel | Episode: "Wedding in Red" |
| Twisted Tales | Ricardo | Episode: "Cached" | |
| 2014 | Rush | – | Episode: "We Are Family" |
| 2014–15 | Constantine | Hugo Lopez | Episode: "The Saint of Last Resorts 1 & 2" |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween | Dutch [11] | Episode: "The Ransom of Rusty Rex" |
| 2016 | Damien | Alex | Episode: "Seven Curses" |
| Shooter | Justin Singer | Episode: "Killing Zone" & "Danger Close" | |
| 2017 | Taken | Dave | Main cast: season 1 |
| 2018 | The Last Ship | Octavio | Recurring cast: season 5 |
| 2019 | The Rookie | Franco DeSantis | Episode: "Caught Stealing" |
| S.W.A.T. | Ricardo Fuentes | Episode: "Lion's Den" | |
| 2021 | Coyote | Javi Lopez | Episode: "Sin of Origin" |
| Magnum P.I. | Mitch Desanto | Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me" | |
| 2021–22 | Mayor of Kingstown | Carlos Jiménez | Recurring cast |
| 2022 | NCIS | DEA Agent Mark Sisco | Episode: "Thick as Thieves" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- ^ Bennett, Mark (18 January 2015). "Indiana style helps Jose Pablo Cantillo deliver big-time performances". www.tribstar.com. Terre Haute Tribune Star. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
Terre Haute remembers him as Joey, or just Joe, from his days of Dixie Bee Little League baseball and Terre Haute South Vigo High School tennis. Cantillo likes it that way.
- ^ LLoyd, Sarah Anne (22 November 2013). "Jose Pablo Cantillo: 5 Things to Know About the Walking Dead Actor". WetPaint.com. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Brights Lights: Actor invokes Terre Haute experiences in films, TV, theater". Terre Haute Tribune-Star. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ BENNETT, MARK. "'Walking Dead' character dies, actor's career thrives". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
- ^ "Former Terre Haute South Brave finding success in acting world". Tribune-Star Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
- ^ Q&A – Jose Pablo Cantillo (Martinez) - AMC Blogs
- ^ ‘Chappie’s’ Thug Life In Images
- ^ Scheck, Frank (2019-05-01). "'El Chicano': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
- ^ "Former Terre Haute South Brave finding success in acting world". Tribune-Star Newspaper. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
- ^ The Ransom of Rusty Rex t stars Sam Witwer (“Being Human”), Jose Cantillo (“The Walking Dead”), John Landis, and Ben Woolf.
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