Alexis Cruz

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Alexis Cruz
Born (1974-09-29) September 29, 1974 (age 50)
OccupationActor
Years active1985present
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)

Alexis Cruz (born September 29, 1974) is an American actor, known for his performances as Rafael in Touched by an Angel and as Skaara in Stargate and Stargate SG-1 .

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Biography

Cruz was born in The Bronx of Puerto Rican descent. His mother, Julia, was a songwriter. [1] He currently resides in Los Angeles. He started his acting career when he was 9. However, when he was 13, and was auditioning for a role, the director explained to him that he was a bad actor, so Cruz decided to enter The School of Performing Arts that same year. [2]

Cruz appeared as assistant D.A. Martin Allende in the legal drama Shark , with co-stars James Woods and Jeri Ryan. In the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall In Love , Cruz played the role of Herman Santiago, one of the original members of the rock and roll group The Teenagers. Along with Erick Avari and Richard Kind, he is one of only three actors to appear in both the original Stargate film and the continuing TV series Stargate SG-1 .

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
1987 The Pick-up Artist Charlie
1989 Rooftops Squeak
1990 Gryphon Ricky
1990 Old man and the see Manolo
1994 Stargate Skaara
1997 The Brave Weyman
1998 Why Do Fools Fall in Love Herman Santiago
1999Learning to SwimGuillermoShort film
2000 That Summer in LA Smiley
2002 Bug Sung
2003 DarkWolf MiguelVideo
2004 Spectres Sean
2004 Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story Ralph Lazo Short film
2007 Tortilla Heaven Marco
2009 Drag Me to Hell Farm Worker
2014 Altergeist Mike
2023SpicÁlvaroShort film

Television

YearTelevision ShowRoleNotes
1984 The Cosby Show Enrique Terron1 episode
1990 The Old Man and the Sea ManoloMiniseries
1991 Sesame Street Alex1 episode
1995 Streets of Laredo Joey GarzaMiniseries
1995 The Price of Love AlbertoTV movie
1995 ER Terry1 episode
1996 Grand Avenue RaymondTV movie
1997 Riot CarlosTV movie
1997 Detention: The Siege at Johnson High Frankie RodriguezTV movie
1997–2003 Stargate SG-1 Skaara/Klorel 6 episodes
1997–2003 Touched by an Angel Rafael16 episodes
2001 Almost a Woman NestorTV movie
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Phillip Riley1 episode
2006 Slayer AlexTV movie
2006–2007 Shark Martin Allende11 episodes
2012 Eagleheart Scatman's little brother1 episode
2013 Castle Lyle Gomez1 episode
2020 Love Life 1 episode
2021 FBI Hector Contreras1 episode
2022 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Father Daniel1 episode

Videogames

YearGameRoleNotes
2011 L.A. Noire Patrolman Enrique Gonzales
2018 Red Dead Redemption 2 Additional Motion Capture

See also

References

  1. "Alexis Cruz Biography (1974-)". Filmreference.com. 1974-09-29. Retrieved 2010-08-10.
  2. http://tvdramas.about.com/od/shark/a/alexiscruzinter.htm Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine An Interview with Alexis Cruz (Martin, Shark) By Rachel Thomas, About.com Guide.