Daniel Zacapa

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Daniel Zacapa
Born (1951-07-19) July 19, 1951 (age 71)
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Daniel Zacapa (born July 19, 1951) is a Honduran-American movie actor. Zacapa played the role of Detective Taylor in the 1995 David Fincher film Seven . He has worked steadily since, amassing a number of television credits and a role in Up Close and Personal .

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Early life

Zacapa was born in Tegucigalpa in 1951. He moved to the United States to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles. [2]

Career

Zacapa played Tio Ruben of the Santiago family in Showtime's Resurrection Blvd. , Renda in George Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind , and a leading role in the independent film Coronado. Television appearances have included Six Feet Under , Judging Amy , The Practice , NYPD Blue , Seinfeld , Star Trek: Deep Space Nine', Star Trek: Voyager , The Mentalist and a guest appearance on Criminal Minds . After that, he began to get involved in Honduran film productions like A Place in the Caribbean .

Personal life

Zacapa lives in Shady Cove, Oregon. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Boulevard Nights Ernie
1988 Tequila Sunrise Arturo
1993 The Sandlot Police Chief
1993The Painted DesertLuigi
1995 Seven Detective Taylor
1996 Up Close & Personal Harvey Harris
1996 Phenomenon Father at Book Fair
1997Black DawnLuis Flores
1997 The Bad Pack Hector Chavez
1997 After the Game Detective Garcia
1998 The Odd Couple II Lead Cop
2000The Egg Plant LadyPeter Vecino
2001 The Mexican Mexican Bartender
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Renda
2003First WatchCol. Hawkins
2003 Coronado Sancho
2006Fallen AngelsHendricks
2007 The Gene Generation Randall
2008 Ball Don't Lie Paco
2008San SabaDetective Morales
2008 Adventures in Appletown Judge Ramos
2009The Things We CarryLeslie
2011Valley of the SunConvenience Store Clerk
2012The Voices from BeyondMario
2012 Destiny Road Frank
2013Our BoysSalvador
2014 Frontera Abuelo
2014 Search Party Roberto
2014The ZwickysDon Manuel
2015Before the BorderMichael
2016 True Memoirs of an International Assassin Detective Diego Garcia
2016 Masterminds Raydel Quintero
2017 A Place in the Caribbean Marcelo
2017 Same Kind of Different as Me Julio

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 The Bionic Woman RaulEpisode: "All for One"
1978 Lou Grant DavidEpisode: "Physical"
1979 Detective School MunkEpisode: "The Runaway"
1981 The White Shadow ReporterEpisode: "Mister Hero"
1981 Archie Bunker's Place Customer #1Episode: "Murray Klein's Place"
1982 Dallas MedicEpisode: "The Search"
1982This Is Kate Bennett...Manny ResinosTelevision film
1982 CHiPs TechnicianEpisode: "Rock Devil Rock"
1982, 1985 Cagney & Lacey Dr. Acuino2 episodes
1982 Knots Landing WaiterEpisode: "Man in the Middle"
1982–1987 Hill Street Blues Reporter15 episodes
1983 Simon & Simon MechanicEpisode: "I Heard It Was Murder"
1985 Airwolf Radio OperatorEpisode: "Prisoner of Yesterday"
1986 Knight Rider Manuel GomezEpisode: "Hills of Fire"
1987 The Charmings Delivery DriverEpisode: "The Mirror Cracked"
1988 Dear John BrianEpisode: "Pilot"
1990 Drug Wars: The Camarena Story Abel Reynoso3 episodes
1990 Quantum Leap Officer MonteroEpisode: "Maybe Baby"
1990 Equal Justice ForemanEpisode: "Curses"
1991 Out of This World LuisEpisode: "Evie's Latin Touch"
1991 Sons and Daughters Security GuardEpisode: "Crime and Punishment"
1992 Empty Nest RobertoEpisode: "The Return of Aunt Susan"
1993 Sisters Officer PeckEpisode: "Life Upside-Down"
1993, 2001 NYPD Blue Renaldo Molina / EMS Officer2 episodes
1995 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Henry GarciaEpisode: "Past Tense, Part II"
1995 Flash Forward HectorEpisode: "No More Good Days"
1996 Seinfeld Power GuyEpisode: "The Cadillac"
1996 Grand Avenue CarlosTelevision film
1997 The Sentinel Cesar FuenteEpisode: "Hear No Evil"
1997 Beverly Hills, 90210 Detective Pate2 episodes
1997–1999 Days of Our Lives Priest7 episodes
1998 Players MasonEpisode: "Con-tamination"
1998 C-16: FBI BEpisode: "The Art of War"
1999 Diagnosis: Murder WalterEpisode: "Gangland: Part 2"
1999 Witness Protection David RamirezTelevision film
1999, 2005 JAG Fonseca Godoy / Bernardo2 episodes
2000 Star Trek: Voyager AstronomerEpisode: "Blink of an Eye"
2000 The Practice Mr. TabbittEpisode: "Checkmates"
2000–2002 Resurrection Blvd. Ruben Santiago53 episodes
2001 Judging Amy Det. Ben SaganeyEpisode: "One for the Road"
2001 Six Feet Under Mr. Suarez, Jr.Episode: "The Will"
2002 The Agency Pablo MartinezEpisode: "Heartless"
2003 Without a Trace Mr. ArinteroEpisode: "Maple Street"
2003 The District Mario LopezEpisode: "Blindsided"
2003 The West Wing Esteban HernandezEpisode: "Red Haven's on Fire"
2003 Dragnet Detective Gomez2 episodes
2003 Nip/Tuck Pepe
2003 She Spies Warden AntistaEpisode: "Crossed Out"
2003 Boomtown Carlos RamirezEpisode: "Wannabe"
2005 Criminal Minds Captain GriffithEpisode: "Plain Sight"
2006 Alias The WardenEpisode: "No Hard Feelings"
2008 Weeds Mexican PharmacistEpisode: "Yes I Can"
2008The Prince of Motor CityMarty KormanTelevision film
2009 Prison Break PriestEpisode: "The Mother Lode"
2009 The Closer Mr. DeLeonEpisode: "Maternal Instincts"
2009 FlashForward HectorEpisode: "No More Good Days"
2009 The Mentalist JanitorEpisode: "The Scarlet Letter"
2009 Men of a Certain Age JavierEpisode: "Mind's Eye"
2010 FutureStates FelixEpisode: "The Other Side"
2010 CSI: Miami Luis VelasquezEpisode: "Getting Axed"
2012 The River Emilio Valenzuela12 episodes
2014 Rush Emiliano / Manny's popEpisode: "Where Is My Mind?"
2015, 2020 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Santos Morales / Luis Nuñez2 episodes
2016 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. CaneloEpisode: "Meet the New Boss"
2016–2018 Chicago Fire Ramon Dawson7 episodes
2017 24: Legacy Luis Diaz5 episodes
2017 Life in Pieces MiguelEpisode: "Favorite Vision Miguel Matchmaker"
2021 Why Women Kill Carlo Castillo5 episodes

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References

  1. "Daniel Zacapa Biography". Film Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Zacapa regresa después de 30 años para actuar en The Zwickys". Diario La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-11-05.