Joseph Julian Soria | |
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Born | August 28, 1981 43) Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (age
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2004–present |
Joseph Julian Soria (born August 28, 1981) is an American actor best known for his role as Private First Class Hector Cruz in the Lifetime series Army Wives [1] [2] and Pete Ramos in The Oath .
Soria was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents are Mexican. He joined the cast of Army Wives in 2012 for season 6. [3] He was promoted to series regular for season 7 of the top-rated series. [1]
He also starred as the lead antagonist, MC Wyatt, in the Pantelion Films and Olmos Productions film Filly Brown . The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition. [4] Soria plays opposite Gina Rodriguez in the film, which premiered to a limited distribution of 188 theaters on April 19, 2013. [5] Before the film's release, the Filly Brown team mourned the loss of the film's supporting actress, Latin superstar Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash, along with six other individuals, near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico, on December 9, 2012. [6] Filly Brown was the fourth film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival for Soria, his other films include All She Can (2011), [7] High School (2010), and Hamlet 2 (2008). Soria additionally has a lead role the indie film Mission Park (later retitled Line of Duty), which premiered on September 6, 2013, by AMC Theatres. [8] [9]
On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Soria would join Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray , a political drama written and directed by Peter Sattler. [10]
He currently stars as Erik Morales in the Netflix original Gentefied.
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Meeting a Bullet | Link | |
2005 | Bliss | Pablo | Short Film |
2006 | The Bondage | Spider | |
True Men | Thug #2 | ||
The Bliss | Pablo | ||
Crank | Chico | ||
2007 | She Wore a Yellow Scrunchy | Rico | Short Film |
Saturday Night Special | Danny DelToro | Short Film | |
Trust Me | Luis | ||
2008 | Hamlet 2 | Octavio | |
Tru Loved | Manuel | ||
Days of Wrath | Wito | ||
The Cross Before Me | Ernie | ||
2009 | Fast & Furious | Drug Runner | |
Crank: High Voltage | Chico | ||
2010 | High School | Rubin | |
Assisting Venus | Paul | ||
2011 | Benavides Born | Luis | |
2012 | Filly Brown | MC Wyatt | |
2013 | Mission Park | Derek | |
Enter the Dangerous Mind | College Student | ||
2014 | Camp X-Ray | Pvt. Rico Cruz | |
10 Cent Pistol | Officer Hanna | ||
2015 | Superfast! | Cesar Veracruz | |
Do You Believe? | Carlos | ||
Max | Emilio | ||
2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Marcos | |
Officer Downe | Lab Tech #2 | ||
2020 | John Henry | Emilio |
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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2005 | The Shield | Spider | Episodes: "String Theory", "Insurgents" |
2005–2010 | CSI: Miami | Dario Aguilar / Hector Del Rio | Episodes: "Shootout", "On the hook" |
2007 | Lincoln Heights | Jesus | Episode: "Obsession" |
2007 | Brothers & Sisters (TV series) | Garret Perez | "States of the Union" |
2009 | NCIS | Victor 'Popeye' Carmado | Episode: "Deliverance |
The Closer | Alonso Garcia | Episode: "Half Load | |
In Plain Sight | Cesar Calderon | Episode: "Jailbait" | |
Bones | Pedro Marquez | Episode: "The Bond in the Boot" | |
2009–2010 | Southland | Droopy / Hector Munoz | Episodes: "Phase Three" "Unknown Trouble" |
2010 | Lie to Me | Prince John | Episode: "Dirty Loyal" |
Sons of Anarchy | Roscoe | Episode: "Widening Gyre" | |
Dexter | Carlos Fuentes | Episode: "Circle Us/Beauty and the Beast" | |
2012 | Army Wives | Hector Cruz | Recurring role season 6; main role season 7 |
2014 | Supernatural | Kuchisake-onna | Episode: "The Purge" |
2014–2015 | The Night Shift | Javy / Javier Castro | Episodes: "Grace Under Fire", "Parenthood" |
2015 | American Crime | Luis | Episodes: "Episode Five", "Episode Six" |
Complications | Alvarez | Episodes: "Diagnosis", "Relapse", "Deterioration" | |
2016 | Grimm | Goyo | Episode: "Silence of the Slams" |
2018–present | The Oath | Pete Ramos | Main role |
2019 | Hawaii Five-0 | Tory Laiyaha | Episode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima" |
2020 - present | Gentefied | Erik | Main role |
2022 | The Flight Attendant | Esteban Diaz | Main role (season 2) |
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