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Nestor Serrano | |
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 Serrano at the 2014 Alma Awards | |
| Born | November 5, 1955 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
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 .
Serrano studied at Queens College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, both in New York City. [1]
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 . [2] 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 . [3] In 2017, he played the psychiatrist Dr. Saul in the movie thriller Clinical .
Serrano is of Puerto Rican descent. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1986 | The Money Pit | Handyman | ||
| 1989 | Lethal Weapon 2 | Eddie Estaban | ||
| 1991 | Hangin' with the Homeboys | Fernando (aka Vinny) | ||
| 1995 | Bad Boys | Detective Sanchez | ||
| 1996 | Daylight | Weller | ||
| 1998 | The Negotiator | Hellman | ||
| 1999 | Bringing Out the Dead | Doctor Hazmat | ||
| 2000 | Ready to Run | Hector Machado | TV Film | |
| 2001 | After the Storm | Ortega | ||
| 2002 | Empire | Rafael Mendoza | ||
| 2003 | Runaway Jury | Janovich | ||
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | Tom Gomez | ||
| 2005 | Sueño | El Zorro | ||
| 2008 | Definitely, Maybe | Arthur Robredo | ||
| 2009 | Falling Awake | Lazaro | ||
| 2010 | Secretariat | Pancho Martin | [5] | |
| 2010 | Cielito Lindo | Matador | ||
| 2012 | Act of Valor | Walter Ross | [6] | |
| 2014 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Committee General | [7] | |
| 2014 | Sniper: Legacy | Steffen | Direct-to-DVD | [8] |
| 2017 | Clinical | Dr. Saul | [9] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1988 | Hunter | Jessie Cruz | 2 episodes | [10] |
| 1989-1990 | True Blue | Off. Geno Toffenelli | 12 episodes | |
| 1991 | Love, Lies and Murder | Gonzalez | 2 episodes | [11] |
| 1992-1993 | The Hat Squad | Rafael | 13 episodes | [12] |
| 1996-1997 | Moloney | Lt. Matty Navarro | 5 episodes | |
| 1999 | The X-Files | Ken Naciamento | Episode: "Milagro" | |
| 2001-2002 | Witchblade | Captain Bruno Dante | 10 episodes | |
| 2002 | ER | David Torres CDC | Episode: “Lockdown” | |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | Edward Hickle | Episode: "Double Cap" | |
| 2005 | 24 | Navi Araz | 10 episodes | |
| 2006 | Criminal Minds | Det. Hanover | Episode: "Poison" | |
| 2008 | Fringe | Henry Jacobson | Episode: "The Arrival" | |
| 2010 | Burn Notice | Tony Caro | Episode: "Made Man" | |
| 2010-2011 | 90210 | Victor Luna | 7 episodes | |
| 2011 | Homeland | Tony Trujillo | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2012 | Dexter | Hector Estrada | 2 episodes | |
| 2014 | Graceland | Carlos Solano Sr. | 4 episodes | |
| 2014-2015 | Revenge | Chief Edward Alvarez | 5 episodes | |
| 2016 | Bosch | Chief Frank Silva | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Banshee | Emilio Loera | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | The Last Ship | Alex Rivera | 9 episodes | |
| 2017 | APB | Mayor Michael Salgado | 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | Love, Death & Robots | Major Graham | Voice role Episode: "Lucky 13" | |
| 2022 | Walker: Independence | Francis Reyes | 4 episodes |
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