Joseph Julian Soria

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Joseph Julian Soria
BornAugust 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 41)
OccupationActor
Years active2004–present

Joseph Julian Soria (born August 28, 1981) is a Mexican-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 .

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Life and career

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.

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2004Meeting a BulletLink
2005BlissPabloShort Film
2006 The Bondage Spider
True MenThug #2
The BlissPablo
CrankChico
2007She Wore a Yellow ScrunchyRicoShort Film
Saturday Night SpecialDanny DelToroShort Film
Trust MeLuis
2008 Hamlet 2 Octavio
Tru Loved Manuel
Days of Wrath Wito
The Cross Before MeErnie
2009 Fast & Furious Drug Runner
Crank: High Voltage Chico
2010 High School Rubin
Assisting VenusPaul
2011Benavides BornLuis
2012Filly BrownMC Wyatt
2013 Mission Park Derek
Enter the Dangerous Mind College Student
2014 Camp X-Ray Pvt. Rico Cruz
10 Cent PistolOfficer 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
Television
YearFilmRoleNotes
2005 The Shield SpiderEpisodes: "String Theory", "Insurgents"
20052010 CSI: Miami Dario Aguilar / Hector Del RioEpisodes: "Shootout", "On the hook"
2007 Lincoln Heights JesusEpisode: "Obsession"
2007 Brothers & Sisters (TV series) Garret Perez"States of the Union"
2009 NCIS Victor 'Popeye' CarmadoEpisode: "Deliverance
The Closer Alonso GarciaEpisode: "Half Load
In Plain Sight Cesar CalderonEpisode: "Jailbait"
Bones Pedro MarquezEpisode: "The Bond in the Boot"
20092010 Southland Droopy / Hector MunozEpisodes: "Phase Three"
"Unknown Trouble"
2010 Lie to Me Prince JohnEpisode: "Dirty Loyal"
Sons of Anarchy RoscoeEpisode: "Widening Gyre"
Dexter Carlos FuentesEpisode: "Circle Us/Beauty and the Beast"
2012 Army Wives Hector CruzRecurring role season 6; main role season 7
2014 Supernatural Kuchisake-onnaEpisode: "The Purge"
20142015 The Night Shift Javy / Javier CastroEpisodes: "Grace Under Fire", "Parenthood"
2015 American Crime LuisEpisodes: "Episode Five", "Episode Six"
Complications AlvarezEpisodes: "Diagosis", "Relapse", "Deterioration"
2016 Grimm GoyoEpisode: "Silence of the Slams"
2018present The Oath Pete RamosMain role
2019 Hawaii Five-0 Tory LaiyahaEpisode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima"
2020 - present Gentefied ErikMain role
2022 The Flight Attendant Esteban DiazMain role (season 2)

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