| Intro | American actor |
| Is |
Actor Film actor Stage actor Television actor |
| From | United States of America |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 30 March 1979, Marshfield |
| Age: | 41 years |
| Star sign | Aries |
Jose Pablo Cantillo (born March 30, 1979), is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ricky Verona in Crank, Hector Salazar in FX’s Sons of Anarchy and Caesar Martinez in AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Early life
Son of Costa Rican parents, Roberto Cantillo and Rita Bolaños, Jose Pablo Cantillo (known as “Joey” in his high school days ) was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana and attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School, where he was a tennis standout for all four years, leading the Terre Haute South Braves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1996. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2003 with a double major in marketing and finance from the Kelley School of Business.
Career
Cantillo decided to pursue an acting career in New York City after taking some drama classes at IU. In late 2003, he moved to California, where he, his wife Kristi, and their 7-year-old daughter live in Santa Clarita, a town “that kind of reminds us of Terre Haute”.
After doing Off-Broadway plays in New York, Cantillo landed guest roles on popular television series since early 2000. Cantillo had a recurring role in The Walking Dead as Ceasar Martinez. He had a role in Neil Blomkamp’s next two films, science fiction action thriller Elysium in 2013, and Chappie in 2015.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Manchurian Candidate | Villalobos | |
| 2005 | Shackles | Gabriel Garcia | |
| 2006 | Crank | Ricky Verona | |
| The Bondage | Spider | ||
| 2007 | Cleaner | Miguel | |
| Disturbia | Officer Gutierrez | ||
| After Sex | Marco | ||
| 2008 | Redbelt | Snowflake | |
| 2009 | Streets of Blood | Pepe | |
| Crank: High Voltage | Ricky Verona | ||
| Virtuality | Manny Rodriguez | TV movie | |
| 2013 | Elysium | Sandro | |
| 2015 | Chappie | Amerika | |
| Solace | Sawyer | Post-production | |
| Tales of Halloween (Segment: “The Ransom of Rusty Rex”) | Dutch | Filming |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Jack Martinez | 1 episode |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Wilberto ‘Wille’ Angel | 1 episode | |
| 2004 | ER | Juan Enriquez | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Medical Investigation | Rick Hain | 1 episode |
| CSI: Miami | Juan Fernandez | 1 episode | |
| Crossing Jordan | Danny Artega | 1 episode | |
| Nip/Tuck | Marlon Ramirez | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Bones | Jose Vargas | 1 episode |
| 2006–07 | Standoff | Duff Gonzalez | Season 1 (series regular; 18 episodes) |
| 2007 | Eyes | Fransisco Lopez | 1 episode |
| The Unit | Rock | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | I.A. Officer Galvez | 1 episode |
| Monk | Carlos | 1 episode | |
| The Shield | Amando Rios | 2 episodes: “Genocide” (season 7, episode 4) “Animal Control” (season 7, episode 6) |
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| 2009 | The Closer | Enrique Santos | 1 episode |
| Lie To Me | Amadeo Valadez | 1 episode | |
| 2010 | Hawthorne | Manny Rodriguez | 1 episode |
| Dark Blue | Raphael Garza | 1 episode | |
| Sons of Anarchy | Hector Salazar | Season 3 (recurring; 9 episodes) | |
| Lone Star | Matt | 1 episode | |
| Terriers | Felipe Prado | 1 episode | |
| The Good Guys | Santora | 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Law & Order: LA | Cesar Vargas | 1 episode |
| 2012 | The River | Manny Centeno | 2 episodes: “Peaches” (season 1: episode 5) “Doctor Emmet Cole” (season 1: episode 6) 2012 tall hot blond |
| 2012–13 | The Walking Dead | Caesar Martinez | Recurring (Season 3) Guest (Season 4): 13 episodes |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Angel | 1 episode |
| Twisted Tales | Ricardo | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Rush | – | 1 episode |
| 2014–15 | Constantine | Hugo Lopez | 2 episodes |