Jay Hernandez

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-02-20 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

Jay Hernandez

Biography

Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978) is a Mexican-born American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016). He portrays Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jay Hernandez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2006

Hostel

as Paxton

2007

2006

World Trade Center

as Dominick Pezzulo

2001

Crazy/Beautiful

as Carlos Nuñez

2024

The Long Game

as JB Peña

2001

Joy Ride

as Marine

2010

Takers

as Eddie Hatcher

2007

Live!

as Pablo

2005

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

as Carlito Brigante

2008

Lakeview Terrace

as Javier Villareal

2004

Friday Night Lights

as Brian Chavez

2008

Quarantine

as Jake

2002

The Rookie

as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

2000

Living the Life

as Kikicho

2012

LOL

as James

2005

2004

Ladder 49

as Keith Perez

2015

Max

as Sergeant Reyes

2016

Suicide Squad

as Chato Santana / El Diablo

2004

Torque

as Dalton

2016

Bad Moms

as Jessie Harkness

2017

A Bad Moms Christmas

as Jessie Harkness

2017

Bright

as Rodriguez

2006

2019

Toy Story 4

as Bonnie’s Dad (voice)

2007

Grindhouse

as Boddy (segment "Thanksgiving") (uncredited)

Production

2007

Grindhouse

as Presenter

-

Night Comes

as Executive Producer

-

Night Comes

as Director

2020

You're Not Alone

as Executive Producer

2020

Beneath Us

as Executive Producer

-

Night Comes

as Writer

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