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Raymond Cruz

Acting · Born September 10, 1964 · Los Angeles County, California, USA

Raymund Cruz (born September 10, 1964) is a Native Mexican-American character actor. He is mostly known for playing military roles. His movie roles include Clear and Present Danger as Ding Chavez, The Substitute as Tom Berenger's second-in-command Joey Six, The Rock in an un-credited U.S. Marine role, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money as Jesus, Alien Resurrection as USM Private Vincent DiStephano, and Under Siege as Ramirez. He also appeared in the gang movie Blood In Blood Out, playing the role of Chuey, a gang member from the Vatos Locos. In 2005 he played Chino In Havoc. He also appears in Gremlins 2: The New Batch, credited as "The Messenger," and in Training Day as a gang member named Sniper, the poker player who doesn't know that three-of-a-kind beats two pair.

Movies with Raymond Cruz

• Training Day (2001) — Sniper
• Alien Resurrection (1997) — Distephano
• The Rock (1996) — Sergeant Rojas (uncredited)
• Bound by Honor (1993) — Chuey
• Broken Arrow (1996) — Air Force Staff Officer at Casualty Briefing (uncredited)
• Under Siege (1992) — Ramirez
• The Curse of La Llorona (2019) — Rafael Olvera
• Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) — Messenger
• Clear and Present Danger (1994) — Domingo Chavez
• Collateral Damage (2002) — Junior
• Out for Justice (1991) — Hector
• The Substitute (1996) — Joey Six

TV shows with Raymond Cruz

• The Closer (2005) — Julio Sanchez
• My Name Is Earl (2005) — Paco
• Major Crimes (2012) — Detective Julio Sanchez