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Jeremy Ray Valdez

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Jeremy Ray Valdez
Valdez in 2024
Born (1980-07-10) July 10, 1980 (age 44)
Occupation(s)Actor, musician
Years active2000–present

Jeremy Ray Valdez (born July 10, 1980) is an American actor and musician. He won the 2010 Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film for his role in La Mission.

Early life

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Valdez was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1980. His father is of Mexican heritage and his mother is of Navajo descent.

Career

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Valdez began his career in national commercials for Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Six Flags, Verizon Communications, and Toys "R" Us. Valdez landed his first television role on The Brothers Garcia.

Valdez has appeared in recurring roles on television shows including ER, Veronica Mars, Drake & Josh and guest starring roles on The Closer, NCIS, 24, CSI: NY, JAG, The Shield, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, That's So Raven, Medical Investigation, Boston Public and One on One.[1] He also starred in the HBO TV Movie, Walkout, directed by Edward James Olmos. Valdez portrays Robert Avila, an undercover police officer who poses as a high school student, in the film based on the true story of the five Mexican-American East LA high schools that organized a walkout in 1968 to protest poor school conditions. Additionally, Jeremy starred in Junkyard Saints, a film which was featured on the PBS series Independent Lens. He also played the role of Adan in the film, Blaze You Out, directed by Mateo Frazier and Diego Joaquin Lopez in 2013.

Valdez starred in the 2010 independent hit La Mission. Jeremy has garnered accolades and success from his role as Jesse Rivera in the film. These include a 2010 IMAGEN Award for "Best Supporting Actor". La Mission stars Valdez, alongside Benjamin Bratt, and was featured at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.[2] Jeremy also starred opposite Charles S. Dutton in the upcoming film, "The Obama Effect". In 2010 he was cast in Allan Ball's newest pilot for HBO, "All Signs of Death". In the spring of 2010, Valdez starred in the feature film Benavides Born, filmed in South Texas. Benavides Born was selected to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, in competition. This will mark the second film in two years that Jeremy has starred in a film that will be included in the Sundance Film Festival.

In March 2018 Valdez joined the cast of The Bold and the Beautiful as Detective Alex Sanchez.[3]

Personal life

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Valdez resides in Arizona.[citation needed]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2000 Land of a Thousand Dances Frankie Cannibal
2003 Graduation Night Young Man
2005 Constantine Liquor Store Clerk Nico
2009 La Mission Jes Rivera
2011 All She Can Raynaldo
2012 Fortress Tom Direct-to-video
2012 The Obama Effect Hector Santiago Jr.
2013 Mission Park Bobby
2013 Dreamer Joe
2013 Blaze You Out Adan
2014 Bad Asses Manny Direct-to-video
2016 H.O.M.E. Danny
2019 12 Pups of Christmas Wally

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 The Brothers García Butter Episode: "Band on the Run"
2001 The Nightmare Room Spencer Turner Episode: "The Howler"
2001 Family Law Enrique Episode: "My Brother's Keeper"
2001 Taylor's Wall Arturo Television film
2001 Boston Public Jerry Episode: "Chapter Twenty-Four"
2002 American Family Young Eduardo 2 episodes
2002 Home of the Brave Artimeo Garcia Television film
2003 That's So Raven Ricky 2 episodes
2003 Without a Trace Theo Rodriguez Episode: "A Tree Falls"
2004 CSI: Miami Carlos Gonzalez Episode: "Blood Moon"
2004 Drake & Josh Paul 4 episodes
2004 The Shield Esteban Episode: "Blood and Water"
2004 One on One Raffy Episode: "Sleepless in Baltimore"
2004 JAG Corporal Gabrial Salazar Episode: "This Just in from Baghdad"
2005 CSI: NY Antonio Reyes Episode: "The Dove Commission"
2005 Medical Investigation Nestor 2 episodes
2005 ER Roberto Rosales
2006 Walkout Robert Avila Television film
2006 Veronica Mars Marcos Oliveres 2 episodes
2006 24 Tim Rooney Episode: "Day 5: 5:00 a.m.-6:00 a.m."
2007 The Rookie: CTU Jason Blaine 12 episodes
2008 The Rookie: Day 3 Extraction Miniseries
2009 The Closer Tommy Martinez Episode: "Half Load"
2010 NCIS Alfonso Vega Episode: "Masquerade"
2010 All Signs of Death Jaime Abarca Television film
2012 Longmire Vehoe Roundstone Episode: "Unfinished Business"
2013 Castle Todd Episode: "The Wild Rover"
2015 The Mentalist Pedro Orosco Episode: "Green Light"
2018, 2019 The Lion Guard Cek 2 episodes
2018–present The Bold and the Beautiful Detective Alex Sanchez 33 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Weavil, Bambi (August 22, 2011). "Interview with Jeremy Ray Valdez on La Mission, Gay Rights, Autism , etc". Adam Foxie. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Biss, Bill (April 1, 2010). "The Family Dynamics of the Latino Culture – Jeremy Ray Valdez as a Gay Son in La Mission". Rage Monthly. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "Jeremy Ray Valdez". soaps.sheknows.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
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