Zuniga, Jose

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Zuniga, Jose

PERSONAL

Born in Honduras.

Addresses: Agent—Agency for the Performing Arts, 405 South Beverly Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager-Lovett Management, 1327 Brinkley Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90049.

Career: Actor. Malaparte Theatre Company, New York City, cofounder.

Awards, Honors: ALMA Award nomination, outstanding actor in a drama series, American Latin Media Arts awards, 1998, for Nothing Sacred; ALMA Award nomination, outstanding actor in a drama series, 1999, for Sins of the City.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Enrique, Riding the Rails, 1989.

Fraga, Alive (also known as Alive: The Miracle of the Andes), Buena Vista, 1993.

Tommy La La, Crooklyn, Universal, 1994.

Miguel Flores, Fresh Kill, Airwaves Project, 1994.

Lieutenant Perez, Fresh, Miramax, 1994.

Carlos, The Cowboy Way, Universal, 1994.

Victor, Money Train, Columbia, 1995.

Bartender, Nadja, October Films, 1995.

Jerry, Smoke (also known as Smoke-Raucher unter sich), Miramax, 1995.

Jerry, Blue in the Face (also known as Brooklyn Boogie), Miramax, 1995.

New York cab driver, Flirt, Columbia TriStar Home Video, 1995.

Randy, Stonewall, Strand Releasing, 1995.

David Torres, Ransom, Buena Vista, 1996.

Chris Rojo, Striptease, Columbia, 1996.

Mexican cop, Day of the Warrior (also known as L.E.T. H.A.L. Ladies: Day of the Warrior), Monarch Home Video, 1996.

Jose, For Which He Stands, 1996.

Sims, Con Air, Buena Vista, 1997.

A Small Taste of Heaven, 1997.

Kramer, Hurricane Streets (also known as Hurricane), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998.

Andre de Silva, Next Stop Wonderland, Miramax, 1998.

Jesus Del Toro, The Opportunists, First Look Pictures Releasing, 1999.

Jose, Happy Accidents, IFC Films, 2000.

Fidel Vaillar, Gun Shy (also known as Gunshy), Buena Vista, 2000.

Escobar, The Crew, Buena Vista, 2000.

Moret, The Hunted, Buena Vista, 2003.

Detective Weiss, Constantine, Warner Bros., 2005.

Officer Sykes, The Alibi (also known as Lies & Alibis and Lies and Alibis), Columbia, 2006.

Agent Pete, Mission: Impossible III (also known as M:i:III), Paramount, 2006.

Randall, Undoing, 2006.

Isidor, Tortilla Heaven, 2007.

Roybal, Next, Columbia, 2007.

Television Appearances; Series:

Freddie Corillo, Sins of the City (also known as Shades of Sin), USA Network, 1998–99.

Ray Orozco, That's Life, CBS, 2001–2002.

Detective Cavaliere, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (also known as C.S.I. and CSI: Las Vegas), CBS, 2004–2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Paquito D'Rivera, For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (also known as The Arturo Sandoval Story), HBO, 2000.

Hector, Snow White (also known as Blanche-Neige and Snow White: The Fairest of Them All), ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Rudy Amendariz, "Wedded Bliss," Law and Order, NBC, 1992.

Jimmy Torres, "Sins of the Father," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1994.

Bobby Ruiz, "You Bet Your Life," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1994.

Esposito Spinoza, "The Hit Parade," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1995.

Esposito Spinoza, "The Medium Is the Message," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1995.

Esposito Spinoza, "Goldilocks," The Cosby Mysteries, NBC, 1995.

Father Jimmy Torres, "Bad Girls," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1995.

Father Jimmy Torres, "Toy Soldiers," New York Undercover (also known as Uptown Undercover), Fox, 1996.

Juan Alberto "J. A." Ortiz, "Song of Songs," Nothing Sacred (also known as Priesthood), ABC, 1997.

Arturo the hair stylist, "Moody Blues," Mad About You, NBC, 1997.

Detective Mark Rivera, "Bait," Law and Order, NBC, 1998.

Dr. Carroll, "Waiting," Get Real, Fox, 2000.

Computer forensics technician, "Repression," Law & Order, NBC, 2001.

George Cortinez, "Blood Relatives," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002.

Oscar, "The Christmas Wish," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 2002.

Carl Galaz, "Simple Man," CSI: Miami, CBS, 2003.

Review board investigator number two, "The Little Guy," Dragnet (also known as L.A. Dragnet), ABC, 2003.

Julio, "Dear Derwood," Karen Sisco, ABC, 2003.

Computer forensics technician, "Mean," Law & Order, NBC, 2004.

Crime scene technician, "Careless," Law & Order, NBC, 2004.

"A Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Lose," Century City, CBS, 2004.

Eduardo Lopez, "Where There's Smoke," ER, NBC, 2004.

Eduardo Lopez, "One for the Road," ER, NBC, 2004.

Christoff, "Cry Wolf," Law & Order, NBC, 2004.

Roberto Fox, "The Orphan," Alias, ABC, 2005.

Gino, "Cut Throat," The Shield, FX Channel, 2005.

Gino, "Back in the Hole," The Shield, FX Channel, 2005.

Gino, "Ain't That a Shame," The Shield, FX Channel, 2005.

Mickey Santana, "The Man in the SUV," Bones, Fox, 2005.

Mickey Santana, "A Boy in the Tree," Bones, Fox, 2005.

Joseph Malina, "Day 5: 4:00 a.m.-5:00 a.m.," 24, Fox, 2006.

Jason Spitz, "The Graduates," The O.C., Fox, 2006.

Jorge Castillo, "Return to Sender," Dexter, Showtime, 2006.

Borough investigator, "In Vino Veritas," Law & Order, NBC, 2006.

Coyote, "Bolshoi Booze," Prison Break, Fox, 2006.

Coyote, "Disconnect," Prison Break, Fox, 2006.

Jorge Castillo, "Love American Style," Dexter, Showtime, 2006.

Stage Appearances:

Professor Virgadamo, A Joke, Malaparte Theatre Company, Sanford Meisner Theatre, New York City, 1992.

Arturo Constantini, Veins and Thumbtacks, Malaparte Theatre Company, Theatre Row Theatre, New York City, 1994.

Also appeared in A Dream of Wealth; House of Lear; Of Blessed Memory; Search and Destroy.

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