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American actor
Jsu Garcia
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/JsuGarcia2022.jpg/220px-JsuGarcia2022.jpg) Garcia in February 2022
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Born
| Jesus Garcia
(
1963-10-06
)
October 6, 1963
(age 60)
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Other names
| Nick Corri, Thom Fox
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Occupations
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Years active
| 1982?present
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Jesus
"
Jsu
"
Garcia
[1]
(
[2]
), also credited as
Nick Corri
(born October 6, 1963), is an American film and television actor and producer. Together with author
John-Roger
, he runs the production company Scott J-R Productions.
Early life
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Garcia was born in New York City as Jesus Garcia, to
Cuban
immigrant parents.
[3]
[4]
He attended
Fairfax High School
where he studied acting.
[5]
Career
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His first role was on the TV show
Fame
(1982), where he used the stage name Thom Fox.
[4]
He then appeared in his first film
Wes Craven
's
A Nightmare on Elm Street
(1984).
[5]
This was followed by an appearance in
Universal
's
Gotcha!
(1985),
[5]
and then in features such as
Wildcats
(1986),
Slaves of New York
(1989),
Tropical Snow
(1989),
Vampire in Brooklyn
(1995), and
Traffic
(2000). In 2002 Garcia was in
Randall Wallace
's
We Were Soldiers
(2002) in which he portrays
Mel Gibson
's heroic friend, the commander of a company fighting against the Viet Cong; and in
Andrew Davis
'
Collateral Damage
(2002), in which he plays a villainous Communist guerrilla who battles
Arnold Schwarzenegger
's character. In addition to appearances on TV shows, including
JAG
(1995),
Arli$$
(1996),
The Facts of Life
,
Miami Vice
,
Babylon 5
,
She Spies
,
Crossing Jordan
and
Murder One
(1995), Garcia also played the male lead in an
ABC
/
Touchstone
pilot,
Then Came Jones
, and had a recurring role on
Without a Trace
(2007). Garcia also played a supporting role in
Along Came Polly
(2004). Garcia played revolutionary
Che Guevara
in
Andy Garcia
's
The Lost City
. He took part in the 2010 documentary film
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
discussing his roles in various films in the
Elm Street
franchise.
Garcia portrayed
Francisco d'Anconia
in
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1
(2011), based on
Ayn Rand
's
novel of the same name
.
Garcia has also acted in theater including a production of
Grease
and won a
Drama-Logue Award
for his performance in the play
Short Eyes
.
[4]
Personal life
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Garcia is an ordained minister in the
Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness
, founded by John-Roger.
[3]
Filmography
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Film
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Television
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Year
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Title
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Role
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Notes
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1985
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Generation
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'Scrad'
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Television movie
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1986
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American Playhouse
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Javier Iglesia
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Episode: "The House of Ramon Iglesia"
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The Facts of Life
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Enrico Quinterez
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Episode: "The Wedding Day"
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1986-1988
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Miami Vice
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Colon / Officer Ramirez
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Episodes: "Badge of Dishonor", "The Good Collar"
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1987
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The Bronx Zoo
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Mario Dagostine
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Episode: "Changes"
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1994
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Red Shoe Diaries
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Miguel
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Episode: "Four on the Floor"
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1994-1996
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Murder, She Wrote
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Alex Lebron / Manuel Ramirez
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Episodes: "Proof in the Pudding", "Death Goes Double Platinum"
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1995
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Babylon 5
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Lieutenant Ramirez
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Episode: "All Alone in the Night"
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1996
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Murder One
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Eduardo Portalegre
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Episodes: "Chapter Eleven", "Chapter Seventeen", "Chapter Twenty"
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Arliss
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Robo
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Episode: "A Man of Our Times"
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Dave's World
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Juan
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Episodes: "Crime and Coconuts", "Miami Beached"
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Women: Stories of Passion
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Eddie
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Episode: "Blind Love
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1997
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Crisis Center
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Arturo Garcia
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Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me"
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1998
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JAG
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Branko Mendoza
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Episode: "Yesterday's Heroes"
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1998?1999
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The Net
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Mariano Maza
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Episodes: "Zero", "Go Like You Know"
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2000
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Secret Agent Man
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Vargas
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Episodes: "From Prima with Love", "Like Father, Like Monk"
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Rocky Times
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Television movie
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2002
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She Spies
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Antonio Ronoso
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Episode: "Three Women and a Baby"
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2003
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These Guys
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Rick
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Television movie
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Then Came Jones
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Television movie
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2004
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Crossing Jordan
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Detective Martin Cruz
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Episodes: "Dead or Alive", "Most Likely"
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2005
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Love, Inc.
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Antonio
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Episode: "Three's Company"
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2006
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CSI: Miami
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Cesar 'Cuzz' Morales
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Episode: "Fade Out"
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Our House
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Officer Gibbs
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Television movie
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2007
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Without a Trace
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Carlos Aguilar
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4 episodes
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2011
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CSI: NY
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Hector Vargas
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Episode: "Holding Cell"
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2015
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All I Want for Christmas
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Doug Matthews
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Television movie
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