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Jeremy Ray Valdez
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| Born | July 10, 1980 Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor, musician |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Jeremy Ray Valdez, born on July 10, 1980, is an American actor and musician. He is known for his roles in movies and TV shows. In 2010, he won an Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor for his part in the movie La Mission.
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Early Life and Background
Jeremy Ray Valdez was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His father has Mexican family roots, and his mother is from the Navajo people.
Jeremy's Acting Journey
Jeremy started his acting career by appearing in commercials for big companies like Coca-Cola and McDonald's. His first TV role was on a show called The Brothers Garcia.
TV Shows and Movies
Valdez has been in many popular TV shows. He had recurring roles on ER, Veronica Mars, and Drake & Josh. He also made guest appearances on shows like NCIS, 24, and CSI: NY.
He starred in the HBO TV movie Walkout, which was directed by Edward James Olmos. In this movie, Jeremy played Robert Avila, an undercover police officer who pretended to be a high school student. The film is based on a true story about students in East Los Angeles who protested for better school conditions in 1968.
Jeremy also starred in Junkyard Saints, a film shown on the PBS series Independent Lens. In 2013, he played Adan in the movie Blaze You Out.
Big Film Roles
In 2010, Jeremy starred in the independent movie La Mission. He played Jesse Rivera in the film, which brought him a lot of praise. For this role, he won the 2010 IMAGEN Award for "Best Supporting Actor." La Mission also starred Benjamin Bratt and was shown at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
Jeremy also appeared with Charles S. Dutton in the film "The Obama Effect." In 2010, he was cast in a new TV pilot for HBO called "All Signs of Death." Later that year, he starred in the movie Benavides Born, which was filmed in South Texas. Benavides Born was also chosen to premiere at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. This was the second time in two years that a movie starring Jeremy was featured at the Sundance Film Festival.
In March 2018, Jeremy joined the cast of the TV show The Bold and the Beautiful. He plays Detective Alex Sanchez on the show.
Jeremy's Filmography
Movies Jeremy Has Been In
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 ... | Manny | Direct-to-video |
| 2016 | H.O.M.E. | Danny | |
| 2019 | 12 Pups of Christmas | Wally |
TV Shows Jeremy Has Appeared In
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
