Jerry Hernandez

Jerry Hernandez
Jerry Hernandez
Born	Jerry Kenneth Hernandez; June 8, 1990 (age 34); East Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor & Dancer

Jerry Kenneth Hernandez (born June 8, 1990) is an American actor and dancer of Puerto Rican and Honduran descent.

Biography

Hernandez is the oldest of two children. Throughout grade school, Hernandez took part in various school musicals and plays. Even though he enjoyed singing, dancing and acting, he did not necessarily look at entertainment as something he wanted to pursue. Towards the end of junior high and halfway through high school, his main focus became his education. His parents' dream was to see him move towards a career in pediatrics after he graduated high school. During the summer before entering his senior year, and going against his parents' wishes, Hernandez returned to his performing roots and began preparing for a talent showcase in Los Angeles called IMTA. After being approached by an agent at IMTA, he was later signed and a career in entertainment soon took shape.

Dance career

Before focusing on acting, Hernandez began his entertainment career as a professional dancer. His main focus was in Hip Hop, Jazz Funk, and Contemporary. As a dancer, Hernandez worked with such directors as Joseph Kahn and Paul Hunter, choreographers like Laurieann Gibson and Nadine "Hi-Hat" Ruffin and musicians such as Madonna and Prince. Jerry also appeared in commercials for J. C. Penney, iPod, Old Navy, Gap, GMC, Target, Jack in the Box and Taco Bell.

Acting career

Since transitioning from the dance world into acting, Hernandez has appeared on television shows such as The Shield, Invasion and Cold Case; film credits have included the American Film Institute festival selection Ethan Mao (directed by Quentin Lee) and HBO's Walkout (directed by Edward James Olmos), as well the short film Inspiración Latina for Coca-Cola (directed by Bryan Singer).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Little Boot Camp	Guy #2, Josh's friend	Short film
2004	Ethan Mao	Remigio
2006	Gettin' Some Jail Time	Suave	Short film
2014	Boys of Abu Ghraib	Rodeo
2016	On Halloween	Miguel	Short film
2022	Tomorrow's Game	Young Jorge Robles
2022	Revenge for My Mother	Officer Cortez
2024	African Giants	Dagoberto

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Comedy Central Laughs for Life Telethon 2003	Amer-i-can	Television film
2006	Walkout	Ray Chapa	Television film
2006	Invasion	Zak	Episode: "Re-Evolution"
2007	The Shield	Young Salvadoran	Episode: "Baptism by Fire"
2009	Cold Case	Alex Caceres	Episode: "Jurisprudence"
2014	The Bridge	Sylvestre Robles	Episode: "Beholder"
2020	Shameless	Chaz	Episode: "Now Leaving Illinois"
2021	Good Girls	Cop #1	Episode: "Big Kahuna"
2022	Gaslit	Alberto	Episode: "California"

Sources

External links

Jerry Hernandez at IMDb