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Nestor Serrano
Serrano at the 2014 Alma Awards
Born	(1955-11-05) November 5, 1955 (age 69) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1982–present

Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Navi Araz in the fourth season of 24. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax series Banshee.

Early life

Serrano studied at Queens College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, both in New York City.

Career

Serrano began his acting career in off-Broadway plays in the late 1970s. He often portrays authority figures on both sides of the law. His first film was the 1986 Tom Hanks comedy The Money Pit. Since then, he has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Lethal Weapon 2, Bad Boys, The Negotiator, Empire, Secretariat, The Insider, Runaway Jury and The Day After Tomorrow.

He has an extensive television résumé, with appearances in shows such as Burn Notice, Homeland, Alias, Blue Bloods, and Law & Order and its spin-offs: SVU, Trial by Jury, and Criminal Intent.

Serrano is well known for playing Islamic terrorist Navi Araz in 24. He played Bobby's father on an episode of Ugly Betty. He played Victor, Adrianna Tate-Duncan's manager, on the CW show 90210. He made a guest-appearance on the Criminal Minds episode "Poison" as Det. Hanover, and he portrayed drug cartel leader Hector Estrada in Season 7 of the Showtime series Dexter. He played Carlos Solano, leader of the Solano Cartel in the USA show Graceland. In 2017, he played the psychiatrist Dr. Saul in the movie thriller Clinical.

Personal life

Serrano is of Puerto Rican descent.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

1. http://nestorserrano.com/
2. "Ugly Betty Casts Bobby's Parents". TVGuide.com.
3. "Nestor Serrano & Brit Morgan Join Cast of USA's 'Graceland'". Zap2it.com. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
4. Honan, William H. (22 January 1990). "Ethnic and Disabled Actors Ask for a Chance". The New York Times.
5. "Secretariat - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2010-10-08. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
6. "Act of Valor - a movie featuring real-life Navy SEAL operators". Spec Ops Magazine. 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
7. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), retrieved 2024-01-04
8. "Sniper: Legacy - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
9. "CLINICAL (2017)". CULTURE CRYPT. 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
10. "Hunter episode guide - Season Four - Naked Justice". Angelfire. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
11. "Love, Lies and Murder". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
12. "The Hat Squad". EW.com. Retrieved 2024-01-04.

External links

• Official website
• Nestor Serrano at IMDb

• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• American male film actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
• Living people
• Male actors from the Bronx
• Queens College, City University of New York alumni
• 1955 births