He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company.Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role.Correction Samuel Jackson told Tarantino he had messed up by not casting him in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino agreed and told him he was writing a script and had a character that he had written specifically with Jackson in mind. Calderon had a better initial reading than Jackson and Tarantino gave serious consideration to casting him as Jules Winnfield.Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace.Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferraras 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel.Calderon acted in The Last Castle and the critically acclaimed independent feature Girlfight. His more than three dozen film credits also include Out of Sight, Cop Land, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Firm, The Addiction, Q & A, Sea of Love, Clockers and King of New York. In addition, he has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on Dream Street, Law & Order and Miami Vice.In 2010, Calderon is set to star as The Businessman in Sanzhar Sultanovs crime drama - The Story.

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Kill the Poor

Carlos DeJesus

Фильм 2003

Sweet Nothing

Ray

Фильм 1995

La Soga

Фильм 2009

Burning Daylight

Hughie Luke

Фильм 2010

Welcome to New York

Pierre

Фильм 2014

Q & A

Roger Montalvo

Фильм 1990

Bait

Cop (uncredited)

Фильм 2000

Doubletake

Bitong

Фильм 1985

Community Plot

Фильм 1984

Tenement

Hector

Фильм 1985

Condition Red

Angel Delgado

Фильм 1995

The Hungry Ghosts

Carl

Фильм 2009

One Tough Cop

Sgt. Diaz

Фильм 1998

Staging Anna

Director

Фильм 2024

The Strike

Walt Whitman

Фильм 2016

Biodegradable

Profesor Lopez

Фильм 2013

Bolaetrapo

Cuenta

Фильм 2013

All Revved Up

Carl

Фильм 1998

Penn & Teller Get Killed

Juan

Фильм 1989

Down This Road

Father

Фильм 2010

West End

Robert Mackey

Фильм 2014

A Kiss of Chaos

Oscar Perez

Фильм 2009

Prick

President

Фильм

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

Self (archive footage)

Фильм 2021

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Eric Molina

Tv 1999

Blue Bloods

Lieutenant Perez

Tv 2010

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Marcus Feingold

Tv 2001

The Blacklist

Manuel Esteban

Tv 2013

Lie to Me

Manny Trillo

Tv 2009

This Is Us

Older Risto Rivas

Tv 2016

New York Undercover

Emilio Vasquez

Tv 1994

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Jojo Rios

Tv 2001

East New York

Father Frank Suarez

Tv 2022

Fear the Walking Dead

Alejandro Núñez

Tv 2015

The Equalizer

Rat Heart

Tv 1985

Bosch

Det. Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson

Tv 2015

The Black Donnellys

Detective at Prison

Tv 2007

Dellaventura

Detective Rosario

Tv 1997

The Equalizer

Chacon

Tv 1985

The Education of Max Bickford

Danny Martinez

Tv 2001

Third Watch

Bobby's father

Tv 1999