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David Zayas

Biography

David Zayas

Actor

Born
August 15, 1962
Age
64 years old
Place of birth
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Years active
1990 – present
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73

Credits

33

Movies

40

TV series

37

Years active

7.1

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of David Zayas

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Career timeline

  1. 1962 · Born

    Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico

  2. 1990 · Screen debut

    Law & Order (TV)

  3. 1999 · Breakthrough

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    R.J. Decker (TV)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama57
  • Crime39
  • Mystery18
  • Thriller14
  • Comedy13
  • Action8
Highest-rated title Dexter: Resurrection 2025 8.5 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside David Zayas in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 R.J. Decker as Victor Ochoa TV
  2. 2025 The Running Man as Richard Manuel Movie
  3. 2025 Dexter: Resurrection as Angel Batista TV
  4. 2023 Snag as Ramon Movie
  5. 2023 The Night Agent as Mike Fonseca TV
  6. 2022 The Bear as David Marrero TV
  7. 2021 Elite Short Stories: Samuel Omar as Hombre borracho 1 TV
  8. 2021 Dexter: New Blood as Angel Batista TV
  9. 2021 R♥️J as Fernando Capulet Movie
  10. 2020 NEXT as Nacio Ramos TV
  11. 2020 Power Book II: Ghost as Uncle Frank TV
  12. 2020 Force of Nature as John the Baptist Movie
  13. 2020 Body Cam as Sergeant Kesper Movie
  14. 2019 Deadly Class as El Angel Del Diablo TV
  15. 2018 FBI as Antonio Vargas TV
  16. 2018 Seven Seconds as Medina TV
  17. 2017 The Guest Book as David TV
  18. 2017 11:55 as Maurice Movie
  19. 2017 Teen Titans: The Judas Contract as Alberto Reyes (voice) Movie
  20. 2016 Shut Eye as Eduardo Bernal TV
  21. 2016 The Lennon Report as Officer Joseph Medina Movie
  22. 2016 Tallulah as Detective Richards Movie
  23. 2015 The Wannabe as Pablo Guzman Movie
  24. 2015 Quantico as Charlie TV
  25. 2014 Annie as Lou Movie
  26. 2014 Ride as Ramon Movie
  27. 2014 Gotham as Sal Maroni TV
  28. 2014 Saint George as Junior TV
  29. 2014 Chicago P.D. as Carlos Mendoza TV
  30. 2013 The Blacklist as Manny Soto TV
  31. 2013 Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret as Detective Flores Movie
  32. 2013 The Following as Tyson Hernandez TV
  33. 2012 Elementary as Juan Murillo TV
  34. 2011 Grimm as Salvadore Butrell TV
  35. 2011 Person of Interest as Ernie Trask TV
  36. 2011 Bob's Burgers as Bubble Master (voice) TV
  37. 2010 Skyline as Oliver Movie
  38. 2010 Blue Bloods as Governor Martin Mendez TV
  39. 2010 The Expendables as General Garza Movie
  40. 2010 Coach as Ramon Movie
  41. 2010 13 as Detective Larry Mullane Movie
  42. 2009 Wake as Grayson Movie
  43. 2008 In Plain Sight as Harrison Locke TV
  44. 2007 The Savages as Eduardo Movie
  45. 2007 Michael Clayton as Detective Dalberto Movie
  46. 2007 Burn Notice as Javier TV
  47. 2006 Dexter as Angel Batista TV
  48. 2006 Shark as Alvarez TV
  49. 2006 Conviction as Cartwright TV
  50. 2006 16 Blocks as Robert Torres Movie
  51. 2006 The Feast of the Goat as Antonio de la Maza Movie
  52. 2005 The Closer as Brian TV
  53. 2005 The Interpreter as Charlie Russell Movie
  54. 2005 Numb3rs as Carlos Costavo TV
  55. 2004 Jailbait as Guard Movie
  56. 2003 Angels in America as Super TV
  57. 2003 Undefeated as Paulie Movie
  58. 2002 Without a Trace as Gabriel Molina TV
  59. 2002 CSI: Miami as Ben Porterson TV
  60. 2002 A Gentleman's Game as Alfred D'Angelo Movie
  61. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Stanley Maas TV
  62. 2001 Wit as Code Team Blue Head Movie
  63. 2000 The Yards as Officer Jerry Rifkin Movie
  64. 2000 The Beat as Rei Morales TV
  65. 1999 Bringing Out the Dead as Cop in Elevator Movie
  66. 1999 Third Watch as Motorman TV
  67. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Detective Milton TV
  68. 1998 Stepmom as Policeman Movie
  69. 1998 Rounders as Osborne Movie
  70. 1998 Scarred City as Cop #1 Movie
  71. 1998 Return to Paradise as Construction Foreman Movie
  72. 1997 Oz as Enrique Morales TV
  73. 1990 Law & Order as McGinty TV

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Quick facts

How old is David Zayas?

David Zayas is 64 years old, born on August 15, 1962.

Where was David Zayas born?

David Zayas was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

What was David Zayas’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring David Zayas is Law & Order (1990).

How many movies and series has David Zayas made?

Our catalogue lists 73 titles for David Zayas: 33 movies and 40 TV series.

What is David Zayas’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Dexter: Resurrection has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

Also born on August 15

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