Enrique Murciano

Enrique Ricardo Murciano (born July 9, 1973) is an American actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Danny Taylor in the CBS mystery drama series Without a Trace from 2002 to 2009.

Early life and education Born and raised in Miami, Florida, Murciano attended Christopher Columbus High School and then Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. He originally studied at New England School of Law in Boston for a time, but ultimately decided to pursue an acting career and left. He moved to Los Angeles, and began his career, making his feature film debut in the 1997 action film Speed 2: Cruise Control, which starred Sandra Bullock.

Career In 2000, Murciano appeared in the crime drama Traffic. In 2001, he starred as Francesco Torres in the short-lived MTV soap opera Spyder Games. That same year, he appeared in war thriller Black Hawk Down. It was there that he met Jerry Bruckheimer, leading to him being offered a starring role as Danny Taylor in the CBS mystery drama Without a Trace. The series centered around a missing persons unit of the FBI in New York City. The show ran for seven seasons from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009. This role earned him two nominations from the ALMA Award in 2008 and in 2009.

His additional film credits include the comedy Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (his second film with Sandra Bullock), the drama How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, the drama The Lost City and the Peruvian-Spanish drama Máncora. He also appeared in the music video "Yes We Can" by will.i.am and in the video directed by Demi Moore "Presidential Pledge".

In October 2009, Murciano appeared in the CBS police procedural drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in season 10: episode 4 titled "Coup de Gráce" (French for "stroke of mercy"), as Det. Carlos Moreno from the LVPD Vice Division.

In April 2011, Murciano had a recurring role in the CBS police procedural drama NCIS, as CIA Agent Ray "CI-Ray" Cruz appearing in season 8: episode 20 titled "Two-Faced" and the eighth-season finale titled "Pyramid". In January 2012, he made his final appearance on the show in season 9: episode 13 titled "A Desperate Man".

In April 2012, Murciano returned to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation reprising his role of Det. Carlos Moreno, appearing in season 12: episode 20 titled "Altered Stakes", the twelfth-season finale titled "Homecoming", the thirteenth-season premiere titled "Karma to Burn" and season 13: episode 3 titled "Wild Flowers".

In October 2012, Murciano had a recurring role in the short-lived ABC supernatural/horror drama 666 Park Avenue, as Dr. Scott Evans, appearing in the fifth episode titled "A Crowd of Demons", the sixth episode titled "Diabolic" and the seventh episode titled "Downward Spiral".

Murciano co-starred as Kemp in the 3-D science fiction film Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the 2014 sequel to Rise of the Planet of the Apes. From 2014 to 2016, he played Felipe Lobos in the Starz series Power.

In 2015, Murciano began a role as a series regular as Det. Marco Diaz on the Netflix original series Bloodline.

In 2017, Murciano had a supporting role in the Netflix original film Bright as a gang leader named "Poison".

Personal life In 2006, People magazine ranked him number seven in its annual list of "The Sexiest Men Alive".

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1997 Speed 2: Cruise Control Alejandro Credited as Enrique Murciano Jr. 2000 Traffic DEA agent 2001 Black Hawk Down Ruiz 2002 Case 42 Lazlo 2003 Cafe and Tobacco Tico 2005 Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous Jeff Foreman Ricardo Fellove 2008 Máncora Iñigo Also executive producer 2009 How to Go Out on a Date in Queens Junior 2013 Water & Power Water 2014Dawn of the Planet of the Apes Kemp 2016 Collateral Beauty Stan Uncredited 2017 Rough Night Detective Ruiz Bright Poison 2020 The Half of It Deacon Flores 2022 Father of the Bride Junior 2023 Miranda's Victim Detective Cooley

Television Year Title Role Notes 1999 Suddenly Susan Enrique Episode: Wedding Bell Blues Tony Episode: "Risque Business" 2001 Spyder Games Francisco Torres Main role; 36 episodes 2002 Star Trek: Enterprise Tolaris Episode: "Fusion" 2002–2009 Without a Trace Danny Taylor Main role; 159 episodes 2004 Television film; executive producer 2009, 2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Detective Carlos Moreno 5 episodes 2010 Marry Me Harry Miniseries; 2 episodes 2011 Medium Luis Amenabar Episode: "Me Without You" 2011–2012 NCIS CIA Agent Ray Cruz 3 episodes 2012 666 Park Avenue Dr. Scott Evans 3 episodes 2014–2016 Power Felipe Lobos 10 episodes 2015–2017 Bloodline Detective Marco Diaz Main role; 26 episodes 2016–2017 Hap and Leonard Raoul 6 episodes 2017 The Blacklist Special Agent Julian Gale 5 episodes Inspector John Henry Fernack Television film 2020 Briarpatch Senator Joseph Ramirez 5 episodes 2021 Tell Me Your Secrets Peter Guillory Main role Panic Sheriff James Cortez Main role 2023 The Night Agent Ben Almora 10 episodes 2024 Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story Carlos Baralt 3 episodes