Joseph Julian Soria

Joseph Julian Soria (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Private First Class Hector Cruz in the Lifetime series Army Wives and Pete Ramos in The Oath.

Life and career Soria was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents are Mexican. He joined the cast of Army Wives in 2012 for season 6. He was promoted to series regular for season 7 of the top-rated series. Soria plays opposite Gina Rodriguez in the film, which premiered to a limited distribution of 188 theaters on April 19, 2013. Before the film's release, the Filly Brown team mourned the loss of the film's supporting actress, Latin superstar Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash, along with six other individuals, near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico, on December 9, 2012. Filly Brown was the fourth film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival for Soria, his other films include All She Can (2011), High School (2010), and Hamlet 2 (2008). Soria additionally has a lead role the indie film Mission Park (later retitled Line of Duty), which premiered on September 6, 2013, by AMC Theatres.

On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Soria would join Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray, a political drama written and directed by Peter Sattler.

He currently stars as Erik Morales in the Netflix original Gentefied.

Filmography + Film Year Film Role Notes 2004 Meeting a Bullet Link 2005 Bliss Pablo Short Film 2006 The Bondage Spider True Men Thug #2 The Bliss Pablo Crank Chico 2007 She Wore a Yellow Scrunchy Rico Short Film Saturday Night Special Danny DelToro Short Film Trust Me Luis 2008 Hamlet 2 Octavio Tru Loved Manuel Days of Wrath Wito The Cross Before Me Ernie 2009 Fast & Furious Drug Runner Crank: High Voltage Chico 2010 High School Rubin Assisting Venus Paul 2011 Benavides Born Luis 2012 Filly Brown MC Wyatt 2013 Mission Park Derek Enter the Dangerous Mind College Student 2014 Camp X-Ray Pvt. Rico Cruz 10 Cent Pistol Officer Hanna 2015 Superfast! Cesar Veracruz Do You Believe? Carlos Max Emilio 2016 The Purge: Election Year Marcos Officer Downe Lab Tech #2 2020 John Henry Emilio