Nestor Serrano

Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Detective Sanchez in Bad Boys and 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 was born in New York City, and 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 Year Title Role Notes Ref. Handyman Eddie Estaban Fernando (aka Vinny) Detective Sanchez Weller Hellman Doctor Hazmat Hector Machado TV film Ortega Rafael Mendoza Janovich Tom Gomez El Zorro Arthur Robredo Lazaro Pancho Martin Matador Walter Ross Committee General Steffen Direct-to-DVD Dr. Saul

Television Year Title Role Notes Ref. The Equalizer Barry Episode: "Tip on a Sure Thing" Jessie Cruz 2 episodes – Off. Geno Toffenelli 12 episodes Gonzalez 2 episodes – Rafael 13 episodes – Lt. Matty Navarro 5 episodes Ken Naciamento Episode: "Milagro" Captain Berroa Episode: "Florida Straits" – Captain Bruno Dante 10 episodes David Torres CDC Episode: “Lockdown” CSI: Miami Edward Hickle Episode: "Double Cap" Navi Araz 10 episodes Det. Hanover Episode: "Poison" Henry Jacobson Episode: "The Arrival" Tony Caro Episode: "Made Man" – Victor Luna 7 episodes2010The MentalistGarth DruckerEpisode: "Red Hot" Tony Trujillo Episode: "Pilot" Hector Estrada 2 episodes Carlos Solano Sr. 4 episodes – Chief Edward Alvarez 5 episodes Chief Frank Silva 2 episodes Emilio Loera 2 episodes Alex Rivera 9 episodes Mayor Michael Salgado 5 episodes Major Graham Voice roleEpisode: "Lucky 13" Robert Episode: "Scar Tissue" Francis Reyes 4 episodes