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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1978-02-20 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

Jay Hernandez

Biography:

Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978) is a Mexican-born American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016). He portrays Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I.

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Known For

Acting

2024

The Long Game as JB Peña

2019

Toy Story 4 as Bonnie’s Dad (voice)

2018

Magnum P.I. as Thomas Magnum

2017

A Bad Moms Christmas as Jessie Harkness
Bright as Rodriguez

2016

Suicide Squad as Chato Santana / El Diablo
Bad Moms as Jessie Harkness

2015

Max as Sergeant Reyes
The Expanse as Dimitri Havelock

2014

Gang Related as Daniel Acosta
BoJack Horseman as Jay Hernandez (voice)

2012

LOL as James
Scandal as Curtis Pryce

2011

2010

Takers as Eddie Hatcher
Hawaii Five-0 as Thomas Magnum

2008

Lakeview Terrace as Javier Villareal
Quarantine as Jake

2007

Hostel: Part II as Paxton
Live! as Pablo
Thanksgiving as Bobby
Grindhouse as Boddy (segment "Thanksgiving") (uncredited)

2006

World Trade Center as Dominick Pezzulo
Hostel Dissected as Himself
Six Degrees as Carlos Green

2005

Hostel as Paxton
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power as Carlito Brigante

2004

Friday Night Lights as Brian Chavez
Ladder 49 as Keith Perez
Torque as Dalton

2002

The Rookie as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

2001

Crazy/Beautiful as Carlos Nuñez
Joy Ride as Marine

2000

Living the Life as Kikicho

1995

Hang Time as Antonio Lopez

Crew

2007

Grindhouse as Presenter

Production

2020

You're Not Alone as Executive Producer
Beneath Us as Executive Producer

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Night Comes as Executive Producer

Directing

2018

Magnum P.I. as Director

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Night Comes as Director

Writing

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Night Comes as Writer