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Jesse Borrego

Jesse Borrego

Birthday: 1962-08-01 | Place of Birth: San Antonio, Texas, USA

Jesse Borrego (born August 1, 1962, San Antonio, Texas) is an American actor of Mexican and Mescalero Apache descent, son of Jesse Borrego Sr., a conjunto accordion player and singer. He studied theatre and dance at the University of the Incarnate Word before earning a degree in Performance from the California Institute of the Arts in 1984. His career spans over four decades, beginning with the role of Jesse V. Velasquez on Fame (1984–1987), and he has also worked as a director and producer. He is married to actress Valeria Hernandez; they have one child. His most notable film credits include Blood In Blood Out (1993) (Benjamin Bratt, David Arquette), I Like It Like That (1994) (Edward James Olmos, Rosie Perez), Mi Vida Loca (1993) (Rosie Perez, Esai Morales), Follow Me Home (1996) (Dennis Quaid, Annette Bening), Lone Star (1996) (Chris Cooper, Robert Duvall), Con Air (1997) (Nicolas Cage, John Cusack), The New World (2005) (Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher), La Mission (2009) (Benjamin Bratt, Michael Madsen), and Colombiana (2011) (Zoe Saldana, Jamie Bell). On television he is best known as Gael Ortega in 24 (season 3) and George King in Dexter (season 3), with additional appearances in Fear the Walking Dead, American Crime, ER, and CSI: Miami.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2024
The Friendly

as    Ricardo

2024
The Compass

as    The Gentleman

2020
Phoenix, Oregon

as    Carlos

2020
Luminous

as    Lou

2019
The Margarita Man

as    Jimmy Martinez

2019
2018
Colossal Youth

as    Mr. De La Vega

2017
Dead Awake

as    Dr. Hassan Davies

2013
Mission Park

as    Mr. Ramirez

2011
Colombiana

as    Fabio

2009
La Mission

as    Rene

2003
The Maldonado Miracle

as    Hector Maldonado

2003
Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico

as    Luis Otero / Musician #2 / Suspicious Tourist (voice)

1997
The Maker

as    Felice A. Beato

1997
Retroactive

as    Jesse

1997
Follow Me Home

as    Tudee

1996
Dalva

as    Duane Stonehorse

1995
Bienvenido-Welcome

as    Dario / Jijio

1995
Tecumseh: The Last Warrior

as    Tecumseh

1994
I Like It Like That

as    Alexis

1993
Bound by Honor

as    Cruz

1991
Before the Storm

as    Sam Hamadi

1982
Fame

as    Jesse Velasquez