Jose Pablo Cantillo (born March 30, 1979) is an American

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. He is best known for playing Ricky Verona in '' Crank'', Miguel in ''

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'' (2007), Pepe in ''

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'' (2011), Detective Martinez in ''

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'' (2018), Hector Salazar in FX's ''

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'', Caesar Martinez in

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's '' The Walking Dead'', Duff in '' Standoff'', and Dave in '' Taken'' (2017).

Early life

The son of

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n parents, Roberto Cantillo and Rita Bolaños, Jose Pablo Cantillo (known as "Joey" in his high school days) was born in Marshfield, Wisconsin. He grew up in

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and attended

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where he was a tennis standout for all four years, leading the Terre Haute South Braves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1996. He graduated from

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in 2003 with a double major in marketing and finance from the

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.http://www.cineplex.com/People/jose-pablo-cantillo

Career

Cantillo decided to pursue an acting career in

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after taking some drama classes at IU. In late 2003, he moved to California. After acting in

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plays in New York, Cantillo has landed guest roles on popular television series since early 2000. He played a recurring role in '' The Walking Dead'' as Caesar Martinez, and roles in two of

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's films, the science fiction action thriller ''

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'' (2013) and '' Chappie'' (2015). In 2019, he played the role of Detective Martinez in the "Latino superhero movie" ''

''.

Personal life

In late 2003, Cantillo moved to

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with his wife Kristi and their 7-year-old daughter. They live in

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, a town that Cantillo described to an interviewer as “kind of reminds us of Terre Haute”, his hometown.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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