Jesus "Jsu" Garcia (
), also credited as Nick Corri (born October 6, 1963), is an American film and television actor and producer. Together with author
John-Roger, he runs the production company Scott J-R Productions.
Early life
Garcia was born in New York City as Jesus Garcia, to
Cuba
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n immigrant parents.
He attended
Fairfax High School where he studied acting.
Career
His first role was on the TV show ''
Fame'' (1982), where he used the stage name Thom Fox.
He then appeared in his first film
Wes Craven
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's ''
A Nightmare on Elm Street
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'' (1984).
This was followed by an appearance in
Universal
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** Universal TV, a ...
's ''
Gotcha!'' (1985),
and then in features such as ''
Wildcats
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'' (1986), ''
Slaves of New York
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James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant, it stars Bernadette Peters, Adam Coleman Howard, Chris Sarandon, Mary Beth Hurt, Mercedes Ruehl, ...
'' (1989), ''
Vampire in Brooklyn
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'' (1995), and ''
Traffic
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'' (2000). In 2002 Garcia was in
Randall Wallace
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's ''
We Were Soldiers
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'' (2002) in which he portrays
Mel Gibson
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's heroic friend, the commander of a company fighting against the Viet Cong; and in
Andrew Davis' ''
Collateral Damage
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Since the development of precision guided ...
'' (2002), in which he plays a villainous Communist guerrilla who battles
Arnold Schwarzenegger's character. In addition to appearances on TV shows, including ''
JAG'' (1995), ''
Arli$$'' (1996), ''
The Facts of Life'', ''
Miami Vice
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'', ''
Babylon 5
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'', ''
She Spies
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'', ''
Crossing Jordan
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'' and ''
Murder One'' (1995), Garcia also played the male lead in an
ABC /
Touchstone pilot, ''Then Came Jones'', and had a recurring role on ''
Without a Trace
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'' (2007). Garcia also played a supporting role in ''
Along Came Polly'' (2004). Garcia played revolutionary
in
Andy García
Andrés Arturo García Menéndez (born April 12, 1956), known professionally as Andy García, is a Cuban-born American actor, director and musician. He first rose to prominence acting in Brian De Palma's ''The Untouchables'' (1987) alongside ...
's ''
The Lost City''. He took part in the 2010 documentary film ''
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy'' discussing his roles in various films in the ''
Elm Street'' franchise.
Garcia portrayed
Francisco d'Anconia in ''
Atlas Shrugged: Part 1'' (2011), based on
Ayn Rand's
novel of the same name.
Garcia has also acted in theater including a production of ''
Grease'' and won a
Drama-Logue Award for his performance in the play ''Short Eyes''.
Personal life
Garcia is an ordained minister in the
Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, founded by John-Roger.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Jsu Garcia's website*
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1963 births
American male film actors
American male television actors
American stage actors
American people of Cuban descent
Hispanic and Latino American actors
Living people
Male actors from New York City
Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness