Nestor Serrano

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

Television

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

External links

• Official website
• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at IMDbTemplate:EditAtWikidata