Joseph Julian Soria (born August 28, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Private First Class Hector Cruz in the Lifetime series Army Wives‘Army Wives’ Joseph Julian Soria: ‘I have been a lot of bad boys’ - Zap2it and Pete Ramos in The Oath.
Life and career Soria was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents are Mexican. He joined the cast of Army Wives in 2012 for season 6. He was promoted to series regular for season 7 of the top-rated series.
He also starred as the lead antagonist, MC Wyatt, in the Pantelion Films and Olmos Productions film Filly Brown. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Soria plays opposite Gina Rodriguez in the film, which premiered to a limited distribution of 188 theaters on April 19, 2013. Before the film's release, the Filly Brown team mourned the loss of the film's supporting actress, Latin superstar Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash, along with six other individuals, near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico, on December 9, 2012. Filly Brown was the fourth film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival for Soria, his other films include All She Can (2011), High School (2010), and Hamlet 2 (2008). Soria additionally has a lead role the indie film Mission Park (later retitled Line of Duty), which premiered on September 6, 2013, by AMC Theatres.
On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Soria would join Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray, a political drama written and directed by Peter Sattler.
He currently stars as Erik Morales in the Netflix original Gentefied.
Filmography + Film Year Film Role Notes 2004 Meeting a Bullet Link 2005 Bliss Pablo Short Film 2006 The Bondage Spider True Men Thug #2 The Bliss Pablo Crank Chico 2007 She Wore a Yellow Scrunchy Rico Short Film Saturday Night Special Danny DelToro Short Film Trust Me Luis 2008 Hamlet 2 Octavio Tru Loved Manuel Days of Wrath Wito The Cross Before Me Ernie 2009 Fast & Furious Drug Runner Crank: High Voltage Chico 2010 High School Rubin Assisting Venus Paul 2011 Benavides Born Luis 2012 Filly Brown MC Wyatt 2013 Mission Park Derek Enter the Dangerous Mind College Student 2014 Camp X-Ray Pvt. Rico Cruz 10 Cent Pistol Officer Hanna 2015 Superfast! Cesar Veracruz Do You Believe? Carlos Max Emilio 2016 The Purge: Election Year Marcos Officer Downe Lab Tech #2 2020 John Henry Emilio
+ Television Year Film Role Notes 2005 The Shield Spider Episodes: "String Theory", "Insurgents" 2005–2010 CSI: Miami Dario Aguilar / Hector Del Rio Episodes: "Shootout", "On the hook" 2007 Lincoln Heights Jesus Episode: "Obsession" 2007 Brothers & Sisters Garret Perez"States of the Union" 2009 NCIS Victor 'Popeye' Carmado Episode: "Deliverance" The Closer Alonso Garcia Episode: "Half Load In Plain Sight Cesar Calderon Episode: "Jailbait" Bones Pedro Marquez Episode: "The Bond in the Boot" 2009–2010 Southland Droopy / Hector Munoz Episodes: "Phase Three" "Unknown Trouble"2010 Lie to Me Prince John Episode: "Dirty Loyal" Sons of Anarchy Roscoe Episode: "Widening Gyre" Dexter Carlos Fuentes Episode: "Circle Us/Beauty and the Beast" 2012 Army Wives Hector Cruz Recurring role season 6; main role season 7 2014 Supernatural Kuchisake-onna Episode: "The Purge" 2014–2015 The Night Shift Javy / Javier Castro Episodes: "Grace Under Fire", "Parenthood" 2015 American Crime Luis Episodes: "Episode Five", "Episode Six" Complications Alvarez Episodes: "Diagnosis", "Relapse", "Deterioration" 2016 Grimm Goyo Episode: "Silence of the Slams" 2018–present The Oath Pete Ramos Main role 2019 Hawaii Five-0 Tory Laiyaha Episode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima" 2020–present Gentefied Erik Main role2022The Flight Attendant Esteban DiazMain role (season 2)
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