Jesus "Jsu" Garcia[1] (/dʒeɪˈzuː/[2]), 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.
Jsu Garcia | |
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 Garcia in February 2022 | |
| Born | Jesus Garcia October 6, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Nick Corri, Thom Fox |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
Early life
editGarcia was born in New York City as Jesus Garcia, to Cuban immigrant parents.[3][4] He attended Fairfax High School where he studied acting.[5]
Career
editHis first role was on the TV show Fame (1982), where he used the stage name Thom Fox.[4] He then appeared in his first film Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).[5] This was followed by an appearance in Universal's Gotcha! (1985),[5] and then in features such as Wildcats (1986), Slaves of New York (1989), Tropical Snow (1989), Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), and Traffic (2000). In 2002 Garcia was in Randall Wallace's We Were Soldiers (2002) in which he portrays Mel Gibson's heroic friend, the commander of a company fighting against the Viet Cong; and in Andrew Davis' Collateral Damage (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, Babylon 5, She Spies, Crossing Jordan 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 (2007). Garcia also played a supporting role in Along Came Polly (2004). Garcia played revolutionary Che Guevara in Andy García'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.[4]
Personal life
editGarcia is an ordained minister in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, founded by John-Roger.[3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Silence | Soldier | Short film |
| 1984 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Rod Lane | Credited as Nick Corri |
| 1985 | Gotcha! | Manolo | Credited as Nick Corri |
| 1986 | Wildcats | Cerulo | Credited as Nick Corri |
| 1988 | Tropical Snow | Gustavo "Tavo" Luna | |
| The Lawless Land | Falco | ||
| 1989 | Slaves of New York | Marley | |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Detective Dvorkin | |
| 1992 | In the Heat of Passion | Charlie Bronson | |
| 1994 | Wes Craven's New Nightmare | Himself | Credited as Nick Corri |
| 1995 | Vampire in Brooklyn | Anthony | |
| 1996 | Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the Floor | Miguel | Segment: "Four on the Floor" |
| 1997 | Strategic Command | Captain Rattner | |
| 1998 | Woo | Maitre d' | |
| My Little Havana | Jesu Matamoro | Short film | |
| 1999 | Candyman: Day of the Dead | David De La Paz | Direct-to-video |
| Window | New Patient | Short film | |
| 2000 | Teacher's Pet | Sam Deckner | |
| Traffic | Pablo Obregón | ||
| 2001 | The Quickie | Miguel | |
| 2002 | L.A.X. | Jorge Colon | |
| Collateral Damage | Roman | ||
| We Were Soldiers | Captain Tony Nadal | ||
| 2003 | Klepto | Nick | Video |
| 2004 | Along Came Polly | Javier | |
| After the Past | |||
| Back by Midnight | Carlos | ||
| 2005 | Sueño | Rafael | |
| The Lost City | Ernesto "Che" Guevarra | ||
| 2007 | The Go-Getter | Arlen | |
| Spiritual Warriors | Christopher Finn | ||
| 2008 | Me and My Daddy | Dad | Short film |
| Che: Part One | Jorge Sotús | ||
| Shattered! | Jimmy | ||
| Blind | The Boss | Short film | |
| 2009 | Who You Are | Finn | Short film |
| 2010 | Dante's Inferno: Abandon All Hope | Speaker: 7th Circle - The Blasphemers | Short film |
| Once Fallen | Benny | ||
| Undocumented | El Torro | ||
| 2011 | The Wayshower | Jesus | |
| Atlas Shrugged: Part I | Francisco D'Anconia | ||
| 2016 | Miracle Underground | ||
| Inferno by Dante | Speaker - 7th Circle: Capaneus and Latini |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Generation | 'Scrad' | Television movie |
| 1986 | American Playhouse | Javier Iglesia | Episode: "The House of Ramon Iglesia" |
| The Facts of Life | Enrico Quinterez | Episode: "The Wedding Day" | |
| 1986-1988 | Miami Vice | Colon / Officer Ramirez | Episodes: "Badge of Dishonor", "The Good Collar" |
| 1987 | The Bronx Zoo | Mario Dagostine | Episode: "Changes" |
| 1994 | Red Shoe Diaries | Miguel | Episode: "Four on the Floor" |
| 1994-1996 | Murder, She Wrote | Alex Lebron / Manuel Ramirez | Episodes: "Proof in the Pudding", "Death Goes Double Platinum" |
| 1995 | Babylon 5 | Lieutenant Ramirez | Episode: "All Alone in the Night" |
| 1996 | Murder One | Eduardo Portalegre | Episodes: "Chapter Eleven", "Chapter Seventeen", "Chapter Twenty" |
| Arliss | Robo | Episode: "A Man of Our Times" | |
| Dave's World | Juan | Episodes: "Crime and Coconuts", "Miami Beached" | |
| Women: Stories of Passion | Eddie | Episode: "Blind Love | |
| 1997 | Crisis Center | Arturo Garcia | Episode: "Someone to Watch Over Me" |
| 1998 | JAG | Branko Mendoza | Episode: "Yesterday's Heroes" |
| 1998–1999 | The Net | Mariano Maza | Episodes: "Zero", "Go Like You Know" |
| 2000 | Secret Agent Man | Vargas | Episodes: "From Prima with Love", "Like Father, Like Monk" |
| Rocky Times | Television movie | ||
| 2002 | She Spies | Antonio Ronoso | Episode: "Three Women and a Baby" |
| 2003 | These Guys | Rick | Television movie |
| Then Came Jones | Television movie | ||
| 2004 | Crossing Jordan | Detective Martin Cruz | Episodes: "Dead or Alive", "Most Likely" |
| 2005 | Love, Inc. | Antonio | Episode: "Three's Company" |
| 2006 | CSI: Miami | Cesar 'Cuzz' Morales | Episode: "Fade Out" |
| Our House | Officer Gibbs | Television movie | |
| 2007 | Without a Trace | Carlos Aguilar | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | Hector Vargas | Episode: "Holding Cell" |
| 2015 | All I Want for Christmas | Doug Matthews | Television movie |
References
edit- ^ "About". The Love of a Master. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ "Jsu Garcia ALS IceBucket Challenge & Nomination". MSIA LiveOnline. August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Jsu Garcia Biography". Archived from the original on February 20, 2012.
- ^ a b c Hutson, Thommy (2016). Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy: The Making of Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. Simon and Schuster. p. 120. ISBN 978-1-61868-640-4. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nick Corri Travels Road To Success". Cumberland News. Copley News Service. May 18, 1985. Retrieved November 25, 2017.