Nestor Serrano

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Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Detective Sanchez in Bad Boys and Navi Araz in the fourth season of 24. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax series Banshee.

This profile of Nestor Serrano covers Early Life and Family Background and Career and Rise to Fame.

Early Life and Family Background of Nestor Serrano

Serrano was born in New York City, and studied at Queens College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, both in New York City.

Career and Rise to Fame of Nestor Serrano

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.

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