Joel de la Fuente
Joel de la Fuente is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his role as 1st Lieutenant Paul Wang in Space: Above and Beyond, and is best known for his roles as Dr. Johann Pryce in Hemlock Grove, Kempeitai Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido in The Man in the High Castle and recurring appearances on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Technical Assistance Response Unit Tech Ruben Morales and General Sam Lane in My Adventures with Superman. He recently played Mark Nava in William Atticus Parker's 2025 film Atrabilious.
De la Fuente was born in New Hartford, New York, the middle of three boys born to Filipino immigrant parents; his older brother is two years older and his younger brother is six years younger. He grew up in Evanston, Illinois, and graduated from North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1987. He received his BA degree in theatre arts in 1991 from Brown University, and his MFA degree in 1994 from NYU's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts.
Personal life
De la Fuente met his wife Melissa Bowen while performing in Shakespeare in the Park. They married in June 2000. They have two daughters, Elena and Tallulah.
Filmography
Film
Roommates as TobyPersonal Velocity: Three Portraits as Thavi MatolaThe Happening as RealtorTaking Chance as Ticketing AgentThe Adjustment Bureau as Thompson's aideBrief Reunion as AaronForgetting the Girl as DerekJulia as Dr. LinAva's Possessions as EscobarRed Sparrow as U.S. SenatorThe Same Storm as John ParkAtrabilious as Mark Nava
Television
Due South as Charlie Wong Space: Above and Beyond as Lt. Paul Wang High Incident as Detective Aquino When the Cradle Falls as Bill Avila ER as Med Student Ivan Fu 100 Centre Street as Peter Davies Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as TARU Tech Ruben Morales All My Children as Seamus Wong Canterbury's Law as Assistant Attorney General Peter Upton Nurse Jackie as a priest Hemlock Grove as Dr. Johann Pryce Blue Bloods as Edward Gomez The Man in the High Castle as Chief Inspector Kido Limitless as Daniel Lee Madam Secretary as President Datu Andrada Bull as Brent Janson Manifest as Dr. Brian Cardoso The Blacklist as Dr. Guillermo Rizal Prodigal Son as Ramón Vieja Power Book III: Raising Kanan as Captain Cristano Peralta Devils as Cheng Liwei The Good Doctor as Jacob The Mysterious Benedict Society as Officer "Cannonball" Zhao Hello Tomorrow! as Bill Blankenship My Adventures with Superman as General Sam Lane The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon as Losang Tempest as TBA High Potential as Greg Foster
Video games
The Warriors as Additional CivilianHomefront as Hopper Lee
Theatre
Hold These Truths as Gordon Hirabayashi, others