Jose Pablo Cantillo


Jose Pablo Cantillo is an American actor. He is best known for playing Ricky Verona in Crank, Miguel in Cleaner, Pepe in Streets of Blood, Detective Martinez in El Chicano, Hector Salazar in FX's Sons of Anarchy, Caesar Martinez in AMC's The Walking Dead, Duff in Standoff, and Dave in Taken.

Early life

The son of Costa Rican parents, Roberto Cantillo and Rita Bolaños, Jose Pablo Cantillo grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana and attended Terre Haute South Vigo High School where he was a tennis standout for all four years, leading the Terre Haute South Braves to a State Runner-Up finish in 1996. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in 2003 with a double major in marketing and finance from the Kelley School of Business.

Career

Cantillo decided to pursue an acting career in New York City after taking some drama classes at IU. In late 2003, he moved to California.
After acting in Off-Broadway plays in New York, Cantillo has landed guest roles on popular television series since early 2000. He played a recurring role in The Walking Dead as Caesar Martinez, and roles in two of Neill Blomkamp's films, the science fiction action thriller Elysium and Chappie. In 2019, he played the role of Detective Martinez in the "Latino superhero movie" El Chicano.

Personal life

In late 2003, Cantillo moved to California with his wife Kristi and their 7-year-old daughter. They live in Santa Clarita, a town that Cantillo described to an interviewer as “kind of reminds us of Terre Haute”, his hometown.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004The Manchurian CandidateVillalobos
2005ShacklesGabriel GarciaVideo
2006The BondageSpider
2006CrankRicky Verona
2007After SexMarco
2007DisturbiaOfficer Gutierrez
2007CleanerMiguel
2008RedbeltSnowflake
2009Crank: High VoltageRicky Verona
2009VirtualityManny RodriguezTV movie
2009Streets of BloodPepeVideo
2012TalhotblondWilkesTV movie
2012Girl in Tank-Short
2012American CitizenYoung Frank RuizShort
2013ElysiumSandro
2015ChappieYankie
2015SolaceSawyer
2015Man Down2nd Lt. Taylor
2016SeedTimShort
2017ZygoteQuinnShort
2018El ChicanoDetective Martinez
2018No ApologiesIrish JoeTV movie
2019A. I. TalesTim
2021CherryDrill Sgt. Deco
2021CopshopOfficer Peña
2022AmbulanceJesus