Paul Calderon
Actor
Born January 25, 1952 in Puerto Rico
He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company. Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role.
Filmography
Cape Fear
The Padrino
Ironheart
CEO of Artworks
Prick
President
Staging Anna
Director
Justified: City Primeval
Raymond Cruz
East New York
Father Frank Suarez
Bosch: Legacy
Det. Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson
FBI
Fernando Perez
This Is Us
Older Risto Rivas
The Strike
Walt Whitman
Blindspot
Drill Instructor
Fear the Walking Dead
Alejandro Núñez
Bosch
Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson
Madam Secretary
Foreign Minister Albert Rojas
Welcome to New York
Pierre
Biodegradable
Profesor Lopez
Bolaetrapo
Cuenta
The Blacklist
Manuel Esteban
Elementary
Zuniga
Why Stop Now?
Eduardo
Burning Daylight
Hughie Luke
Blue Bloods
Lieutenant Perez
Boardwalk Empire
Arquimedes
Gun
Detective Jenkins
Down This Road
Father
La Soga
Rafa
A Kiss of Chaos
Oscar Perez
The Hungry Ghosts
Carl
Lie to Me
Manny Trillo
Pistol Whipped
Blue
The Black Donnellys
Detective at Prison
The Sentinel
Deputy Director Cortes
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Detective
21 Grams
Brown
Kill the Poor
Carlos DeJesus
The Last Castle
Dellwo
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Marcus Feingold
The Education of Max Bickford
Danny Martinez
3 A.M.
Ralph
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Guy
Once in the Life
Manny Rivera
Bait
Cop (uncredited)
Girlfight
Sandro Guzman
Oxygen
Jesse
Third Watch
Bobby's father
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Eric Molina
One Tough Cop
Sgt. Diaz
Out of Sight
Raymond Cruz
All Revved Up
Carl
Montana
Boulez
Dellaventura
Detective Rosario
Cop Land
Hector - Medic
Dark Angel
Vance Pickett
Four Rooms
Norman
Condition Red
Angel Delgado
The Addiction
Professor
Clockers
Jesus at Hambones
Sweet Nothing
Ray
Lotto Land
Reinaldo
Hand Gun
Landwick
Pulp Fiction
Paul
New York Undercover
Emilio Vasquez
The Firm
Thomas Richie
Bad Lieutenant
Cop #1
The Hat Squad
Miguel Cortez
CrissCross
Blacky
The Keys
Garcia
Law & Order
Father Torres
King of New York
Joey Dalesio
Q & A
Roger Montalvo
The Old Man and the Sea
Anderez
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Juan
Sea of Love
Serafino
The Chair
Pizza
Sticky Fingers
Speed
Band of the Hand
Tito
Doubletake
Bitong
Tenement
Hector
The Equalizer
Rat Heart
Community Plot
Miami Vice
Nicky