Raymond Cruz
Raymond Cruz
Raymond Cruzis an American actor, best known for his starring role as Detective Julio Sanchez in the series The Closer and his recurring role as the drug lord Tuco Salamanca in the crime drama Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul. He currently stars on the series Major Crimes, a spinoff of The Closer, reprising the role of Sanchez...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 July 1961
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
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I try to stay in the best physical shape that I can because I do most of my own stunts. It looks amazing if you can do it, but I dont advocate it because you always get injured.
When I was a kid, they bussed us down to a screening of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' in an old theater, and it was just a great experience.
I went to college and studied writing, and I got involved in theater. It's always been my passion.
I watch a lot of television and I watch a lot of film and I hate when you watch the action sequences - and I always tell when they use a stunt man - and then they put the actor in and you can tell these actors haven't done anything...
I'm very physical. I grew up boxing. I've done almost all of my own stunts in movies and in television.
Live theatre provides a rush you can't get in film or television. But it is the TV and film work that offers the leisure to go off and do a play.
I became fascinated by the fact that you could translate written material into performance.