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Also known as Javier Manuel Hernández Maldonado

Mexican actor

OverviewAI-generated

Jay Hernandez is an American-Mexican actor and executive producer. Born Javier Manuel Hernandez in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, on February 20, 1978, he began his work period in 1999. He is a male human who works in acting and production.

Hernandez speaks and writes in both English and Spanish, with Spanish as his native language. His professional roles include television actor and film actor. He holds citizenship in both the United States and Mexico.

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Person · Open Library

Works
4

Top works

  • Rep Your Story
  • The Rookie
  • No Mercy
  • Untouched Riches

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Film & TV

Acting · Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico

Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978) is a Mexican-born American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El…

Known for

  • The Revenge of La Llorona — Diego2027
  • Toy Story 5 — Bonnie’s Dad (voice)2026
  • The Long Game — JB Peña2024
  • Toy Story 4 — Bonnie’s Dad (voice)2019
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
  • The Night Is Young — Dean2018
  • Magnum P.I. — Thomas Magnum2018
  • A Bad Moms Christmas — Jessie Harkness2017
  • Double Dutchess: Seeing Double2017
  • Bright — Rodriguez2017

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
303
Total plays
880

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jay+Hernandez">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Jay Hernandez

Key facts

Born
Javier Manuel Hernandez , ( 1978-02-20 ) February 20, 1978 (age 48) , Montebello, California , U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1998–present
Spouse
Daniella Deutscher , ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2006 ) ​

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Manuel
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Montebello
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Spanish
Image
Jay Hernandez by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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date of birth
1978-02-20
Commons category
Jay Hernandez
start of work period
1999-00-00
writing language
English language
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Encyclopedic overview

Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, he made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Torque (2004), Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016). From 2018 to 2024, he played Thomas Magnum in the CBS television series Magnum P.I.

Early life

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jay Hernandez” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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