# Joseph Julian Soria

Joseph Julian Soria (born August 28, 1981) is an American actor best known for his role as Private First Class Hector Cruz in the Lifetime series Army Wives and Pete Ramos in The Oath.

## Life and career

Soria was born in Los Angeles, California. His parents are Mexican. He joined the cast of Army Wives in 2012 for season 6. He was promoted to series regular for season 7 of the top-rated series.
He also starred as the lead antagonist, MC Wyatt, in the Pantelion Films and Olmos Productions film Filly Brown. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival as part of the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Soria plays opposite Gina Rodriguez in the film, which premiered to a limited distribution of 188 theaters on April 19, 2013. Before the film's release, the Filly Brown team mourned the loss of the film's supporting actress, Latin superstar Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash, along with six other individuals, near Iturbide, Nuevo León, Mexico, on December 9, 2012. Filly Brown was the fourth film to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival for Soria, his other films include All She Can (2011), High School (2010), and Hamlet 2 (2008). Soria additionally has a lead role the indie film Mission Park (later retitled Line of Duty), which premiered on September 6, 2013, by AMC Theatres.
On June 14, 2013, it was announced that Soria would join Kristen Stewart in Camp X-Ray, a political drama written and directed by Peter Sattler.
He currently stars as Erik Morales in the Netflix original Gentefied.

## Filmography

Film :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Meeting a Bullet | Link | |
| 2005 | Bliss | Pablo | Short Film |
| 2006 | The Bondage | Spider | |
| 2006 | True Men | Thug #2 | |
| 2006 | The Bliss | Pablo | |
| 2006 | Crank | Chico | |
| 2007 | She Wore a Yellow Scrunchy | Rico | Short Film |
| 2007 | Saturday Night Special | Danny DelToro | Short Film |
| 2007 | Trust Me | Luis | |
| 2008 | Hamlet 2 | Octavio | |
| 2008 | Tru Loved | Manuel | |
| 2008 | Days of Wrath | Wito | |
| 2008 | The Cross Before Me | Ernie | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Drug Runner | |
| 2009 | Crank: High Voltage | Chico | |
| 2010 | High School | Rubin | |
| 2010 | Assisting Venus | Paul | |
| 2011 | Benavides Born | Luis | |
| 2012 | Filly Brown | MC Wyatt | |
| 2013 | Mission Park | Derek | |
| 2013 | Enter the Dangerous Mind | College Student | |
| 2014 | Camp X-Ray | Pvt. Rico Cruz | |
| 2014 | 10 Cent Pistol | Officer Hanna | |
| 2015 | Superfast! | Cesar Veracruz | |
| 2015 | Do You Believe? | Carlos | |
| 2015 | Max | Emilio | |
| 2016 | The Purge: Election Year | Marcos | |
| 2016 | Officer Downe | Lab Tech #2 | |
| 2020 | John Henry | Emilio | |
Television :
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2005 | The Shield | Spider | Episodes: "String Theory", "Insurgents" |
| 2005–2010 | CSI: Miami | Dario Aguilar / Hector Del Rio | Episodes: "Shootout", "On the hook" |
| 2007 | Lincoln Heights | Jesus | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters (TV series) | Garret Perez | "States of the Union" |
| 2009 | NCIS | Victor 'Popeye' Carmado | Episode: "Deliverance |
| 2009 | The Closer | Alonso Garcia | Episode: "Half Load |
| 2009 | In Plain Sight | Cesar Calderon | Episode: "Jailbait" |
| 2009 | Bones | Pedro Marquez | Episode: "The Bond in the Boot" |
| 2009–2010 | Southland | Droopy / Hector Munoz | Episodes: "Phase Three" "Unknown Trouble" |
| 2010 | Lie to Me | Prince John | Episode: "Dirty Loyal" |
| 2010 | Sons of Anarchy | Roscoe | Episode: "Widening Gyre" |
| 2010 | Dexter | Carlos Fuentes | Episode: "Circle Us/Beauty and the Beast" |
| 2012 | Army Wives | Hector Cruz | Recurring role season 6; main role season 7 |
| 2014 | Supernatural | Kuchisake-onna | Episode: "The Purge" |
| 2014–2015 | The Night Shift | Javy / Javier Castro | Episodes: "Grace Under Fire", "Parenthood" |
| 2015 | American Crime | Luis | Episodes: "Episode Five", "Episode Six" |
| 2015 | Complications | Alvarez | Episodes: "Diagnosis", "Relapse", "Deterioration" |
| 2016 | Grimm | Goyo | Episode: "Silence of the Slams" |
| 2018–present | The Oath | Pete Ramos | Main role |
| 2019 | Hawaii Five-0 | Tory Laiyaha | Episode: "E'ao lu'au a kualima" |
| 2020 - present | Gentefied | Erik | Main role |
| 2022 | The Flight Attendant | Esteban Diaz | Main role (season 2) |