# Daniel Zacapa

Daniel Zacapa (born July 19, 1951) is a Honduran-American movie actor. Zacapa played the role of Detective Taylor in the 1995 David Fincher film Seven. He has worked steadily since, amassing a number of television credits and a role in Up Close and Personal.

## Early life

Zacapa was born in Tegucigalpa in 1951. He moved to the United States to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.

## Career

Zacapa played Tio Ruben of the Santiago family in Showtime's Resurrection Blvd., Renda in George Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and a leading role in the independent film Coronado. Television appearances have included Six Feet Under, Judging Amy, The Practice, NYPD Blue, Seinfeld, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine', Star Trek: Voyager, The Mentalist and a guest appearance on Criminal Minds. After that, he began to get involved in Honduran film productions like A Place in the Caribbean.

## Personal life

Zacapa lives in Shady Cove, Oregon.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1979 | Boulevard Nights | Ernie |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Arturo |
| 1993 | The Sandlot | Police Chief |
| 1993 | The Painted Desert | Luigi |
| 1995 | Seven | Detective Taylor |
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal | Harvey Harris |
| 1996 | Phenomenon | Father at Book Fair |
| 1997 | Black Dawn | Luis Flores |
| 1997 | The Bad Pack | Hector Chavez |
| 1997 | After the Game | Detective Garcia |
| 1998 | The Odd Couple II | Lead Cop |
| 2000 | The Egg Plant Lady | Peter Vecino |
| 2001 | The Mexican | Mexican Bartender |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Renda |
| 2003 | First Watch | Col. Hawkins |
| 2003 | Coronado | Sancho |
| 2006 | Fallen Angels | Hendricks |
| 2007 | The Gene Generation | Randall |
| 2008 | Ball Don't Lie | Paco |
| 2008 | San Saba | Detective Morales |
| 2008 | Adventures in Appletown | Judge Ramos |
| 2009 | The Things We Carry | Leslie |
| 2011 | Valley of the Sun | Convenience Store Clerk |
| 2012 | The Voices from Beyond | Mario |
| 2012 | Destiny Road | Frank |
| 2013 | Our Boys | Salvador |
| 2014 | Frontera | Abuelo |
| 2014 | Search Party | Roberto |
| 2014 | The Zwickys | Don Manuel |
| 2015 | Before the Border | Michael |
| 2016 | True Memoirs of an International Assassin | Detective Diego Garcia |
| 2016 | Masterminds | Raydel Quintero |
| 2017 | A Place in the Caribbean | Marcelo |
| 2017 | Same Kind of Different as Me | Julio |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | The Bionic Woman | Raul | Episode: "All for One" |
| 1978 | Lou Grant | David | Episode: "Physical" |
| 1979 | Detective School | Munk | Episode: "The Runaway" |
| 1981 | The White Shadow | Reporter | Episode: "Mister Hero" |
| 1981 | Archie Bunker's Place | Customer #1 | Episode: "Murray Klein's Place" |
| 1982 | Dallas | Medic | Episode: "The Search" |
| 1982 | This Is Kate Bennett... | Manny Resinos | Television film |
| 1982 | CHiPs | Technician | Episode: "Rock Devil Rock" |
| 1982, 1985 | Cagney & Lacey | Dr. Acuino | 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Knots Landing | Waiter | Episode: "Man in the Middle" |
| 1982–1987 | Hill Street Blues | Reporter | 15 episodes |
| 1983 | Simon & Simon | Mechanic | Episode: "I Heard It Was Murder" |
| 1985 | Airwolf | Radio Operator | Episode: "Prisoner of Yesterday" |
| 1986 | Knight Rider | Manuel Gomez | Episode: "Hills of Fire" |
| 1987 | The Charmings | Delivery Driver | Episode: "The Mirror Cracked" |
| 1988 | Dear John | Brian | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1990 | Drug Wars: The Camarena Story | Abel Reynoso | 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Quantum Leap | Officer Montero | Episode: "Maybe Baby" |
| 1990 | Equal Justice | Foreman | Episode: "Curses" |
| 1991 | Out of This World | Luis | Episode: "Evie's Latin Touch" |
| 1991 | Sons and Daughters | Security Guard | Episode: "Crime and Punishment" |
| 1992 | Empty Nest | Roberto | Episode: "The Return of Aunt Susan" |
| 1993 | Sisters | Officer Peck | Episode: "Life Upside-Down" |
| 1993, 2001 | NYPD Blue | Renaldo Molina / EMS Officer | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | Henry Garcia | Episode: "Past Tense, Part II" |
| 1995 | Flash Forward | Hector | Episode: "No More Good Days" |
| 1996 | Seinfeld | Power Guy | Episode: "The Cadillac" |
| 1996 | Grand Avenue | Carlos | Television film |
| 1997 | The Sentinel | Cesar Fuente | Episode: "Hear No Evil" |
| 1997 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Detective Pate | 2 episodes |
| 1997–1999 | Days of Our Lives | Priest | 7 episodes |
| 1998 | Players | Mason | Episode: "Con-tamination" |
| 1998 | C-16: FBI | B | Episode: "The Art of War" |
| 1999 | Diagnosis: Murder | Walter | Episode: "Gangland: Part 2" |
| 1999 | Witness Protection | David Ramirez | Television film |
| 1999, 2005 | JAG | Fonseca Godoy / Bernardo | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | Star Trek: Voyager | Astronomer | Episode: "Blink of an Eye" |
| 2000 | The Practice | Mr. Tabbitt | Episode: "Checkmates" |
| 2000–2002 | Resurrection Blvd. | Ruben Santiago | 53 episodes |
| 2001 | Judging Amy | Det. Ben Saganey | Episode: "One for the Road" |
| 2001 | Six Feet Under | Mr. Suarez, Jr. | Episode: "The Will" |
| 2002 | The Agency | Pablo Martinez | Episode: "Heartless" |
| 2003 | Without a Trace | Mr. Arintero | Episode: "Maple Street" |
| 2003 | The District | Mario Lopez | Episode: "Blindsided" |
| 2003 | The West Wing | Esteban Hernandez | Episode: "Red Haven's on Fire" |
| 2003 | Dragnet | Detective Gomez | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Pepe | 2 episodes |
| 2003 | She Spies | Warden Antista | Episode: "Crossed Out" |
| 2003 | Boomtown | Carlos Ramirez | Episode: "Wannabe" |
| 2005 | Criminal Minds | Captain Griffith | Episode: "Plain Sight" |
| 2006 | Alias | The Warden | Episode: "No Hard Feelings" |
| 2008 | Weeds | Mexican Pharmacist | Episode: "Yes I Can" |
| 2008 | The Prince of Motor City | Marty Korman | Television film |
| 2009 | Prison Break | Priest | Episode: "The Mother Lode" |
| 2009 | The Closer | Mr. DeLeon | Episode: "Maternal Instincts" |
| 2009 | FlashForward | Hector | Episode: "No More Good Days" |
| 2009 | The Mentalist | Janitor | Episode: "The Scarlet Letter" |
| 2009 | Men of a Certain Age | Javier | Episode: "Mind's Eye" |
| 2010 | FutureStates | Felix | Episode: "The Other Side" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Luis Velasquez | Episode: "Getting Axed" |
| 2012 | The River | Emilio Valenzuela | 12 episodes |
| 2014 | Rush | Emiliano / Manny's pop | Episode: "Where Is My Mind?" |
| 2015, 2020 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Santos Morales / Luis Nuñez | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Canelo | Episode: "Meet the New Boss" |
| 2016–2018 | Chicago Fire | Ramon Dawson | 7 episodes |
| 2017 | 24: Legacy | Luis Diaz | 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Life in Pieces | Miguel | Episode: "Favorite Vision Miguel Matchmaker" |
| 2021 | Why Women Kill | Carlo Castillo | 5 episodes |
| 2025 | NCIS | Detective Martin Alonzo | Season 22 Episode 11 "For Better or Worse" |