Jon Huertas

### plays Javier Esposito

A native New Yorker, Huertas is of Colombian descent. Before becoming an actor he spent eight years in the US Air Force, and was involved in Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf in 1991. His first credited appearance was on the original *Beverly Hills 90210* series. Huertas wrote, directed, executive produced and starred in the short film *Lone*. Joining him in the film is Arye Gross (Perlmutter from *Castle*). Huertas sits on the board of directors for Puppies Behind Bars, a charity where prison inmates train puppies for servicemen with PTSD and physical injuries. He is currently producing and recording a music album.

Post-Castle, Huertas has starred on the critically acclaimed series *This Is Us*.

During the summer 2015 hiatus, Huertas and costar Seamus Dever created a music video for a song they wrote, "Definition of Love", which is among the special features on the *Castle* Season 7 DVDs.

* On Twitter: http://twitter.com/Jon\_Huertas
* ShayJean website ("Definition of Love"): http://www.shayjean.com/

### Just the facts

* Born Jon William Hofstedt on 23 October, 1969, New York, New York, US.
* Graduated high school at 17 and joined the Air Force in 1987, where he served eight years and was involved in Operation Just Cause and Desert Storm.
* Started acting when he was ten.
* Finished a college degree in theatre while in the Air Force.

### Other notable roles

* This is Us (2016-2019) - Miguel Rivas
* Stash House (2012)
* Miss Dial (2011) - Alex
* Lone (2011) - Jimmy
* Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 (2010) - Alberto
* The Other Side (2010/II) - Scorpio
* "Dark Blue" (2009) - Chavez
* "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" (2008, 2009) - Sergeant Jack Kale
* "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" (2008) - Trevor
* "Generation Kill" (2008) - Sgt Antonio Espera
* The Objective (2008) - Sgt. Vincent Degetau
* Believers (2007) (voice) - Victor
* "Prison Break" (2007 / S02E22) - DeJesus
* Making It Legal (2007) (TV) - Mike Carlton
* The Insatiable (2007) - Javier
* "Invasion" (2006) - Natl. Guardsman
* Hot Tamale (2006) - Alex
* Right at Your Door (2006) - Rick
* "Cold Case" (2005) - Carlos
* "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2005) - Psych Tech Leon Madera
* "Without a Trace" (2005) - Luis Alvarez
* "Crossing Jordan" (2004) - Manuel Rios
* "The Joe Schmo Show" (2004) - T.J. 'The Playah'
* "The Division" (2004) - Juan
* El gusano (2003) - Dan
* "NYPD Blue" (2002) - Juan
* Bug (2002) - Mitchell
* Green Diggity Dog (2001) - Tim Porter
* A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story (2000) (TV) - Rafael
* "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" (1999-2000) - Brad Alcerro
* "Touched by an Angel" (2000) - Warren
* Stealth Fighter (1999) - Lt. Bradley Elias
* "Moesha" (1999) - Antonio
* "Nash Bridges" (1998) - Hustler
* Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) - Joe Negroni
* "JAG" ( 2007 / S02E14, S03E06) - Cayuga Helmsma/Ramirez
* "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1995) -Peter Magnuson

### Publicity and interviews

* 21 May 2012 - wetpaint - Jon Huertas on Castle Season 5: Medieval Times, Boys' Weekends, and More Esplanie!
* 27(?) Sept 11 - musicfashionmagazine - Jon Huertas on MF Magazine
* 27 Jul 11 - Collider.com - Comic Con 2011: CASTLE Interviews With Nathan Fillion, Seamus Dever, Jon Huertas, Molly Quinn and Executive Producer Laurie Zaks
* 15 Jul 2011 ology.com - Interview: Jon Huertas Talks 'S\*x' And The Explosive 'Castle' Season Finale
* 1 Jul 2011 WestHollywoodPatch - Jon Huertas--From Big Screen to Recording Studio
* 27 Sep 2010 - NY Post
* 17 Sep 2010 - Celebrity Extra: Jon Huertas
* 26 Jul 2010 - SDCC: Jon Huertas & Seamus Dever - The Futon Critic
* 10 Jul 2009 - ABC news interview (video)