Demetrius Navarro

Demetrius Navarro, born in Los Angeles in 1970, is an actor, writer and director and the head of D Street Films. He began professionally with Luis Valdez's theater company, El Teatro Campesino, and made his film debut in Friday (1995), later taking lead roles in One Eight Seven (1997), opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and Soldier Boyz (1995). For 11 seasons he played Morales on ER while also starring on the Telemundo sitcom Los Beltran, and he guested on The O.C., CSI Miami and NYPD Blue. He wrote and directed four features, including American Lowrider, Anything is Possible and Gone Hollywood, and directed Lean like a Cholo, Put Your Locs On and Silent No More. He produced Runaways, The Yard Sale and The Little Match Makers, the last two Best Picture winners at San Diego festivals. He was up for an ALMA Award as Best Supporting Actor in 2002, and ER's ensemble earned him a shared Screen Actors Guild Award.