J.D. Garfield

Biography

J.D. Garfield is an American actor of Mexican ancestry who grew up in Mexico City and returned to Des Moines, Iowa, to finish high school before attending Drake University. He started out as a dancer, studying jazz, Limon, Graham and ballet and performing for PABT in Los Angeles, then switched from musicals to acting full time and trained in New York City with Alan Langdon at the Actors Space. Fluent in Spanish, he has played many Hispanic parts on film and television, including a Harvard educated cartel boss in Michael Pavone's The Reunion (2011) and Carlos in Billy Bob Thornton's All the Pretty Horses. He made Santa Fe, New Mexico, his home base and has traveled between there and Los Angeles when work required.

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 32 years1992 to 2024

Genres

Drama58%, 7 films
Action25%, 3 films
Crime25%, 3 films
Thriller25%, 3 films
Horror17%, 2 films

First and latest

J.D. Garfield movies on Netflix

Rez Ball2024IMDb rating 6.4as Jailer #1
Dead for a Dollar2022IMDb rating 5.4as Luis Andrade
Bare2015IMDb rating 5.1as Terry
Banshee Chapter2013IMDb rating 5.4as Elderly Doctor
Force of Execution2013IMDb rating 4.3as Cesare
The Reunion2011IMDb rating 5.2as Verdugo
Bordertown2007IMDb rating 6.0as Doctor Herrera
Have Dreams, Will Travel2007IMDb rating 7.2as Father in Diner
Off the Map2003IMDb rating 7.1as Romero
Unspeakable2002IMDb rating 3.6as Federale Colonel
The Last Outlaw1993IMDb rating 6.1as Posseman #2
White Sands1992IMDb rating 6.0as FBI Agent #2

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Banshee Chapter2013 Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Elderly Doctor
IMDb rating 5.412K votes
Off the Map2003 Dramaas Romero
IMDb rating 7.13.6K votes
The Reunion2011as Verdugo
IMDb rating 5.24.6K votes
Have Dreams, Will Travel2007as Father in Diner
IMDb rating 7.22.1K votes
Dead for a Dollar2022as Luis Andrade
IMDb rating 5.48.0K votes
Bordertown2007as Doctor Herrera
IMDb rating 6.012K votes
Rez Ball2024as Jailer #1
IMDb rating 6.43.1K votes
Unspeakable2002as Federale Colonel
IMDb rating 3.61.6K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Willem Dafoe

Mickey Rourke

Ted Levine

Tait Fletcher

Jenny Gabrielle

Films together

Willem Dafoe2 films together, 1992 to 2022
Willem Dafoe's page
- Dead for a Dollar2022IMDb rating 5.4Garfield as Luis AndradeDafoe as Joe Cribbens
- White Sands1992IMDb rating 6.0Garfield as FBI Agent #2Dafoe as Deputy Sheriff Ray Dolezal
Mickey Rourke2 films together, 1992 to 1993
Mickey Rourke's page
- The Last Outlaw1993IMDb rating 6.1Garfield as Posseman #2Rourke as Graff
- White Sands1992IMDb rating 6.0Garfield as FBI Agent #2Rourke as Gorman Lennox
Ted Levine2 films together, 1993 to 2013
Ted Levine's page
- Banshee Chapter2013IMDb rating 5.4Garfield as Elderly DoctorLevine as Thomas Blackburn
- The Last Outlaw1993IMDb rating 6.1Garfield as Posseman #2Levine as Potts
Tait Fletcher2 films together, 2011 to 2013
Tait Fletcher's page
- Force of Execution2013IMDb rating 4.3Garfield as CesareFletcher as Alexander Guard #1
- The Reunion2011IMDb rating 5.2Garfield as VerdugoFletcher as Body Guard #2
Jenny Gabrielle2 films together, 2013
Jenny Gabrielle's page
- Banshee Chapter2013IMDb rating 5.4Garfield as Elderly DoctorGabrielle as Callie
- Force of Execution2013IMDb rating 4.3Garfield as CesareGabrielle as Karen

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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