Jorge Garcia

Biography

Jorge Garcia is an American actor and comedian who first gained attention for playing Hector Lopez on Becker. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, and raised in San Juan Capistrano, California, he studied acting at the Beverly Hills Playhouse after graduating from UCLA in 1995. He became best known for his role as Hugo Reyes in Lost from 2004 to 2010. He later starred as Dr. Diego Soto on the Fox series Alcatraz, played Jerry Ortega on Hawaii Five-0, and had a minor role on ABC's Once Upon a Time. His film work includes the Netflix movie The Ridiculous 6 (2015) and The Healer. He also appeared on the cover of Weezer's album Hurley and sang as a guest vocalist at Weezer concerts in 2010. He starred in the comedy series Bookie from 2023 to 2025.

53years old

Turns 54 on April 28in 197 days

Born April 28, 1973Omaha
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 21 years2002 to 2023

Genres

Comedy71%, 10 films
Drama50%, 7 films
Family29%, 4 films
Action14%, 2 films
Adventure14%, 2 films

First and latest

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Behind the camera
While Lost aired, Garcia kept a blog about the series titled Dispatches from the Island. He also ran a weekly podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard, where he talked about the Season 6 script.
Beyond film
Garcia appears on the cover of Weezer's album Hurley, which came out on September 10, 2010 and takes its name from his Lost character. That same year, he was a guest vocalist at several Weezer concerts.
Behind the camera
Garcia started a podcast about kaiju films called Kaiju Podcast on November 14, 2016. He launched the show with co-host Ralph Apel, and it comes out every other week.

Jorge Garcia movies on Netflix

Condor's Nest2023IMDb rating 4.4as Proprietor Hipolito
The Munsters2022IMDb rating 4.5as Floop
All the World Is Sleeping2021IMDb rating 5.1as Nick
Nobody Knows I'm Here2020IMDb rating 6.5as Memo
The Healer2017IMDb rating 6.4as Father Malloy
Get a Job2016IMDb rating 5.3as Fernando
Rock Dog2016IMDb rating 6.0as Germur (voice)
The Ridiculous 62015IMDb rating 4.9as Herm
The Wedding Ringer2015IMDb rating 6.6as Lurch / Garvey
Cooties2014IMDb rating 5.7as Rick
Maktub2011IMDb rating 6.7as Carlos
Deck the Halls2006IMDb rating 5.1as Wallace
Little Athens2005IMDb rating 5.4as Pedro
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie2002IMDb rating 5.9as Waiter

Best known for

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

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The Ridiculous 62015 Action, Adventure, Comedy, Westernas Herm
IMDb rating 4.959K votes
The Wedding Ringer2015 Comedyas Lurch / Garvey
IMDb rating 6.686K votes
Deck the Halls2006as Wallace
IMDb rating 5.139K votes
The Munsters2022as Floop
IMDb rating 4.513K votes
Nobody Knows I'm Here2020as Memo
IMDb rating 6.55.3K votes
Cooties2014as Rick
IMDb rating 5.731K votes
The Healer2017as Father Malloy
IMDb rating 6.49.5K votes
Get a Job2016as Fernando
IMDb rating 5.328K votes

Most often with

Paco Arango directed two of these films. Four 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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Bruce Davison

Luke Wilson

Whitney Cummings

Mimi GianopulosPaco ArangoDirector, 2 films

Films together

Bruce Davison2 films together, 2016 to 2023
Bruce Davison's page
- Condor's Nest2023IMDb rating 4.4Garcia as Proprietor HipolitoDavison as Gerhardt Schrude
- Get a Job2016IMDb rating 5.3Garcia as FernandoDavison as Lawrence Wilheimer
Luke Wilson2 films together, 2015 to 2016
Luke Wilson's page
- Rock Dog2016IMDb rating 6.0Garcia as GermurvoiceWilson as Bodivoice
- The Ridiculous 62015IMDb rating 4.9Garcia as HermWilson as Danny
Whitney Cummings2 films together, 2015
Whitney Cummings's page
- The Ridiculous 62015IMDb rating 4.9Garcia as HermCummings as Susannah
- The Wedding Ringer2015IMDb rating 6.6Garcia as Lurch / GarveyCummings as Holly Munk
Mimi Gianopulos2 films together, 2015 to 2016
Mimi Gianopulos's page
- Get a Job2016IMDb rating 5.3Garcia as FernandoGianopulos as Cammy
- The Wedding Ringer2015IMDb rating 6.6Garcia as Lurch / GarveyGianopulos as Mimi
Paco ArangoDirector, 2 films, 2011 to 2017
All films by Paco Arango
- The Healer2017IMDb rating 6.4Garcia as Father Malloy
- Maktub2011IMDb rating 6.7Garcia as Carlos

Awards

One award and honor, one of them major.

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Jorge Garcia's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
SAG Awards
	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Won

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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