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Jon Huertas
ACTOR

Jon Huertas

Known for The Rookie · NCIS · Castle

Jon Huertas is an American stage, film and television actor, musician, and US Air Force veteran, best known for playing Sergeant Antonio 'Poke' Espera in HBO's miniseries "Generation Kill", as well as homicide detective Javier Esposito in the television series "Castle".

Snapshot 2026-10-15

Born
Oct 23, 1976
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting

Biography

Jon Huertas is an American stage, film and television actor, musician, and US Air Force veteran, best known for playing Sergeant Antonio 'Poke' Espera in HBO's miniseries "Generation Kill", as well as homicide detective Javier Esposito in the television series "Castle".

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Known For

TVThe Rookie
The RookieCesar Ojeda / Alejandro Mejia · 2018
★ 8.5
TVNCIS
NCISJack Kale · 2003
★ 7.6
TVCastle
CastleJavier Esposito · 2009
★ 8.0
TVElementary
ElementaryHalcon · 2012
★ 7.6
TVThis Is Us
This Is UsMiguel Rivas · 2016
★ 8.2
TVCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLeon Madera · 2000
★ 7.6
TVSabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchBrad · 1996
★ 7.8
TVThe Shield
The ShieldRobbie Villanueva · 2002
★ 8.2

Filmography

Movies

At Home with the WebbersPimp (uncredited)
1993
Executive DecisionTerrorist
1996
Why Do Fools Fall In LoveJoe Negroni
1998
Cold HeartsDarius
1999
A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales StoryRafael
2000
Auggie RoseParamedic
2000
Picking Up the PiecesPaulo
2000
BorderlineCiro Ruiz
2002
BugMitchell
2002
Hot TamaleAlex
2006
Right at Your DoorRick
2006
The InsatiableJavier
2006
BelieversVictor
2007
The ObjectiveVincent Degetau
2008
After-School SpecialExecutive Producer
2011
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2Alberto (voice)
2011
LoneJimmy
2011
LoneDirector
2011
LoneWriter
2011
Stars in ShortsExecutive Producer
2012
Stash HouseRay Jaffe
2012
Miss DialAlex
2013
Stupid HypeGuru
2013
Lennon or McCartneySelf
2014
ReparationJerome
2016
Lady BouncerRay
2017
Altered PerceptionAndrew
2018
G
GritDr. Green
2019
ImprisonedDiaz
2019
Exile
2020
ExileProducer
2020
Init!ationOfficer Rico Martinez
2021
Init!ationProducer
2021
Prisoner's DaughterJoseph
2023
California Scenario
2026
A Pretty Good MovieCarter
Two JackedDirector

Television

Beverly Hills, 90210Peter Magnuson · 1 eps
1990
Touched by an AngelWarren · 1 eps
1994
JAGRamirez · 1 eps
1995
JAGCayuga Helmsman · 1 eps
1995
MoeshaAntonio · 8 eps
1996
Sabrina, the Teenage WitchBrad · 12 eps
1996
Undressed6 eps
1999
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationLeon Madera · 1 eps
2000
Crossing JordanManuel Rios · 1 eps
2001
The DivisionJuan · 1 eps
2001
The ShieldRobbie Villanueva · 1 eps
2002
Without a TraceLuis Alvarez · 1 eps
2002
Cold CaseCarlos · 1 eps
2003
NCISJack Kale · 1 eps
2003
The Joe Schmo ShowT.J. · 9 eps
2003
Invasion1 eps
2005
Generation KillAntonio Espera · 7 eps
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor ChroniclesTrevor · 1 eps
2008
CastleJavier Esposito · 173 eps
2009
Dark BlueChavez · 1 eps
2009
Top Gear1 eps
2010
ElementaryHalcon · 3 eps
2012
Key & PeeleBaseball Player · 1 eps
2012
Stupid HypeGuru · 9 eps
2013
Stupid HypeAssociate Producer
2013
Con ManDiego Alfonso · 2 eps
2015
This Is UsMiguel Rivas · 105 eps
2016
This Is UsDirector
2016
The RookieCesar Ojeda / Alejandro Mejia · 1 eps
2018
The RookieDirector
2018
The Rookie: FedsDirector
2022
The Company You KeepDirector
2023
TrackerDirector
2024
BallardDirector
2025

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