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José Zúñiga

José Zúñiga

Actor · Born April 1, 1965 (61) · Tegucigalpa, Honduras

José Zúñiga is best known for his roles in films such as Alive, Ransom, Con Air, Fresh, Crooklyn, Next Stop: Wonderland, and Twilight. He has appeared in several television shows including 24, Prison Break, Law & Order, The O.C., NCIS, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bones, Lie To Me, Dexter, Medium, The Event, and Scandal.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 1, 1965 (61)
From
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Works as
Actor
Titles
106 on MovieCove · 120 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 29% in 30 days

What are José Zúñiga's films like?

Across their 28 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 21st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 86th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
19%
Morality
17%
Survival
16%
Society
13%
Power
7%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 9 · Serious 8 · Dark 11

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 17 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 18 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 16 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 12 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 2

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 8 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 10

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 5

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Herald
1 of 3
Hero
1 of 3
Mentor
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Warm
11
Melancholic
11
Hopeful
9
Dread
7
Other
25

How their films linger

Hopeful14 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch José Zúñiga's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 84 of their 106 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (28).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for José Zúñiga's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

120 credits, 106 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Rosario(2025)

    as Oscar Fuentes

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • The Life List(2025)

    as Samuel

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • A Sudden Case of Christmas(2024)

    as Mark

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Sound of Freedom(2023)

    as Roberto

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Last Thing He Told Me(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · as AUSA Ivan Escarra

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • True Lies(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Alvaro Ochoa

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • Accused(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Serrano

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Quantum Leap(2022)

    Show 1 episode · as Commander Jim Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Physical(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Carlos

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Reefa(2021)

    as Israel Sr.

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Half Brothers(2020)

    as Evaristo

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Electromagnetic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Tomas

  • Headlock(2019)

    as Ah Puch

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Narcos: Mexico(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as General Jesús Gutiérrez Rebollo

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Nestor Garcia

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • New Amsterdam(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Navarro

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Baja(2018)

    as Luis Bolanos

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • For the People(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Randy Stanton

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Dark Tower(2017)

    as Dr. Hotchkiss

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Snowfall(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ramiro

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • A Place in the Caribbean (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gael

  • The Most Hated Woman in America(2017)

    as Detective Campos

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Shooter(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Simon Porter

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Westworld(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Vice President

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Victor(2015)

    as Manuel

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Better Things(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Duel(2016)

    as General Calderon

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • American Crime Story(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · as Det. George Navarro

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Diablo(2015)

    as Guillermo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • They Danced (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Mister Martinez

  • The Expanse(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bull · as Bull - Tycho Chief of Ops

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Mary Loss of Soul(2014)

    as Victor Solis

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Code Black(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Chef Holder

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • How to Get Away with Murder(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Jorge Castillo

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Scorpion(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Lou Rake

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 8 episodes · as Carlos Morejon · as Senator Carlos Morejon

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Ship(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as El Toro

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Taxi Brooklyn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Eddie Esposito

  • Chicago P.D.(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · as Javier Escano

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.(2013)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eli Morrow

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Lucky 7(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Jorge Santiago

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Gonzalez

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • The Call(2013)

    as Marco

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as General Benicio Flores

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Eye of the Hurricane(2012)

    as Roberto Cruz

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Vargas

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Suits(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Harry the Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Forger(2012)

    as Mr. Weathers

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • The Chaperone(2011)

    as Detective Carlos

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Harry's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Attorney Hector Walsh

  • Hawaii Five-0(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Flores

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Dark Blue(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Agent Boyle

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Alfredo Quintana

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lie to Me(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Molina

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Childrens Hospital(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Gang Boss

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Twilight(2008)

    as Mr. Molina

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Tortilla Heaven(2007)

    as Isidor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Undoing(2006)

    as Randall

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Saving Grace(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ronnie

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Burn Notice(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Vasquez

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Next(2007)

    as Security Chief Roybal

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Dexter(2006)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jorge Castillo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mission: Impossible III(2006)

    as IMF Agent Pete

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Lies & Alibis(2006)

    as Officer Sykes

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Ghost Whisperer(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Luis Simon · as Reed Simonds

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Bones(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mickey Santana

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Prison Break(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Coyote

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Grey's Anatomy(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Anthony Meloy

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Constantine(2005)

    as Detective Weiss

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Numb3rs(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Bernardo Infante

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Medium(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Oswaldo Castillo

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • House(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Nate Weinmann

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Desperate Housewives(2004)

    Show 3 episodes · as Detective Heredia

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Century City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · as Attorney Randall Purgaman

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Adrian De La Casa

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The O.C.(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jason Spitz

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Nip/Tuck(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Detective Cyrus

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • The Hunted(2003)

    as Bobby Moret

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • CSI: Miami(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Carl Galaz · as Juan Ortega

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Gino

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 24(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Joseph Malina

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Snow White: The Fairest of Them All(2001)

    as Hector

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Roberto Fox

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Victor Caldera

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as George Cortinez

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story(2000)

    as Paquito D'Rivera

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 12 episodes · as Chris Cavaliere

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Crew(2000)

    as Escobar

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Opportunists(1999)

    as Jesus Del Toro

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Gun Shy(2000)

    as Fidel Vaillar

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Happy Accidents(2000)

    as Jose

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 3 episodes · as Miguel Cruz

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Get Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Carroll

  • Next Stop Wonderland(1998)

    as Andre de Silva

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Sins of the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Nothing Sacred (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 20 episodes · as J.A. Ortiz

  • Con Air(1997)

    as Sims

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Hurricane Streets(1997)

    as Kramer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Ransom(1996)

    as David Torres

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Flirt(1995)

    as Cab Driver

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Striptease(1996)

    as Chris Rojo

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Day of the Warrior(1996)

    as Mexican Cop

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Fresh Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Miguel Flores

  • Stonewall(1995)

    as Randy

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Money Train(1995)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Blue in the Face(1995)

    as Jerry

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Nadja(1994)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Smoke(1995)

    as 2nd OTB Man / Jerry

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Oscar

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • ER(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Eduardo Lopez

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • New York Undercover(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · as Jimmy Torres

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Fresh(1994)

    as Lt. Perez

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Crooklyn(1994)

    as Tommy La La

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Flirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Cab Driver

  • Alive(1993)

    as Fraga

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 2 episodes · as Arturo the Hairdresser

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Christoff · as Detective Borough Investigator · as Detective Mark Rivera · as Rudy Amendariz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Riding the Rails (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Actor

  • 1972 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Mister Whisper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Garcia

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 120 titles, 118 of them dated from 1988 to 2025; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Sound of Freedom (2023)

$251M worldwide

Highest rated

Fresh (1994)

Midcredits 94th

Most popular right now

The Dark Tower (2017)

Film career

19882025

Peak 1995 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 4 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting120 of 120: 120 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score72nd

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s26 · acting2000s40 · acting2010s39 · acting2020s12 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 3% of 36 roles
9398031318

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do José Zúñiga's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 47; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 42nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

84thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 106 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up49
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th15

Shape of the crowd

46 of their 106 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved23
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser46
  • Broadly Agreed7
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Undoing (2006)

97th percentile spread · 54% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Snowfall (2017)

Midcredits 98th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 44. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is José Zúñiga's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles31–97 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles8–41 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles38–69 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles29–74 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles36–94 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does José Zúñiga work with?

People who share at least 2 of José Zúñiga's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Giancarlo Esposito shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers