Before he became an actor, he was a policeman.

Before he became an actor, he was a policeman.

Before he was a policeman, this recurring actor on a network superhero show was just a regular guy who, during 9/11 was trying to rescue survivors from the World Trade Center.

J.W. Cortes
Detective Alvarez – Gotham

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