He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company.
He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company.
Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role.
Correction Samuel Jackson told Tarantino he had messed up by not casting him in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino agreed and told him he was writing a script and had a character that he had written specifically with Jackson in mind. Calderon had a better initial reading than Jackson and Tarantino gave serious consideration to casting him as Jules Winnfield.
Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace.
Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferrara's 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel.
Calderon acted in The Last Castle and the critically acclaimed independent feature Girlfight. His more than three dozen film credits also include Out of Sight, Cop Land, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Firm, The Addiction, Q & A, Sea of Love, Clockers and King of New York. In addition, he has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on Dream Street, Law & Order and Miami Vice.
In 2010, Calderon is set to star as The Businessman in Sanzhar Sultanov's crime drama - The Story.
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Filmography (Movies)
Staging Anna
Character:Director
Release Date:06/09/2024
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:02/01/2021
The Strike
Character:Walt Whitman
Release Date:14/04/2016
West End
Character:Robert Mackey
Release Date:20/11/2014
Welcome to New York
Character:Pierre
Release Date:07/08/2014
Biodegradable
Character:Profesor Lopez
Release Date:14/11/2013
Bolaetrapo
Character:Cuenta
Release Date:15/10/2013
Burning Daylight
Character:Hughie Luke
Release Date:14/11/2010
Gun
Character:Detective Jenkins
Release Date:30/07/2010
Down This Road
Character:Father
Release Date:20/04/2010
La Soga
Character:Rafa
Release Date:12/09/2009
A Kiss of Chaos
Character:Oscar Perez
Release Date:27/06/2009
The Hungry Ghosts
Character:Carl
Release Date:22/01/2009
Pistol Whipped
Character:Blue
Release Date:04/03/2008
The Sentinel
Character:Deputy Director Cortes
Release Date:19/04/2006
21 Grams
Character:Brown
Release Date:06/09/2003
Kill the Poor
Character:Carlos DeJesus
Release Date:09/05/2003
The Last Castle
Character:Dellwo
Release Date:19/10/2001
3 A.M.
Character:Ralph
Release Date:01/07/2001
The Atlantis Conspiracy
Character:Guy
Release Date:01/01/2001
Once in the Life
Character:Manny Rivera
Release Date:27/10/2000
Bait
Character:Cop (uncredited)
Release Date:15/09/2000
Girlfight
Character:Sandro Guzman
Release Date:01/05/2000
Oxygen
Character:Jesse
Release Date:12/11/1999
One Tough Cop
Character:Sgt. Diaz
Release Date:09/10/1998
Out of Sight
Character:Raymond Cruz
Release Date:26/06/1998
All Revved Up
Character:Carl
Release Date:19/04/1998
Montana
Character:Boulez
Release Date:16/01/1998
Cop Land
Character:Hector - Medic
Release Date:15/08/1997
Dark Angel
Character:Vance Pickett
Release Date:10/09/1996
Four Rooms
Character:Norman
Release Date:09/12/1995
Condition Red
Character:Angel Delgado
Release Date:08/12/1995
The Addiction
Character:Professor
Release Date:06/10/1995
Clockers
Character:Jesus at Hambones
Release Date:15/09/1995
Sweet Nothing
Character:Ray
Release Date:08/06/1995
Hand Gun
Character:Landwick
Release Date:01/10/1994
Pulp Fiction
Character:Paul
Release Date:10/09/1994
The Firm
Character:Thomas Richie
Release Date:30/06/1993
Bad Lieutenant
Character:Cop #1
Release Date:20/11/1992
CrissCross
Character:Blacky
Release Date:08/05/1992
The Keys
Character:Garcia
Release Date:12/04/1992
King of New York
Character:Joey Dalesio
Release Date:18/07/1990
Q & A
Character:Roger Montalvo
Release Date:27/04/1990
Penn & Teller Get Killed
Character:Juan
Release Date:22/09/1989
Sea of Love
Character:Serafino
Release Date:15/09/1989
The Chair
Character:Pizza
Release Date:08/10/1988
Sticky Fingers
Character:Speed
Release Date:06/05/1988
Band of the Hand
Character:Tito
Release Date:11/04/1986
Doubletake
Character:Bitong
Release Date:24/11/1985
Tenement
Character:Hector
Release Date:20/09/1985
Community Plot
Character:
Release Date:31/12/1984
Television Appearances
Ironheart
Character:CEO of Artworks
Ironheart
Character:Arthur Robbins
Justified: City Primeval
Character:Raymond Cruz
East New York
Character:Father Frank Suarez
Bosch: Legacy
Character:Det. Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson
FBI
Character:Fernando Perez
This Is Us
Character:Older Risto Rivas
Blindspot
Character:Drill Instructor
Fear the Walking Dead
Character:Alejandro Núñez
Bosch
Character:Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson
Madam Secretary
Character:Foreign Minister Albert Rojas
The Blacklist
Character:Manuel Esteban
Elementary
Character:Zuniga
Blue Bloods
Character:Lieutenant Perez
Lie to Me
Character:Manny Trillo
The Black Donnellys
Character:Detective at Prison
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Character:Detective
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Marcus Feingold
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Character:Jojo Rios
The Education of Max Bickford
Character:Danny Martinez
Third Watch
Character:Bobby's father
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Eric Molina
Dellaventura
Character:Detective Rosario
New York Undercover
Character:Emilio Vasquez
The Hat Squad
Character:Miguel Cortez
Law & Order
Character:Father Torres
Law & Order
Character:Rodriguez
Law & Order
Character:Jesse Castillo
Law & Order
Character:Defense Attorney Palmieri
Law & Order
Character:Kenneth Silva
The Equalizer
Character:Rat Heart
The Equalizer
Character:Chacon
Miami Vice
Character:Nicky
Miami Vice
Character:Don Gallego
Miami Vice
Character:Gabriel
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