Biography
Javier Manuel Hernandez Jr. (born February 20, 1978) is a Mexican-born American actor and fashion model. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, Hernandez made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016). He portrays Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot of Magnum P.I. Description ab...
Known For
Complete Filmography
The Long Game
2024
as JB Peña
In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, the...
You're Not Alone
2020
Executive Producer
After the premature death of her estranged husband, Emma (Winter) regains custody of their young daughter Isla (Jones) and hopes to rebuild their rela...
Beneath Us
2020
Executive Producer
The American Dream becomes a nightmare for a group of undocumented day laborers hired by a wealthy couple. What they expect to be their biggest payday...
Toy Story 4
2019
as Bonnie’s Dad (voice)
Woody has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. But when ...
The Night Is Young
2018
as Dean
This is the story of the night Matt and Dave met Amy and Syd. All feeling a bit fed up with their jobs and Los Angeles, luck would have it that they d...
Bright
2017
as Rodriguez
In an alternate present-day where magical creatures live among us, two L.A. cops become embroiled in a prophesied turf battle.
Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
2017
A high-art, high-fashion showcase of a star's many personas-and a vivid reminder that our art, not our obstacles, ultimately defines us. Free, focused...
A Bad Moms Christmas
2017
as Jessie Harkness
Amy, Kiki and Carla – three under-appreciated and over-burdened women – rebel against the challenges and expectations of the Super Bowl for mothers: C...
Suicide Squad
2016
as Chato Santana / El Diablo
From DC Comics comes the Suicide Squad, an antihero team of incarcerated supervillains who act as deniable assets for the United States government, un...
Bad Moms
2016
as Jessie Harkness
When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long ove...
Max
2015
as Sergeant Reyes
A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience.
LOL
2012
as James
In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while do...
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
2011
as Jay Gatsby
The Fitzgerald classic as you've never seen it, transposed to a Los Angeles of sleek modern architecture and strip-mall foot clinics.
Takers
2010
as Eddie Hatcher
A seasoned team of bank robbers, including Gordon Jennings, John Rahway, A.J., and brothers Jake and Jesse Attica successfully complete their latest h...
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Ozzy
It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate the season and rejo...
Quarantine
2008
as Jake
A television reporter and her cameraman are trapped inside a building quarantined by the CDC after the outbreak of a mysterious virus which turns huma...
Lakeview Terrace
2008
as Javier Villareal
A young interracial couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of...
Live!
2007
as Pablo
A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.
Hostel Part II: The Next Level
2007
as Self
Behind the scenes of Eli Roth's horror sequel Hostel 2 (2007).
Hostel: Part II
2007
as Paxton
Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.
Grindhouse
2007
as Boddy (segment "Thanksgiving") (uncredited)
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...
Grindhouse
2007
Presenter
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...
World Trade Center
2006
as Dominick Pezzulo
Two police officers struggle to survive when they become trapped beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.
Hostel Dissected
2006
as Himself
The making of Eli Roth's "Hostel."
Hostel
2006
as Paxton
Three backpackers head to a Slovakian city that promises to meet their hedonistic expectations, with no idea of the hell that awaits them.
Carlito's Way: Rise to Power
2005
as Carlito Brigante
Seduced by the brutal New York underworld, future gangster legend Carlito Brigante enters a deadly circle of greed and retribution. Assisted by his tw...
Nomad: The Warrior
2005
as Erali
The Nomad is a historical epic set in 18th-century Kazakhstan. The film is a fictionalised account of the youth and coming-of-age of Ablai Khan, as he...
Friday Night Lights
2004
as Brian Chavez
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriou...
Ladder 49
2004
as Keith Perez
Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire...
Torque
2004
as Dalton
Biker Cary Ford is framed by an old rival and biker gang leader for the murder of another gang member who happens to be the brother of Trey, leader of...
The Rookie
2002
as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
Jim Morris never made it out of the minor leagues before a shoulder injury ended his pitching career twelve years ago. Now a married-with-children hig...
Joy Ride
2001
as Marine
Three young people on a road trip from Colorado to New Jersey talk to a trucker on their CB radio, then must escape when he turns out to be a psychoti...
Crazy/Beautiful
2001
as Carlos Nuñez
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.
Living the Life
2000
as Kikicho
Kata has lived her first fifteen years believing that, although she has an amazing ancestry, the only thing that lies in her future is a broken heart,...
Night Comes
N/A
Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity, two sisters manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust ...