Jay Hernandez

Jay Hernandez

1978-02-20 Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico 35 Credits

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...

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The Long Game

The Long Game

2024

as JB Peña

7.1
Acting

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

You're Not Alone

2020

Executive Producer

5.9
Producing

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

Beneath Us

2020

Executive Producer

5.8
Producing

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

Toy Story 4

2019

as Bonnie’s Dad (voice)

7.5
Acting

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

The Night Is Young

2018

as Dean

6.9
Acting

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

Bright

2017

as Rodriguez

6.2
Acting

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

Double Dutchess: Seeing Double

2017

5.8
Acting

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

A Bad Moms Christmas

2017

as Jessie Harkness

6.3
Acting

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

Suicide Squad

2016

as Chato Santana / El Diablo

5.9
Acting

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

Bad Moms

2016

as Jessie Harkness

6.5
Acting

When three overworked and under-appreciated moms are pushed beyond their limits, they ditch their conventional responsibilities for a jolt of long ove...

Max

Max

2015

as Sergeant Reyes

7.1
Acting

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

LOL

2012

as James

6.1
Acting

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

The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes

2011

as Jay Gatsby

Acting

The Fitzgerald classic as you've never seen it, transposed to a Los Angeles of sleek modern architecture and strip-mall foot clinics.

Takers

Takers

2010

as Eddie Hatcher

6.2
Acting

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

Nothing Like the Holidays

2008

as Ozzy

6.3
Acting

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

Quarantine

2008

as Jake

5.8
Acting

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

Lakeview Terrace

2008

as Javier Villareal

6.0
Acting

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!

Live!

2007

as Pablo

5.5
Acting

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

Hostel Part II: The Next Level

2007

as Self

Acting

Behind the scenes of Eli Roth's horror sequel Hostel 2 (2007).

Hostel: Part II

Hostel: Part II

2007

as Paxton

5.8
Acting

Three American college students studying abroad are lured to a Slovakian hostel, and discover the grim reality behind it.

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

as Boddy (segment "Thanksgiving") (uncredited)

7.0
Acting

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Taranti...

Grindhouse

Grindhouse

2007

Presenter

7.0

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

World Trade Center

2006

as Dominick Pezzulo

6.1
Acting

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

8.0
Acting

The making of Eli Roth's "Hostel."

Hostel

Hostel

2006

as Paxton

5.9
Acting

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

Carlito's Way: Rise to Power

2005

as Carlito Brigante

4.6
Acting

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

Nomad: The Warrior

2005

as Erali

5.1
Acting

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

Friday Night Lights

2004

as Brian Chavez

6.9
Acting

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

Ladder 49

2004

as Keith Perez

6.4
Acting

Under the watchful eye of his mentor, Captain Mike Kennedy, probationary firefighter Jack Morrison matures into a seasoned veteran at a Baltimore fire...

Torque

Torque

2004

as Dalton

5.3
Acting

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

The Rookie

2002

as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos

6.8
Acting

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

Joy Ride

2001

as Marine

6.5
Acting

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

Crazy/Beautiful

2001

as Carlos Nuñez

6.6
Acting

At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.

Living the Life

2000

as Kikicho

5.7
Acting

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

Directing Producing Writing

Against the backdrop of a cataclysmic event that threatens to engulf humanity, two sisters manage to escape the horror only to find themselves thrust ...