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Jon Huertas

Jon Huertas

Actor and director, also producer · Born October 23, 1976 (50) · New York City, New York, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner

Jon Huertas is an American stage, film and television actor, musician, and US Air Force veteran, best known for playing Sergeant Antonio 'Poke' Espera in HBO's miniseries "Generation Kill", as well as homicide detective Javier Esposito in the television series "Castle".

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 23, 1976 (50)
From
New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Actor and director, also producer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 65 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Jon Huertas' films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Drama7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 44th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Horror3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Horror movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 18th percentile
: browse their Crime 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
Bonds
26%
Morality
23%
Survival
23%
Self
10%
Society
9%
Power
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival5 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 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 4 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 2

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

Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 11 · 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 6 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 3

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

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 11 · Heavy 6

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 5 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

8 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 8 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 8
Ally
2 of 8
Shapeshifter
1 of 8
Trickster
1 of 8
Mentor
1 of 8
Show the 8 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
10
Dread
7
Warm
4
Hopeful
6
Other
15

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet14
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous3

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 Jon Huertas' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jon Huertas' 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

65 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • California Scenario(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ballard(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Tracker(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Prisoner's Daughter(2022)

    as Joseph

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Company You Keep(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • The Trap(2023)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Rookie: Feds(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Initiation(2020)

    Producer · as Officer Rico Martinez

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

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

    Producer · Actor

  • Imprisoned(2018)

    as Diaz

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Grit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Dr. Green

  • The Rookie(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · as Cesar Ojeda / Alejandro Mejia

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Altered Perception (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Andrew

  • Lady Bouncer(2017)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • This Is Us(2016)

    Show 105 episodes · Director · as Miguel Rivas

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Reparation(2015)

    as Jerome

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • She Rises(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Con Man(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Diego Alfonso

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Stupid Hype(2013)

    Producer · as Guru

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Miss Dial(2013)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Stupid Hype (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 9 episodes · Associate Producer · as Guru

  • Stars in Shorts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Halcon

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Stash House(2012)

    as Ray Jaffe

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Key and Peele(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Baseball Player

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Writer · as Jimmy

  • After-School Special (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Executive Producer

  • Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2(2011)

    as Alberto (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Top Gear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dark Blue(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Chavez

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Castle(2009)

    Show 173 episodes · as Javier Esposito

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Generation Kill(2008)

    Show 7 episodes · as Antonio Espera

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Objective(2008)

    as Vincent Degetau

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Trevor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Believers(2007)

    as Victor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Insatiable(2006)

    Producer · as Javier

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Hot Tamale(2006)

    as Alex

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Right at Your Door(2006)

    as Rick

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Invasion(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Cold Case (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Carlos

  • NCIS(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Jack Kale

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The Joe Schmo Show (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 9 episodes · as T.J.

  • Borderline(2002)

    as Ciro Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Without a Trace(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Luis Alvarez

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Shield(2002)

    Show 1 episode · as Robbie Villanueva

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Bug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Mitchell

  • Crossing Jordan(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Manuel Rios

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • The Division (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · as Juan

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Leon Madera

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • A Family in Crisis: The Elian Gonzales Story(2000)

    as Rafael

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Picking Up the Pieces(2000)

    as Paulo

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Beyond Suspicion(2000)

    as Paramedic

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Cold Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    as Darius

  • Undressed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Why Do Fools Fall in Love(1998)

    as Joe Negroni

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Sabrina the Teenage Witch(1996)

    Show 12 episodes · as Brad

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Executive Decision(1996)

    as Terrorist

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Moesha(1996)

    Show 8 episodes · as Antonio

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows

  • JAG(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Cayuga Helmsman · as Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Warren

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • At Home with the Webbers(1993)

    as Pimp (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Beverly Hills, 90210(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Peter Magnuson

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • A Pretty Good Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Carter

  • Two Jacked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 62 titles, 60 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2007.

Biggest box office

Right at Your Door (2006)

$2.1M worldwide

Highest rated

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Castle (2009)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19902026

Peak 2007 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 1 MovieCove title. 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
Acting55 of 62: 49 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thDirecting8 of 62: 5 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score71stWriting1 of 62: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 62: 2 only producing, 3 with another role

62 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1990s10 · acting2000s23 · acting2010s19 · 17 acting · 6 crew2020s8 · 4 acting · 6 crew

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
9803

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.

Awards

Won a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2019, Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jon Huertas' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 28th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 26th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th11

Shape of the crowd

19 of their 49 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser15
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · producer

The Hill Chris Climbed: The Gridiron Heroes Story (2012)

98th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, director

This Is Us (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 62/100 in their films, across 13 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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 Jon Huertas' work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles30–88 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles37–54 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles36–86 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles37–56 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles37–80 · median 54 · moderateheavier 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 Jon Huertas work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jon Huertas' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Michael Biehn shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers