Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

August 15, 1962 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Puerto Rico

Popular Genres

Drama Thriller Comedy

Career Span

1997 – Present

David Zayas

4 wins

211 nominations

1 Oscar

48 credits

David Zayas (born 31 December 1962) is a Puerto Rican theatrical, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz.

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Personal Info

Born

Aug 15, 1962

From

Puerto Rico

Known For

Acting

Career

1997 – Present

Known For

The Expendables

The Expendables

as General Garza

as Detective Larry Mullane

Stepmom

Skyline

Annie

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

as Detective Dalberto

Bringing Out the Dead

Bringing Out the Dead

as Cop in Elevator

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

as Alberto Reyes (voice)

Force of Nature

Force of Nature

as John the Baptist

Ride

Wit

as Code Team Blue Head

Tallulah

as Detective Richards

Frequent Collaborators

Jason Statham

2 shared projects

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Mickey Rourke

2 shared projects

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Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Jet Li

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Dolph Lundgren

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Eric Roberts

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Randy Couture

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Steve Austin

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Giselle Itié

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Charisma Carpenter

Charisma Carpenter

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Gary Daniels

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Terry Crews

1 shared project

in "The Expendables"

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Award Recognition

4

Wins

211

Nominations

1

Oscar

Complete Filmography

2025

The Running Man as Richard Manuel Award

2024

Or Something as Uptown Mike

2023

Snag as Ramon Award

2022

Adieu Aurora as Jon Castaneda

2021

R♥️J as Fernando Capulet

2020

Force of Nature as John the Baptist Award

Body Cam as Sergeant Kesper Award

Our Lady of 121st Street as Edwin

2017

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract as Alberto Reyes (voice) Award

11:55 as Maurice

Lost Cat Corona as Ponce

2016

Tallulah as Detective Richards Award

The Lennon Report as Officer Joseph Medina Award

2015

The Wannabe as Pablo Guzman

2014

Annie as Lou Award

Ride as Ramon Award

2013

Jodi Arias: Dirty Little Secret as Detective Flores

2012

Junction as Lt. Tarelli

2011

2010

The Expendables as General Garza Award

13 as Detective Larry Mullane Award

Skyline as Oliver Award

Inferno: The Making of 'The Expendables' as Self

2009

Wake as Grayson Award

Flying By as Tony

Burning Mussolini as Hector

2007

Michael Clayton as Detective Dalberto Award

The Savages as Eduardo Award

2006

16 Blocks as Robert Torres

The Feast of the Goat as Antonio de la Maza

2005

The Interpreter as Charlie Russell Award

2004

Jailbait as Guard

2003

Undefeated as Paulie

Anne B. Real as Cynthia's Dad

2002

A Gentleman's Game as Alfred D'Angelo

Washington Heights as David

2001

Wit as Code Team Blue Head Award

Sam the Man as Billy the Cop

2000

The Yards as Officer Jerry Rifkin

1999

Bringing Out the Dead as Cop in Elevator Award

1998

Stepmom as Policeman Award

Rounders as Osborne Award

All Revved Up as Omar

Return to Paradise as Construction Foreman

1997

Lena's Dreams as Jorge

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Expendables

13

Stepmom

Skyline

Annie

Michael Clayton

Bringing Out the Dead

Teen Titans: The Judas Contract

Force of Nature

Ride

Career Statistics

Roles by Genre

Genre Evolution