Jon Huertas is in a league of multi-faceted actors who display versatility and range in the characters they portrayed. Known as the outspoken and gritty Sgt. Antonio 'Poke' Espera in HBO's highly acclaimed mini series Generation Kill, Huertas has been engaging audiences in both television and feature films for more than a decade.
He currently stars in ABC’s Castle as Detective Javier Esposito, the skeptical yet humorous investigator whose constant bantering with his colleagues are a plot highlight for fans. Huertas’ other television credits include featured roles on Navy: NCIS, CSI, Prison Break, Moesha and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, which garnered him an ALMA nomination in 2000, one of three in his career. He also delved into the faux reality show world on cult classic, Joe Schmo 2, proving his improvisational skills each week as he lead an unsuspecting “schmo” through ridiculous situations in the name of comedy.
Huertas has also made his mark on feature films with roles in Picking Up the Pieces with Woody Allen and Sharon Stone, Why Do Fools Fall in Love with Halle Berry and Lorenz Tate, the Sundance Award winning indie film"Right at Your Door," and "The Insatiable" with Sean Patrick Flanery and Michael Biehn, which he also co-produced.
A New York native who was trained in Musical Theatre at TCU, Huertas is a U.S. Military veteran who served for eight years, during three major conflicts, before becoming an actor. He is an active supporter of The Wounded Warrior Project, whose initiative is to honor and empower wounded veterans. He also supports Puppies Behind Bars, a non-profit organization dedicated to training prison inmates to raise puppies to be guide dogs for the blind.
