Juan Carlos Cantu is an actor best known for his role as Manuel Varga in the dramatic crime series Better Call Saul.
Biography[]
Hardly anything is known about Cantu's past, including his birthday, the names of his parents, where he grew up, where he went to school, and why he wanted to become an actor. What is known is that Cantu got her first on-screen role in 1984, where he had an uncredited appearance as a bartender in the dramatic movie On the Line. Cantu got his first major role in 2013, when he was first cast as Capitan Alejandro Robles, the supervisor for homicide detective Marco Ruiz, for 17 episodes of the dramatic crime series The Bridge. Cantu has also appeared in TV shows and movies such as Better Call Saul, Twin Peaks, Ready Player One, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Castle, Red Dead Redemption, Dexter, Lost, The Eye, The Station, Telenovela, Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, and Criminal Minds.
On Criminal Minds[]
Cantu first portrayed Diego Trejo, husband to murder victim Lupe Trejo and father of rape victim Rosa Trejo, in the Season One episode "Machismo".
Cantu then portrayed Esteban Soria, a pastor at a church frequented by religious serial killer Rafael Acosta, in the Season One episode of Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders, "De Los Inocentes".
Filmography[]
- Better Call Saul - 9 episodes (2016-2020) - Manuel Varga
- Good Trouble - 3 episodes (2019) - Rafael Martinez
- Ready Player One (2018) - Bus Passenger (uncredited)
- Twin Peaks - 2 episodes (2017) - Officer Reynaldo
- Love Sanchez (2016) - Hector Garcia
- NCIS (2016) - Leo Silva
- The Escort (2016) - Junior
- Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders - "De Los Inocentes" (2016) TV episode - Reverend Esteban Soria
- Telenovela - 7 episodes (2015-2016) - Gustavo
- The Grinder (2015) - Victor Ramirez
- Murder in Mexico: The Bruce Beresford-Redman Story (2015) - Judge
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2014) - Domingo Peña
- The Bridge - 17 episodes (2013-2014) - Capitan Alejandro Robles
- Gang Related (2014) - Monsignor Navarro
- Saint George (2014) - Owner
- Castle (2014) - Luis Delgado
- 1600 Penn (2012) - Argentinian President
- We Have Your Husband (2011) - Buyer
- Dexter (2010) - Fauzi (credited as Juan Carlos Cantú)
- Red Dead Redemption (2010) - Luisa's Father (voice)
- Lost (2010) - Father Suarez
- The Station (2009) - Benny
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2009) - Fernando
- Lower Learning (2008) - Alejandro (uncredited)
- Weeds (2008) - Donkey Man
- Miss Guided - 2 episodes (2008) - The Janitor
- The Eye (2008) - Factory Foreman
- Brothers & Sisters (2007) - Diner's Owner
- Raines (2007) - Gardener
- Criminal Minds - "Machismo" (2006) TV episode - Diego Trejo
- ER (2006) - Mr. Rodriguez
- Invasion (2006) - Survivor/Javi (uncredited)
- The King of Queens - 2 episodes (2005-2006) - Hector/Manny
- English as a Second Language (2005) - Julio De La Cruz
- Strong Medicine (2005) - Priest
- Medical Investigation (2005) - Priest
- Six Feet Under (2004) - Man on Beach (credited as Juan Carlos Cantù)
- Method & Red (2004) - Estuardo
- Criminal (2004) - Rodrigo's Dad
- Scrubs (2004) - Hector
- Threat Matrix (2003) - Baggage Supervisor
- The Bold and the Beautiful (2003) - Hotel Manager
- Boomtown (2003) - Cemetery Worker
- Robbery Homicide Division (2002) - SID Technician
- Call Me Claus (2001) - Doorman
- Crossruff (2001) - Street Vendor
- Thieves (2001) - Desk Sergeant
- The Quickie (2001) - Priest (credited as Juan Cantu)
- The Trouble with Normal (2000) - John Gonzalez (credited as Juan Carlos Cantù)
- The Prime Gig (2000) - Minister
- Running Mates (2000) - Clinic Reporter #2
- Special Delivery (1999) - Interpreter
- Get Real (1999) - Funeral Attendant
- Team Knight Rider (1998) - Croupier
- On the Line (1984) - Bartender (uncredited)
External Links[]
For an up-to-date filmography, see here.