Actor Jose Pablo Cantillo was born on March 30, 1979 in Marshfield, Wisconsin. Of Puerto Rican descent, he grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he became known as a tennis star, representing Terre Haute South Vigo High School in state competitions. He eventually graduated from Indiana University in 2002, with degrees in finance and marketing. His interest in acting was ignited when he took drama classes in college; he eventually decided to move to New York to pursue the career track. After appearing in several off-Broadway plays, he made his screen debut in 2003. His first film, The Manchurian Candidate, came the following year. He went on to star in films such as Shackles, Crank, Disturbia and Redbelt; he also made guest roles in shows such as Medical Investigation, CSI: Miami, Nip/Tuck and Monk, and was also a regular in the short-lived series Standoff. He is set to star in the Fox television special Virtuality. He is best known for playing Hector Salazar in FX’s Sons of Anarchy and Caesar Martinez in AMC’s The Walking Dead.
Bio:
Name: Jose Pablo Cantillo
Nickname: Joey, Jose
Date of Birth: March 30, 1979
Place of Birth: Marshfield, Wisconsin
Place of Residence: Los Angeles, USA
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Education: Indiana University Bloomington
Body Stats:
Height: 5′ 9″/ 175 cm
Weight: 171 lbs/ 78 kg
Shoe size: 10
Dress size: 10
Ethnicity: Latino
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Social Networks:
- Twitter: jp_cantillo
- Facebook: Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Instagram: josepablocantillo
Fun Facts:
Relationships: Married
Children: 1, daughter
Awards and Honors: –
Hobbies and Interests: Golf, tennis
Favorite Color: White
Favorite Food: Blueberry pancakes
Favorite Music: The Misfits
Favorite Actor: Hugh Jackman
Favorite Sports: Tennis
Favorite Movie: Return of the Living Dead, Re-Animator, Evil Dead
Interesting Facts:
- He played tennis in High School. While a student at South Vigo High School in Terre Haute, Indiana, Jose led his team to the state championship in 1996, where they placed as a runner-up.
- He studied Martial Arts.
- He has a business degree. Jose graduated from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
- He was in the film Crank: High Voltage with Jason Statham.
- He was Sandro in “Elysium,” who was tasked to perform brain surgery on Matt Damon.
- Neill Blomkamp was so impressed with the way he improvised in his audition for “Elysium,” he collaborated with Cantillo to turn Sandro from just a Mexican gangbanger to a more complete character.
- Cantillo was so giddy about playing Yankie in “Chappie” that he’d wear his wardrobe in his hotel room just because he could. “Not that it was method, but I just couldn’t wait to be Yankie everyday,” he told.
- One of his favorite memories from being on “The Walking Dead” was killing zombies with Norman Reedus.(Norman Reedus Height and Weight Stats)
- He’s a huge supporter of the UN’s He for She campaign.
- He studied Jeet Kune Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
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