Jeremy Ray Valdez

Jeremy Ray Valdez (born July 10, 1980) is an American actor. He won the 2010 Imagen Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film for his role in La Mission. 2Life and career Valdez was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1980. His father is of Mexican heritage and his mother is of Navajo Indian descent. His first gigs were national commercials for brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Six Flags, Verizon and Toys R Us. Welcoming the newfound paychecks and a departure from working "almost every crazy job imaginable" Jeremy continued to hone his acting skills, landing his first television role on Brothers Garcia. Valdez has had recurring roles on television shows including ER, Veronica Mars, Drake & Josh and guest starring roles on The Closer, NCIS, 24, CSI: NY, JAG, The Shield, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, That's So Raven, Medical Investigation, Boston Public and One on One. He also starred in HBO's critically acclaimed TV Movie, Walkout, directed by Edward James Olmos. Valdez portrays Robert Avila, an undercover police officer who poses as a high school student, in the film based on the true story of the 5 Mexican-American East LA high schools that organized a walkout in 1968 to protest poor school conditions. Additionally, Jeremy starred in, Junkyard Saints, a film which was featured on the PBS series, Independent Len