Jsu Garcia


Jesus "Jsu" Garcia, also credited as Nick Corri, is an American film and television actor and producer. Together with author John-Roger, he runs the production company Scott J-R Productions.

Early life

Garcia was born in New York City as Jesus Garcia, to Cuban immigrant parents. He attended Fairfax High School where he studied acting.

Career

His first role was on the TV show Fame, where he used the stage name Thom Fox. He then appeared in his first film Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street. This was followed by an appearance in Universal's Gotcha!, and then in features such as Wildcats, Slaves of New York, Vampire in Brooklyn, and Traffic. In 2002 Garcia was in Randall Wallace's We Were Soldiers in which he portrays Mel Gibson's heroic friend, the commander of a company fighting against the Viet Cong; and in Andrew Davis' Collateral Damage, in which he plays a villainous Communist guerrilla who battles Arnold Schwarzenegger's character. In addition to appearances on TV shows, including JAG, Arli$$, The Facts of Life, Miami Vice, Babylon 5, She Spies, Crossing Jordan and Murder One, Garcia also played the male lead in an ABC / Touchstone pilot, Then Came Jones, and had a recurring role on Without a Trace. Garcia also played a supporting role in Along Came Polly. Garcia played revolutionary Che Guevara in Andy García's The Lost City. He took part in the 2010 documentary film ' discussing his roles in various films in the Elm Street franchise.
Garcia portrayed Francisco d'Anconia in ', based on Ayn Rand's novel of the same name.
Garcia has also acted in theater including a production of Grease and won a Drama-Logue Award for his performance in the play Short Eyes.

Personal life

Garcia is an ordained minister in the Movement of Spiritual Inner Awareness, founded by John-Roger. He was struggling with a heroin addiction during the filming of A Nightmare on Elm Street in 1984 and it was revealed later that in the finished movie he is seen high on the drug in one scene.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982The SilenceSoldierShort film
1984A Nightmare on Elm StreetRod LaneCredited as Nick Corri
1985Gotcha!Manolo
1986WildcatsCeruloCredited as Nick Corri
1988Tropical SnowGustavo 'Tavo' Luna
1988The Lawless LandFalco
1989Slaves of New YorkMarley
1990Predator 2Detective
1992In the Heat of PassionCharlie Bronson
1994Wes Craven's New NightmareHimselfCredited as Nick Corri
1995Vampire in BrooklynAnthony
1996Red Shoe Diaries 13: Four on the FloorMiguelSegment: "Four on the Floor"
1997Strategic CommandCaptain Rattner
1998WooMaitre d'
1998My Little HavanaJesu MatamoroShort film
1999'David de la PazDirect-to-video
1999WindowNew PatientShort film
2000Teacher's PetSam Deckner
2000TrafficPablo Obregón
2001The QuickieMiguel
2002L.A.X.Jorge Colon
2002Collateral DamageRoman
2002We Were SoldiersCapt. Tony Nadal
2003KleptoNickVideo
2004Along Came PollyJavier
2004After the Past
2004Back by MidnightCarlos
2005SueñoRafael
2005The Lost CityErnesto "Che" Guevarra
2007The Go-GetterArlen
2007Spiritual WarriorsChristopher Finn
2008Me and My DaddyDadShort film
2008Che: Part OneJorge Sotús
2008Shattered!Jimmy
2008BlindThe BossShort film
2009Who You AreFinnShort film
2010'Speaker: 7th Circle - The BlasphemersShort film
2010Once FallenBenny
2010UndocumentedEl Torro
2011The WayshowerJesus
2011Francisco D'Anconia
2016Miracle Underground
2016Inferno by DanteSpeaker - 7th Circle: Capaneus and Latini

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985GenerationScradTelevision movie
1986American PlayhouseJavier IglesiaEpisode: "The House of Ramon Iglesia"
1986The Facts of LifeEnrico QuinterezEpisode: "The Wedding Day"
1986, 1988Miami ViceColon / Officer RamirezEpisodes: "Badge of Dishonor", "The Good Collar"
1987The Bronx ZooMario DagostineEpisode: "Changes"
1994Red Shoe DiariesMiguelEpisode: "Four on the Floor"
1994, 1996Murder, She WroteAlex Lebron / Manuel RamirezEpisodes: "Proof in the Pudding", "Death Goes Double Platinum"
1995Babylon 5Lt. RamirezEpisode: "All Alone in the Night"
1996Murder OneEduardo PortalegreEpisodes: "Chapter Eleven", "Chapter Seventeen", "Chapter Twenty"
1996ArlissRoboEpisode: "A Man of Our Times"
1996Dave's WorldJuanEpisodes: "Crime and Coconuts", "Miami Beached"
1996'EddieEpisode: "Blind Love
1997Crisis CenterArturo GarciaEpisode: "Someone to Watch Over Me"
1998JAGBranko MendozaEpisode: "Yesterday's Heroes"
1998–99The NetMariano MazaEpisodes: "Zero", "Go Like You Know"
2000Secret Agent ManVargasEpisodes: "From Prima with Love", "Like Father, Like Monk"
2000Rocky TimesTelevision movie
2002She SpiesAntonio RonosoEpisode: "Three Women and a Baby"
2003These GuysRickTelevision movie
2003Then Came JonesTelevision movie
2004Crossing JordanDet. Martin CruzEpisodes: "Dead or Alive", "Most Likely"
2005Love, Inc.AntonioEpisode: "Three's Company"
2006'Cesar 'Cuzz' MoralesEpisode: "Fade Out"
2006Our HouseOfficer GibbsTelevision movie
2007Without a TraceCarlos Aguilar4 episodes
2011Hector VargasEpisode: "Holding Cell"
2015All I Want for Christmas''Doug MatthewsTelevision movie