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My Take
Nestor Serrano is the kind of veteran character actor I instinctively trust the moment he appears on screen. Born in the Bronx in 1955 and educated at Queens College, he's worked across film, television, and stage for decades without ever coasting. I remember him as Detective Sanchez in Bad Boys and as Navi Araz in the fourth season of 24, where he gave a morally tangled role real weight, plus his turn as Emilio Loera in Banshee. To me he represents that essential New York grit, the dependable performer who makes the leads look better simply by being grounded opposite them.
Overview
Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing Detective Sanchez in Bad Boys and Navi Araz in the fourth season of 24. He also appeared as Emilio Loera in the fourth season of the Cinemax series Banshee.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nestor Serrano
- Name (Japanese)
- ネスター・セラーノ
- Reading
- ねすたー・せらーの
- Born
- November 5, 1955 (age 70)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Goat
- Origin
- The Bronx, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / stage actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Queens College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.