Gary Perez

Known for an effective series of supporting roles that commenced in the early '90s, Hispanic-American character actor Gary Perez made frequent guest appearances on the prime-time series dramas NYPD Blue and Law & Order (where his generic countenance enabled him to play various characters from episode to episode). He also landed a series of bit parts and supporting roles in low-budget features at about the same time, including Leslie Harris' critically lauded indie hit Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (1993), The Tavern (1999), and The Love Machine. In 2007, Gary Perez signed to appear opposite Wanda De Jesus and Manny Perez in Illegal Tender, a sensitively handled crime drama by Franc Reyes about a young man who teams up with his mother to take on a cadre of homicidal gangsters. - Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide