Paul Calderon

He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company. Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role. Correction Samuel Jackson told Tarantino he had messed up by not casting him in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino agreed and told him he was writing a script and had a character that he had written specifically with Jackson in mind. Calderon had a better initial reading than Jackson and Tarantino gave serious consideration to casting him as Jules Winnfield. Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace. Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferrara's 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel. Calderon acted in The Last Castle and the critically acclaimed independent feature Girlfight. His more than three dozen film credits also include Out of Sight, Cop Land, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Firm, The Addiction, Q & A, Sea of Love, Clockers and King of New York. In addition, he has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on Dream Street, Law & Order and Miami Vice. In 2010, Calderon is set to star as The Businessman in Sanzhar Sultanov's crime drama - The Story.

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General Info

Date of Birth: 25/01/1952 (74 years old)

Place of Birth: Puerto Rico

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Biography:

He was born in Puerto Rico 1959. Calderon moved to New York with his family at the age of six, where he grew up on the streets of the Lower East Side and Spanish Harlem. Following some time in college, he enlisted in the United States Army and served overseas as an infantryman. Returning to the States, Calderon set his sights on an acting career. Starting out on the New York stage, he won an Obie Award for his performance in Blade to the Heat at the Public Theatre. His most notable Broadway role was opposite Robert De Niro in Cuba and His Teddy Bear. Calderon also appeared off-Broadway in such plays as Requiem For A Heavyweight and Divine Horsemen, and played Achilles in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s production of Troilus and Cressida in Central Park. He is a founding member of the Touchstone Theatre, the American Folk Theatre and the Labyrinth Theatre Company. Calderon was originally slated to portray the role of Jules Winnfield in Pulp Fiction; Samuel L. Jackson was subsequently given the role. Correction Samuel Jackson told Tarantino he had messed up by not casting him in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino agreed and told him he was writing a script and had a character that he had written specifically with Jackson in mind. Calderon had a better initial reading than Jackson and Tarantino gave serious consideration to casting him as Jules Winnfield. Calderon portrays Paul the bartender in dialogue scene between Butch Coolidge and Marsellus Wallace. Calderon also co-wrote Abel Ferrara's 1992 crime drama Bad Lieutenant, starring Harvey Keitel. Calderon acted in The Last Castle and the critically acclaimed independent feature Girlfight. His more than three dozen film credits also include Out of Sight, Cop Land, Four Rooms, Pulp Fiction, Bad Lieutenant, The Firm, The Addiction, Q & A, Sea of Love, Clockers and King of New York. In addition, he has made numerous guest appearances on television series, including recurring roles on Dream Street, Law & Order and Miami Vice. In 2010, Calderon is set to star as The Businessman in Sanzhar Sultanov's crime drama - The Story.

Movies:

Actor

0/38 (38 unseen)

	Name	Grade
	Ironheart (2025) As CEO of Artworks (4 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Justified: City Primeval (2023) As Raymond Cruz (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Bosch: Legacy (2022) As Det. Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson (10 episodes)	(Not seen)
	East New York (2022) As Father Frank Suarez (2 episodes)	(Not seen)
	FBI (2018) As Fernando Perez (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	This Is Us (2016) As Older Risto Rivas (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Blindspot (2015) As Drill Instructor (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Bosch (2015) As Santiago 'Jimmy' Robertson (30 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Fear the Walking Dead (2015) As Alejandro Núñez (6 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Madam Secretary (2014) As Foreign Minister Albert Rojas (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	The Blacklist (2013) As Manuel Esteban (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Elementary (2012) As Zuniga (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Boardwalk Empire (2010) As Arquimedes (7 episodes)	(Not seen)
	Gun (2010) As Detective Jenkins	(Not seen)
	Lie to Me (2009) As Manny Trillo (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Pistol Whipped (2008) As Blue	(Not seen)
	The Sentinel (2006) As Deputy Director Cortes	(Not seen)
	21 Grams (2003) As Brown	(Not seen)
	The Last Castle (2001) (AKA "The Castle") As Dellwo	(Not seen)
	Girlfight (2000) As Sandro Guzman	(Not seen)
	Bait (2000) (AKA "Piege") As Cop (uncredited)	(Not seen)
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) As Eric Molina (1 episode)	(Not seen)
	Oxygen (1999) As Jesse	(Not seen)
	Out of Sight (1998) As Raymond Cruz	(Not seen)
	Montana (1998) (AKA "Nothing Personal") As Boulez	(Not seen)
	Cop Land (1997) (AKA "CopLand") As Hector - Medic	(Not seen)
	The Addiction (1995) As Professor	(Not seen)
	Kiss of Death (1995)	(Not seen)
	Four Rooms (1995) (AKA "Four Rooms and a Hotel") As Norman	(Not seen)
	Clockers (1995) As Jesus at Hambones	(Not seen)
	Pulp Fiction (1994) As Paul	(Not seen)
	The Firm (1993) As Thomas Richie	(Not seen)
	Bad Lieutenant (1992) As Cop #1	(Not seen)
	Law & Order (1990) As Father Torres (5 episodes)	(Not seen)
	King of New York (1990) As Joey Dalesio	(Not seen)
	Q&A (1990) (AKA "Q & A") As Roger Montalvo	(Not seen)
	Sea of Love (1989) As Serafino	(Not seen)
	Miami Vice (1984) As Nicky (3 episodes)	(Not seen)

Writer

0/2 (2 unseen)

	Name	Grade
	Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) (AKA "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans")	(Not seen)
	Bad Lieutenant (1992)	(Not seen)