Chicago · Film & Television

David Hernandez, headshot: long dark hair tied back, salt-and-pepper goatee, yellow button-up shirt, outdoors in Chicago

David Hernandez

Chicago-based film and television actor for dramatic and character roles. Acting since 1984.

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About

David Hernandez is a Chicago-based film and television actor who has been acting since 1984. His screen work includes the ABC TV movie A Night of Courage (1987), in which he played Angel Ortiz opposite Lili Taylor, Barnard Hughes, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Daniel Hugh Kelly; co-star roles on NBC’s Chicago P.D. (2015, 2020) and Chicago Fire (2013), and the films Original Gangstas (1996) and Go for It! (2011). His film debut was as a background performer in Andrew Davis’s Code of Silence (1985), starring Chuck Norris.

Based in Chicago.

Reel

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A Night of Courage (1987)

Full ABC TV movie; David plays Angel Ortiz.

Headshots

David Hernandez, primary headshot: yellow button-up shirt, slight smile, outdoors
Primary headshot
David Hernandez in a yellow shirt, seated in a broadcast control room with monitors and a switcher behind him
On set: broadcast control room

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Looks

Contact sheet of 20 looks for David Hernandez: casual yellow and blue shirts, black tees, suit and tie, doctor’s white coat with stethoscope, sunglasses, and profile shots
Range of looks: casual, business/authority, medical, street.

Casting directors can request high-resolution files by email.

Résumé

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Television

ProductionRoleNetwork / type
A Night of Courage (ABC TV movie, 1987)Angel OrtizABC · dir. Elliot Silverstein
Chicago P.D. “Lines”Co-Star · Gael Rodriguez (S7 E18, 2020)NBC
Chicago P.D. “Born Into Bad News”Co-Star · Cartel Frontman (S2 E23, 2015)NBC
Chicago Fire “A Hell of a Ride”Co-Star · Acevedo (S1 E24, 2013)NBC
The Mob Doctor “Game Changers”Guest · Umberto Cruz (S1 E8, 2012)FOX
The Untouchables (TV series, 1993)Inmate “Chamuy” (Eliot Ness’s cellmate)Syndicated · dir. Tucker Gates
Still a Stranger (TV docudrama, 1984)Carlos (lead) · TV debutNBC · dir. Jack Ginay · prod. Sylvia Giannini

Film

ProductionRoleDirector
Go for It! (2011)Cuko (Club Owner)Carmen Marrón
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)Featured (uncredited)Alfredo De Villa
The Promotion (2008)Featured (scene cut)Steven Conrad
Original Gangstas (1996)Rafael (gun dealer)Larry Cohen
Code of Silence (1985)Background (film debut)Andrew Davis
Broken (2010 short, Open Flame Films)The DealerKent Thomas (writer/director)
Don’t Forget Sherrie (1988, American Red Cross AIDS-education film)Train Punk (speaking)Ned Parsons

Representation

Encore Talent Agency, Chicago

Contact

For casting and booking inquiries:

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