Jay Hernandez

Born 1978 · Mexican actor

Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez is an American and Mexican actor. After making his television debut in NBC's Hang Time, he made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama Crazy/Beautiful (2001). He has since starred in numerous films, including Torque (2004), Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016). From 2018 to 2024, he played Thomas Magnum in the CBS television series Magnum P.I.

Jay Hernandez, in order

1. 1998 One World (TV series): acted
2. 2001 Crazy/Beautiful: acted · directed by John Stockwell
3. 2002 The Rookie: acted · directed by John Lee Hancock
4. 2004 Friday Night Lights: acted · directed by Peter Berg
5. 2004 Ladder 49: acted · directed by Jay Russell · critics 41%, audiences 81% · streaming on Prime Video, YouTube (free)
6. 2004 Torque: acted · directed by Joseph Kahn
7. 2005 Carlito's Way: Rise to Power: acted · directed by Michael Bregman
8. 2005 Hostel: acted · directed by Eli Roth · critics 60%, audiences 53% · streaming on Peacock, Philo, AMC+
9. 2005 Nomad: acted · directed by Ivan Passer and Sergei Bodrov · critics 7%, audiences 40% · streaming on Fandango at Home (free)
10. 2006 Hostel Dissected: acted · directed by Bosco Mann
11. 2006 World Trade Center: acted · directed by Oliver Stone · critics 66%, audiences 60% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+, Kanopy
12. 2007 Hostel: Part II: acted · directed by Eli Roth · critics 43%, audiences 39% · streaming on Philo, AMC+
13. 2007 Live!: acted · directed by Bill Guttentag
14. 2008 American Son: acted · directed by Neil Abramson
15. 2008 Lakeview Terrace: acted · directed by Neil LaBute · critics 44%, audiences 39% · streaming on Hulu
16. 2008 Nothing like the Holidays: acted · directed by Alfredo De Villa
17. 2008 Quarantine: acted · directed by John Erick Dowdle
18. 2010 Hawaii Five-0 (TV series): acted
19. 2010 Takers: acted · directed by John Luessenhop · critics 28%, audiences 62% · streaming on YouTube (free), Starz
20. 2012 LOL: acted · directed by Lisa Azuelos
21. 2015 Max: acted · directed by Boaz Yakin
22. 2015 The Expanse (TV series): acted · directed by Breck Eisner and Robert Lieberman
23. 2016 Bad Moms: acted · directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
24. 2016 Suicide Squad: acted · directed by David Ayer
25. 2017 A Bad Moms Christmas: acted · directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore
26. 2022–23 Magnum, P.I. (TV series): directed, acted
27. 2023 The Long Game: acted · directed by Julio Quintana
28. Night Comes: directed
29. The Revenge of La Llorona: acted · directed by Santiago Menghini