Daniel Zacapa (born July 19, 1951) is a
Honduran-American movie actor. Zacapa played the role of Detective Taylor in the 1995
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film ''
Seven''. He has worked steadily since, amassing a number of television credits and a role in ''
Up Close and Personal''.
Early life
Zacapa was born in
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa ( )—formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially referred to as ''Tegus'' or ''Teguz''—is the capital and largest city of Honduras along with its sister city, Comaya ...
in 1951. He moved to the United States to pursue an acting career in
Los Angeles
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.
Career
Zacapa played Tio Ruben of the Santiago family in
Showtime's ''
Resurrection Blvd.'', Renda in
George Clooney
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's directorial debut ''
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'', and a leading role in the independent film ''Coronado''. Television appearances have included ''
Six Feet Under'', ''
Judging Amy
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'', ''
The Practice
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'', ''
NYPD Blue
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'', ''
Seinfeld
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'', ''
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, ''
Star Trek: Voyager'', ''
The Mentalist
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'' and a guest appearance on ''
Criminal Minds
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''. After that, he began to get involved in Honduran film productions like ''
A Place in the Caribbean''.
Personal life
Zacapa lives in
Shady Cove, Oregon.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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American male film actors
Hispanic and Latino American male actors
Living people
1951 births
Honduran emigrants to the United States
People from Tegucigalpa