Joel de la Fuente (born April 21, 1969) is an American actor. He first gained recognition for his role as 1st Lieutenant Paul Wang in '' Space: Above and Beyond'', and is best known for his roles as Dr. Johann Pryce in '' Hemlock Grove'', Kempeitai Chief Inspector Takeshi Kido in '' The Man in the High Castle'' and recurring appearances on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' as Technical Assistance Response Unit Tech Ruben Morales and General Sam Lane in ''

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''. He recently played Mark Nava in William Atticus Parker's 2023 film '' Atrabilious''.

Early life and education

De la Fuente was born in New Hartford, New York, the middle of three boys born to Filipino immigrant parents; his older brother is two years older and his younger brother is six years younger. He grew up in

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, and graduated from North Shore Country Day School in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1987. He received his BA degree in theatre arts in 1991 from

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, and his MFA degree in 1994 from NYU's graduate acting program at the Tisch School of the Arts.

Personal life

De la Fuente met his wife Melissa Bowen while performing in Shakespeare in the Park. They married in June 2000. They have two daughters, Elena (born 2001) and Tallulah (born 2005).

Filmography

Film

* '' Roommates'' (1995) as Toby * '' Personal Velocity: Three Portraits'' (2002) as Thavi Matola * '' The Happening'' (2008) as Realtor * '' Taking Chance'' (2009) as Ticketing Agent * '' The Adjustment Bureau'' (2011) as Thompson's aide * '' Brief Reunion'' (2011) as Aaron * '' Forgetting the Girl'' (2012) as Derek * '' Julia'' (2014) as Dr. Lin * ''

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'' (2015) as Escobar * '' Red Sparrow'' (2018) as U.S. Senator * '' The Same Storm'' (2021) as John Park * '' Atrabilious'' (2025) as Mark Nava

Television

* '' Due South'' (1994) as Charlie Wong (Episode " Chinatown") * '' Space: Above and Beyond'' (1995–1996) as Lt. Paul Wang (main role) * '' High Incident'' (1996) as Detective Aquino (3 episodes) * ''When the Cradle Falls'' (1997) as Bill Avila (TV Movie) * '' ER'' (1997) as Med Student Ivan Fu (2 episodes) * '' 100 Centre Street'' (2001–2002) as Peter Davies (12 episodes) * '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' (2002–2011) as TARU Tech Ruben Morales (52 episodes) * ''

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'' (2007) as Seamus Wong (4 episodes) * '' Canterbury's Law'' (2008) as Assistant Attorney General Peter Upton (2 episodes) * '' Nurse Jackie'' (2011) as a priest (1 episode) * '' Hemlock Grove'' (2013–2015) as Dr. Johann Pryce (main role) * '' Blue Bloods'' (2015) as Edward Gomez (Episode: "Flags of Our Fathers") * '' The Man in the High Castle'' (2015–2019) as Chief Inspector Kido (main role, 39 episodes) * '' Limitless'' (2016) as Daniel Lee (Episode: "A Dog's Breakfast") * '' Madam Secretary'' (2017–2019) as President Datu Andrada (3 episodes) * ''

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'' (2017) as Brent Janson (Episode: "How to Dodge a Bullet") * '' Manifest'' (2018–2020) as Dr. Brian Cardoso (2 episodes) * '' The Blacklist'' (2019) as Dr. Guillermo Rizal (Episode: Guillermo Rizal") * '' Devils'' (2022) as Cheng Liwei * '' The Good Doctor'' (2022) as Jacob (Episode: Growth Opportunities) * '' The Mysterious Benedict Society'' (2022) as Officer "Cannonball" Zhao (2 episodes) * '' Hello Tomorrow!'' (2023) as Bill Blankenship (1 episode) * ''

'' (2023–present) as General Sam Lane (voice, recurring role) * '' The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon'' (2023–2024) as Losang (main role, 6 episodes)

Video games

* '' The Warriors'' (2005) as Additional Civilian * '' Homefront'' (2011) as Hopper Lee

Theatre

* ''Hold These Truths'' (2018) as Gordon Hirabayashi, others

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:De la Fuente, Joel 1969 births Living people American male film actors American male television actors Brown University alumni Male actors from New York (state) American male actors of Filipino descent American male actors of Chinese descent People from New Hartford, New York American people of Malaysian descent American people of Portuguese descent Tisch School of the Arts alumni 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors