Raoul Trujillo | |
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![]() Trujillo in Los Angeles California on July 3, 2019 | |
Born | Raoul Max Trujillo May 8, 1955 |
Occupation(s) | Actor, dancer, choreographer, theatre director |
Years active | 1977–present |
Raoul Max Trujillo (born May 8, 1955[1]) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer and theater director.[2] A former soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theatre,[3] he is the original choreographer and co-director for the American Indian Dance Theatre.[4][5] His career spans more than 45 years in film, television and theatre. He has also hosted a series of dancing programs, and is a Critics' Choice Award nominee.
Trujillo is best known for playing Zero Wolf, a ruthless Mayan slave catcher and the main antagonist of Mel Gibson's Apocalypto (2006), and for playing the Iroquois chief Kiotsaeton in the film Black Robe. He has appeared in numerous high-profile and acclaimed films, including The New World, Cowboys and Aliens, Riddick, Blood Father, Sicario, and its sequel Sicario: Day of the Soldado. He also starred in dozens of television programs in both supporting and starring roles, including True Blood, Lost Girl, Da Vinci's Demons, Salem, The Blacklist, and Jamestown.[6] He most recently starred on Mayans M.C. as Che "Taza" Romero.[7][8]
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