Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez Maldonado (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor and film producer who plays Thomas Magnum in the CBS reboot series Magnum, P.I. Hernandez is also best known for his role as Chato Santana/El Diablo in Suicide Squad and Jessie Harkness in Bad Moms and A Bad Moms Christmas. He stands at 5’11”
Early Life[]
Hernandez was born February 20, 1978, in Morelia, Mexico and grew up in Montebello, California, the son of Isis (née Maldonado), a secretary and accountant, and Javier Hernandez Sr., a mechanic, both of whom are third generation Americans. He has a younger sister, Amelia, and two older brothers, Michael and Gabriel. He met his wife, actress Daniella Deutscher, when he was 14 years old and Daniella was 17 at that time. He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California, but transferred to Schurr High School in Montebello his senior year. While riding an elevator in a high rise in Los Angeles, Hernandez was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested Hernandez had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood. He enrolled Hernandez into acting school and sent his pictures to casting agents.
Career[]
From 1998 to 2000 he played Antonio Lopez on the NBC series Hang Time. Hernandez subsequently hit success with his role opposite Kirsten Dunst in Crazy/Beautiful. He has since appeared in several major Hollywood films, including playing the lead roles in Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, the 2005 horror film Hostel and World Trade Center. Hernandez appeared in the action/crime film Takers, which was released in August 2010.
Hernandez appeared in the 2005 crime prequel Carlito's Way: Rise to Power, playing Carlito Brigante, the role originated by Al Pacino in the original 1993 film Carlito's Way.
Hernandez portrayed Paxton in Eli Roth's Hostel (2005) and its 2007 sequel, Hostel: Part II.
In 2015, he appeared in Max as a sergeant in the United States military assigned with the titular rescue dog, which was traumatized by his previous handler's death.
In 2016, he starred as Jessie Harkness in the comedy film Bad Moms, and as metahuman ex-gangster El Diablo in the superhero film Suicide Squad.
On February 20, 2018, news outlets reported that Hernandez was cast as Thomas Magnum in CBS' potential Magnum PI reboot, then it was project ordered on May 11, 2018.
Personal life[]
In 2006, Hernandez married his former Hang Time co-star Daniella Deutscher.
Appearances[]
Magnum P.I., Season 1 | |||||||||
"I Saw the Sun Rise": | "From the Head Down": | "The Woman Who Never Died": | "Six Paintings, One Frame": | "Sudden Death": | "Death Is Only Temporary": | "The Cat Who Cried Wolf": | |||
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"Die He Said": | "The Ties That Bind": | "Bad Day to Be a Hero": | "Nowhere to Hide": | "Winner Takes All": | "Day of the Viper": | "I, The Deceased": | |||
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"Day the Past Came Back": | "Murder Is Never Quiet": | "Black Is the Widow": | "A Kiss Before Dying": | "Blood in the Water": | "The Day It All Came Together": | ||||
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Magnum P.I., Season 2 | |||||||||
"Payback Is for Beginners": | "Honor Among Thieves": | "Knight Lasts Forever": | "Dead Inside": | "Make It 'Til Dawn": | "Lie, Cheat, Steal, Kill": | "The Man in the Secret Room": | |||
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"He Came by Night": | "A Bullet Named Fate": | "Blood Brothers": | "Day I Met the Devil": | "Desperate Measures": | "Mondays Are for Murder": | "A Game of Cat and Mouse": | |||
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"Say Hello to Your Past": | "Farewell to Love": | "The Night Has Eyes": | "A World of Trouble": | "May the Best One Win": | "A Leopard on the Prowl": | ||||
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Magnum P.I., Season 3 | |||||||||
"Double Jeopardy": | "Easy Money": | "No Way Out": | "First The Beatdown, Then The Blowback": | "The Day Danger Walked In": | "Tell No One": | "Killer on the Midnight Watch": | |||
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"Someone To Watch Over Me": | "The Big Payback": | "The Long Way Home": | "The Lies We Tell": | "Dark Harvest": | "Cry Murder": | "Whispers of Death": | |||
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"Before the Fall": | "Bloodline": | ||||||||
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Magnum P.I., Season 4 | |||||||||
"Island Vibes": | "The Harder They Fall": | "Texas Wedge": | "Those We Leave Behind": | "Til Death": | "Devil On The Doorstep": | "A New Lease On Death": | |||
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"A Fire in the Ashes": | "Better Watch Out": | "Dream Lover": | "If I Should Die Before I Wake": | "Angels Sometimes Kill": | "Judge Me Not": | "Run, Baby, Run": | |||
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"Dead Man Walking": | "Evil Walks Softly": | "Remember Me Tomorrow": | "Shallow Grave, Deep Water": | "The Long Sleep": | "Close to Home": | ||||
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Magnum P.I., Season 5 | |||||||||
"The Passenger": | "The Breaking Point": | "Number One with a Bullet": | "NSFW": | "Welcome to Paradise, Now Die!": | "Dead Ringer": | "Birthright": | |||
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"Dark Skies": | "Out of Sight, Out of Mind": | "Charlie Foxtrot": | "Hit and Run": | "Three Bridges": | "Appetite for Danger": | "Night Has a Thousand Eyes": | |||
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Gallery[]
External links[]
- Jay Hernandez on Wikipedia
Magnum P.I. Cast | |
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Current | Jay Hernandez • Perdita Weeks • Zachary Knighton • Stephen Hill • Tim Kang • Amy Hill |
Other | Domenick Lombardozzi • Kimee Balmilero • Corbin Bernsen • Ken Jeong • Taylor Wily • Christopher Thornton • Bobby Lee • Lance Lim • Jay Ali • Martin Martinez • Chantal Thuy • Betsy Phillips • Michael Rady |