David Zayas

David Zayas (born 31 December 1962) is a Puerto Rican theatrical, film, and television actor. He is best known for his roles as Angel Batista on Showtime's series Dexter and as Enrique Morales on the HBO prison drama Oz.

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16 Blocks (2006)

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An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Yasiin Bey  •  David Morse  •  Jenna Stern

An aging cop is assigned the ordinary task of escorting a fast-talking witness from police custody to a courthouse, but they find themselves running the gauntlet as other forces try to prevent them from getting there.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Yasiin Bey  •  David Morse  •  Jenna Stern

Bringing Out the Dead (1999)

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Patricia Arquette  •  John Goodman  •  Ving Rhames

Once called "Father Frank" for his efforts to rescue lives, Frank Pierce sees the ghosts of those he failed to save around every turn. He has tried everything he can to get fired, calling in sick, delaying taking calls where he might have to face one more victim he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Nicolas Cage  •  Patricia Arquette  •  John Goodman  •  Ving Rhames

Rounders (1998)

A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Dahl
CAST:  Matt Damon  •  John Turturro  •  Gretchen Mol  •  Edward Norton

A young reformed gambler must return to playing big stakes poker to help a friend pay off loan sharks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Dahl
CAST:  Matt Damon  •  John Turturro  •  Gretchen Mol  •  Edward Norton

The Interpreter (2005)

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Sean Penn  •  Catherine Keener  •  Jesper Christensen

After Silvia Broome, an interpreter at United Nations headquarters, overhears plans of an assassination, an American Secret Service agent is sent to investigate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sydney Pollack
CAST:  Nicole Kidman  •  Sean Penn  •  Catherine Keener  •  Jesper Christensen

The Yards (2000)

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In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Gray
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Charlize Theron  •  James Caan

In the rail yards of Queens, contractors repair and rebuild the city's subway cars. These contracts are lucrative, so graft and corruption are rife. When Leo Handler gets out of prison, he finds his aunt married to Frank Olchin, one of the big contractors; he's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  James Gray
CAST:  Mark Wahlberg  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  Charlize Theron  •  James Caan

Stepmom (1998)

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Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Ed Harris  •  Jena Malone

Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother to their children. But when Jackie discovers she is ill, both women realise they must put aside their differences to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Chris Columbus
CAST:  Julia Roberts  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Ed Harris  •  Jena Malone

Return to Paradise (1998)

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Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  Vince Vaughn  •  Anne Heche  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  David Conrad

Lewis, Sheriff and Tony are three friends vacationing in Malaysia. Sheriff and Tony eventually leave to pursue careers in New York, but Lewis stays behind to work with orangutans. Two years later, Sheriff and Tony learn that, because of their past actions, Lewis ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Joseph Ruben
CAST:  Vince Vaughn  •  Anne Heche  •  Joaquin Phoenix  •  David Conrad

Wit (2001)

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Eileen Atkins  •  Audra McDonald

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Nichols
CAST:  Emma Thompson  •  Christopher Lloyd  •  Eileen Atkins  •  Audra McDonald

Sam the Man (2001)

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Winick
CAST:  Fisher Stevens  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Alex Porter  •  Marin Hinkle

A writer having difficulty completing his second novel goes on a journey of self-discovery.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gary Winick
CAST:  Fisher Stevens  •  Annabella Sciorra  •  Alex Porter  •  Marin Hinkle

Flying By (2009)

A real estate developer goes to his 25th high school reunion without his wife, and finds his old teenage band playing. They get him up on stage for a couple of songs, and convince him come to a rehearsal. His wife is outraged that he played. His daughter thinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Amatulli
CAST:  Billy Ray Cyrus  •  Heather Locklear  •  Ahnaise Christmas  •  Arabella Field

A real estate developer goes to his 25th high school reunion without his wife, and finds his old teenage band playing. They get him up on stage for a couple of songs, and convince him come to a rehearsal. His wife is outraged that he played. His daughter thinks ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Amatulli
CAST:  Billy Ray Cyrus  •  Heather Locklear  •  Ahnaise Christmas  •  Arabella Field

Above Freezing (1998)

A commitment-phobic flower shop wholesale worker struggles with his live-in girl friend in this standard sitcom-styled film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Todaro
CAST:  Mike O'Malley  •  J.K. Simmons  •  Jill Tracy  •  Scott Bryce

A commitment-phobic flower shop wholesale worker struggles with his live-in girl friend in this standard sitcom-styled film.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Todaro
CAST:  Mike O'Malley  •  J.K. Simmons  •  Jill Tracy  •  Scott Bryce

Samuel Bleak (2011)

In a quiet southern town, several lives are changed forever when an isolated mute with a dark secret is admitted to a mental institution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dustin Dugas Schuetter
CAST:  Keith David  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  David Zayas  •  James Russo

In a quiet southern town, several lives are changed forever when an isolated mute with a dark secret is admitted to a mental institution.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dustin Dugas Schuetter
CAST:  Keith David  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  David Zayas  •  James Russo

Junction (2012)

Junction follows four strung-out meth-addicts who discover a dark secret about a homeowner during a burglary, pitting them not only against the police but against each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Glazer
CAST:  David Zayas  •  Michael O'Keefe  •  Anthony Rapp  •  Anthony Ruivivar

Junction follows four strung-out meth-addicts who discover a dark secret about a homeowner during a burglary, pitting them not only against the police but against each other.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tony Glazer
CAST:  David Zayas  •  Michael O'Keefe  •  Anthony Rapp  •  Anthony Ruivivar

Ride (2014)

Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instructor who convinces her to try to accept her son's wishes and allow him to follow his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helen Hunt
CAST:  Helen Hunt  •  Brenton Thwaites  •  Luke Wilson  •  Robert Knepper

Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instructor who convinces her to try to accept her son's wishes and allow him to follow his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Helen Hunt
CAST:  Helen Hunt  •  Brenton Thwaites  •  Luke Wilson  •  Robert Knepper

Annie (2014)

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Gluck
CAST:  Quvenzhané Wallis  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Rose Byrne  •  Cameron Diaz

Annie is a young, happy foster kid who's also tough enough to make her way on the streets of New York in 2014. Originally left by her parents as a baby with the promise that they'd be back for her someday, it's been a hard knock life ever since with her mean foster ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Gluck
CAST:  Quvenzhané Wallis  •  Jamie Foxx  •  Rose Byrne  •  Cameron Diaz

Coach (2010)

A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Frears
CAST:  Liane Balaban  •  James Biberi  •  Hugh Dancy  •  Gillian Jacobs

A slacker trust-fund type finds the motivation to pick up a job as the coach of middle school soccer team  (more)

DIRECTION:  Will Frears
CAST:  Liane Balaban  •  James Biberi  •  Hugh Dancy  •  Gillian Jacobs

Lena's Dreams (1997)

A New York actress thinking of quitting the business is suddenly faced with opportunities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Heather Johnston  •  Gordon Eriksen
CAST:  Marlene Forte  •  Gary Perez  •  Susan Peirez  •  Jeremiah Birkett

A New York actress thinking of quitting the business is suddenly faced with opportunities.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Heather Johnston  •  Gordon Eriksen
CAST:  Marlene Forte  •  Gary Perez  •  Susan Peirez  •  Jeremiah Birkett

A Gentleman's Game (2002)

A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Mills Goodloe
CAST:  Mason Gamble  •  Gary Sinise  •  Philip Baker Hall  •  Dylan Baker

A drama revolving around characters whose lives are transformed one summer at an exclusive East Coast country club.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J. Mills Goodloe
CAST:  Mason Gamble  •  Gary Sinise  •  Philip Baker Hall  •  Dylan Baker

Wake (2009)

When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ellie Kanner
CAST:  Bijou Phillips  •  Ian Somerhalder  •  Jane Seymour  •  Danny Masterson

When things get tough for offbeat Carys Reitman, she does what any emotionally isolated, modern girl would do - she goes to strangers' funerals...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ellie Kanner
CAST:  Bijou Phillips  •  Ian Somerhalder  •  Jane Seymour  •  Danny Masterson

Skyline (2010)

When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Strause  •  Greg Strause
CAST:  Eric Balfour  •  Scottie Thompson  •  David Zayas  •  Donald Faison

When strange lights descend on the city of Los Angeles, people are drawn outside like moths to a flame where an extraterrestrial force threatens to swallow the entire human population off the face of the Earth. Now the band of survivors must fight for their lives ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Colin Strause  •  Greg Strause
CAST:  Eric Balfour  •  Scottie Thompson  •  David Zayas  •  Donald Faison
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