Jorge Garcia
Acteur·rice
28 avril 1973 · 53 years old
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Jorge García (born April 28, 1973, height 5' 11½" (1,82 m)) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show Becker and later for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley" Reyes in the television series Lost. Garcia also performs as a stand-up comedian. He most recently starred in the FOX television series Alcatraz, as well as playing a minor character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. García was born in Omaha, Nebraska. His mother, Dora Mesa, is a Cuban-born professor, and his father, Humberto Garcia, is a Chilean-born doctor. He grew up in Southern California and went to San Clemente High School. As a senior, he was selected by the faculty as "Triton of the Year", the highest award given to a graduating senior. Garcia graduated from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1995 as a Communication Studies major. García was the first actor to be cast on Lost after the producers saw him on Curb Your Enthusiasm the night before casting began, and created the character of Hugo Reyes specifically for him. García appeared in the second episode of the eighth season of Celebrity Poker Showdown, where he lost to Michael Ian Black. He was a contestant on an episode of Russian Roulette on Game Show Network. He missed a question about the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and fell through the trap door. Garcia is scheduled to star in the movie When We Were Pirates due out in 2012. In the independent film, he will play a man named Jason, who along with a group of close friends, learn that their childhood love of playing pirates helps them overcome some of the difficulties they face later in their lives. He is also seen singing in the studio for the upcoming project on an officially released YouTube clip. During Lost's run, Garcia wrote a blog about the show called Dispatches from the Island. He also hosted a weekly podcast, Geronimo Jack's Beard, in which he discussed the script of Season 6 along with his then girlfriend Bethany Leigh Shady. Garcia is also featured on the front cover of Weezer's album Hurley, released on September 10, 2010. The album is named after his character from Lost. He performed as a guest vocalist at several Weezer concerts in 2010. On 21 November 2010, Entertainment Weekly announced that Garcia was cast in the upcoming U.S. television series Alcatraz. On 23 November 2010, Garcia made a guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother's episode "Blitzgiving". In the episode references are made to Garcia's time on Lost. In 2011, Garcia appeared as a recurring character in Mr. Sunshine, portraying a caretaker at the Sunshine Center. Starting in January 2012, Garcia portrayed Dr. Diego Soto, an Alcatraz expert, in the FOX series, Alcatraz. The show was a mid-season replacement for Fox's Terra Nova. Despite an impressive start, the series was officially cancelled by Fox on May 9, 2012, due to dropping viewership throughout its run. Garcia appeared on The Nerdist podcast posted June 18, 2012. In 2013, Garcia played Steve Wozniak in the parody film, iSteve produced for the Funny or Die website.
Known for
As an actor
A Pretty Good Movie
Victor
Mick Skylark: Mini Golf Prodigy
Roger
American Muscle
2026
Getting LOST
2024 · Self
Good Grief
2024 · Drew
All the World Is Sleeping
2023 · Nick
The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special
2023 · Self
Condor's Nest
2023 · Proprietor Hipolito
Bookie
2023 · Hector
The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane
2022 · Floop / Self
The Munsters
2022 · Floop
Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
2021
The Wrong Missy
2020 · Guy on Plane
Nobody Knows I'm Here
2020 · Memo
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Phone a Friend
The Masked Singer
2019 · Cyclops, Cyclops (archive footage)
The Healer
2017 · Father Malloy
Get a Job
2016 · Fernando the Janitor
Rock Dog
2016 · Germur (voice)
MacGyver
2016 · Jerry Ortega
The Wedding Ringer
2015 · Lurch / Garvey
The Ridiculous 6
2015 · Herm
Cooties
2014 · Rick
Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · Bryan
BoJack Horseman
2014 · Jorge Garcia (voice)
iSteve
2013 · Steve Wozniak
The Ordained
2013 · Carlos
Alcatraz
2012 · Diego Soto
Maktub
2011 · Carlos
Once Upon a Time
2011 · Anton
Mr. Sunshine
2011 · Bobert
The New Man in Charge
2010 · Hugo Reyes
Hawaii Five-0
2010 · Jerry Ortega
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self
Fringe
2008 · Kevin
Sweetzer
2007 · Sergio
Californication
2007 · Drug Dealer
Deck the Halls
2006 · Wallace
Click
2006 · Ammer in SAP scene (uncredited)
The Good Humor Man
2005 · Mt. Rushmore
Little Athens
2005 · Pedro
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Steve Henry
Tales from the Crapper
2004 · Racoon Head
Our Time Is Up
2004 · Gardner
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
Best Week Ever
2004
Lost
2004 · Hurley Reyes
Old School
2003 · Jorge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
Rock Me Baby
2003 · Vizzy
Tomorrow by Midnight
2001 · Jay
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Drug Dealer
Raven's Ridge
1999 · Monty
Becker
1998 · Hector Lopez
The Wild Thornberrys
1998 · Ricardo (voice)
The View
1997 · Self
Spin City
1996 · Cabbie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Columbo
1971 · Julius