Clifton Collins Jr.

Acting

Clifton Collins Jr.

Born June 16, 1970Los Angeles, California, USA122 credits

Clifton Collins Jr. (born June 16, 1970) is an American film and television actor, best known for playing student Cesar Sanchez opposite substitute teacher Samuel L. Jackson in the feature film "One Eight Seven", and as the killer Perry Smith in the independent movie "Capote". He also played recurring characters in many television shows and is a series regular in HBO's "Westworld".

Known For

Lucky

Lucky

TV

2026

By Design
4.3

By Design

Movie

2026

Train Dreams
7.3

Train Dreams

Movie

2025

The Last Frontier
7.2

The Last Frontier

TV

2025

Eddington
6.5

Eddington

Movie

2025

The Bricklayer
5.8

The Bricklayer

Movie

2023

Filmography

Lucky
2026Luckyas Harris DutchTV
By Design
2026By Designas Jacob the StalkerMovie
Train Dreams
2025Train Dreamsas BoomerMovie
The Last Frontier
2025The Last Frontieras Isaac RomeroTV
Eddington
2025Eddingtonas LodgeMovie
The Bricklayer
2023The Bricklayeras RadekMovie
Red, White & Royal Blue
2023Red, White & Royal Blueas Oscar DiazMovie
After Yang
2022After Yangas GeorgeMovie
Jockey
2021Jockeyas Jackson SilvaMovie
Nightmare Alley
2021Nightmare Alleyas Funhouse JackMovie
Butter Miracle Suite One
2021Butter Miracle Suite Oneas BobbyMovie
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer
2021Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Pusciferas BartesianMovie
Breaking News in Yuba County
2021Breaking News in Yuba Countyas RayMovie
Painted Beauty
2021Painted Beautyas PeterMovie
The Stand
2020The Standas Bobby TerryTV
LA Originals
2020LA Originalsas SelfMovie
Waves
2019Wavesas BobbyMovie
Honey Boy
2019Honey Boyas TomMovie
Lucky Day
2019Lucky Dayas DPO Ernesto SanchezMovie
Running with the Devil
2019Running with the Devilas The FarmerMovie
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
2019Once Upon a Time... in Hollywoodas 'Lancer' - Ernesto the Mexican VaqueroMovie
The Mule
2018The Muleas GustavoMovie
A Crooked Somebody
2018A Crooked Somebodyas NathanMovie
Cabeza Madre
2018Cabeza Madreas JohnMovie
Super Troopers 2
2018Super Troopers 2as Bus DriverMovie
Small Town Crime
2018Small Town Crimeas MoodMovie
The Vault
2017The Vaultas IgerMovie
M.F.A.
2017M.F.A.as KennedyMovie
Punching Henry
2017Punching Henryas Dramatic ActorMovie
Westworld
2016Westworldas Lawrence / El LazoTV
Hacker
2016Hackeras ZedMovie
Transpecos
2016Transpecosas Lou HobbsMovie
Ride with Norman Reedus
2016Ride with Norman Reedusas SelfTV
Triple 9
2016Triple 9as Jorge RodriguezMovie
Man Down
2015Man Downas CharlesMovie
Knight of Cups
2015Knight of Cupsas JordanMovie
Stung
2015Stungas SydneyMovie
Ballers
2015Ballersas Maximo GomezTV
Transcendence
2014Transcendenceas MartinMovie
Hellbenders
2013Hellbendersas LawrenceMovie
Cleaners
2013Cleanersas JulianTV
The Blacklist
2013The Blacklistas Hector LorcaTV
Pacific Rim
2013Pacific Rimas Tendo ChoiMovie
Red Widow
2013Red Widowas James RamosTV
Parker
2013Parkeras RossMovie
Freeloaders
2012Freeloadersas VicMovie
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamity
2012Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter: The Great Calamityas Edgar Allan PoeMovie
Sunset Strip
2012Sunset Stripas SelfMovie
The FP
2011The FPas C.C. JamMovie
Pound Puppies
2010Pound Puppiesas Scar / Weasel (voice)TV
The Event
2010The Eventas ThomasTV
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
2010Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldas Vegan Police (uncredited)Movie
The Experiment
2010The Experimentas NixMovie
Tell-Tale
2010Tell-Taleas DetectiveMovie
Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipe
2009Extract: Mike Judge's Secret Recipeas SelfMovie
Brothers
2009Brothersas Major CavazosMovie
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
2009The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Dayas RomeoMovie
The Perfect Game
2009The Perfect Gameas CesarMovie
Extract
2009Extractas StepMovie
Star Trek
2009Star Trekas AyelMovie
Crank: High Voltage
2009Crank: High Voltageas El HuronMovie
Horsemen
2009Horsemenas StingrayMovie
Tom Cool
2009Tom Coolas Tom PicassoMovie
Fear Itself
2008Fear Itselfas Richard 'Family Man' BrautiganTV
Little Chenier
2008Little Chenieras T-Boy TrahanMovie
Under Still Waters
2008Under Still Watersas JacobMovie
Sunshine Cleaning
2008Sunshine Cleaningas WinstonMovie
Common Ground: Under Construction Notes
2007Common Ground: Under Construction Notesas SelfMovie
Masters of Science Fiction
2007Masters of Science FictionTV
Babel
2006Babelas Officer at Border CrossingMovie
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
2006National Lampoon's TV: The Movieas Tijuana Cop 1 / Minion / MirandaMovie
Thief
2006Thiefas Jack "Bump" HillTV
Making Capote: Concept to Script
2006Making Capote: Concept to Scriptas SelfMovie
Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders
2006Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murdersas KennethMovie
Dirty
2005Dirtyas Officer Armando SanchoMovie
Capote
2005Capoteas Perry SmithMovie
Life of the Party
2005Life of the Partyas KippMovie
Veronica Mars
2004Veronica Marsas Alonzo LozanoTV
Mindhunters
2004Mindhuntersas Vince ShermanMovie
Undefeated
2003Undefeatedas LocoMovie
I Witness
2003I Witnessas Claudio CastilloMovie
The Rules of Attraction
2002The Rules of Attractionas RupertMovie
The Twilight Zone
2002The Twilight Zoneas Andy PerezTV
Road Dogz
2002Road Dogzas Raymo SerranoMovie
The Shield
2002The Shieldas HernanTV
American Girl
2002American Girlas BuddyMovie
The Last Castle
2001The Last Castleas Cp. Ramov AguilarMovie
Alias
2001Aliasas Javier ParezTV
Traffic
2000Trafficas Francisco FloresMovie
Tigerland
2000Tigerlandas Pvt. MiterMovie
Price of Glory
2000Price of Gloryas Jimmy OrtegaMovie
Light It Up
1999Light It Upas Robert 'Rivers' TremontMovie
Mascara
1999MascaraMovie
My Sweet Killer
1999My Sweet Killeras HortonMovie
The Defenders: Taking the First
1998The Defenders: Taking the Firstas Nelson RodriguezMovie
Martial Law
1998Martial LawTV
The Replacement Killers
1998The Replacement Killersas LocoMovie
The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
1998The Wonderful Ice Cream Suitas MartinezMovie
The Bad Pack
1997The Bad Packas Townsman 1Movie
One Eight Seven
1997One Eight Sevenas Cesar SanchezMovie
C
1997Crisis CenterTV
One Tough Bastard
1996One Tough Bastardas Jarhead #2Movie
Sgt. Bilko
1996Sgt. Bilkoas Soldier #2Movie
Dead Presidents
1995Dead Presidentsas BetancourtMovie
Witch Hunt
1994Witch Huntas TyroneMovie
The Stöned Age
1994The Stöned Ageas TackMovie
Madman of the People
1994Madman of the Peopleas JorgeTV
ER
1994ERas Mr. BrownTV
Diagnosis: Murder
1993Diagnosis: Murderas Boyd HarcourtTV
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
1993Acapulco H.E.A.T.as David KernTV
Poetic Justice
1993Poetic Justiceas Mailroom SupervisorMovie
Menace II Society
1993Menace II Societyas Vato #2Movie
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993Walker, Texas Rangeras FitoTV
Sworn to Vengeance
1993Sworn to VengeanceMovie
Fortress
1992Fortressas Niño GomezMovie
For Richer, for Poorer
1992For Richer, for Pooreras Co-WorkerMovie
Grand Canyon
1991Grand Canyonas Carlos' Friend #2Movie
The Flash
1990The Flashas Javier O'HaraTV
Jake and the Fatman
1987Jake and the FatmanTV
Red, White & Royal Wedding
—Red, White & Royal Weddingas Oscar DiazMovie
T
—The Things You Love Will DisappearMovie
U
—Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenét Ramseyas Detective TrujilloTV