Jorge Garcia
Acting
Born: Apr 28, 1973
From: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Getting LOST | Self | 2024 | 6.471 |
| Good Grief | Drew | 2024 | — |
| All the World Is Sleeping | Nick | 2023 | 4.958 |
| The Boulet Brothers' Halfway to Halloween TV Special | Self | 2023 | 5.0 |
| Condor's Nest | Proprietor Hipolito | 2023 | 5.355 |
| The Munsters: Return to Mockingbird Lane | Floop / Self | 2022 | 8.6 |
| The Munsters | Floop | 2022 | 5.59 |
| The Wrong Missy | Guy on Plane | 2020 | 6.133 |
| Nobody Knows I'm Here | Memo | 2020 | 6.7 |
| The Healer | Father Malloy | 2017 | 7.2 |
| Get a Job | Fernando the Janitor | 2016 | 5.308 |
| Rock Dog | Germur (voice) | 2016 | 6.244 |
| The Wedding Ringer | Lurch / Garvey | 2015 | 6.5 |
| The Ridiculous 6 | Herm | 2015 | 5.227 |
| Cooties | Rick | 2014 | 5.905 |
| iSteve | Steve Wozniak | 2013 | 4.7 |
| The Ordained | Carlos | 2013 | 1.0 |
| Maktub | Carlos | 2011 | 7.6 |
| The New Man in Charge | Hugo Reyes | 2010 | 5.8 |
| Sweetzer | Sergio | 2007 | 10.0 |
| Deck the Halls | Wallace | 2006 | 5.603 |
| Click | Ammer in SAP scene (uncredited) | 2006 | 6.3 |
| The Good Humor Man | Mt. Rushmore | 2005 | 4.417 |
| Little Athens | Pedro | 2005 | 3.944 |
| Tales from the Crapper | Racoon Head | 2004 | 4.32 |
| Our Time Is Up | Gardner | 2004 | 6.0 |
| Old School | Jorge | 2003 | — |
| Tomorrow by Midnight | Jay | 2001 | 4.333 |
| Raven's Ridge | Monty | 1999 | 8.583 |
| A Pretty Good Movie | Victor | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1973 |
| From | Omaha, Nebraska, USA |