Acting
Sal Lopez
Born Nov 8, 1954 · Mexico
Sal Lopez (also Sal López) is a Mexican-American actor and producer, born on November 8, 1954, in Mexico. He grew up in a bilingual home in South Central Los Angeles, the second of eight boys born to immigrant parents. He is a founding member of The Latino Theater Company, where he has co-created theater for over 38 years, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He is married to Urbanie Lucero and has two children, residing in Silver Lake, Los Angeles.
Lopez started his career after landing a key role in the hit play Zoot Suit (1982), which led to an open call by Stanley Kubrick for Full Metal Jacket (1987), in which he played T.H.E. Rock. Other notable film credits include American Me (1992, as Edward James Olmos's father), Selena (1997), Silver City (2004, directed by John Sayles), The Astronaut Farmer (2007, with Billy Bob Thornton), Logan (2017), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), and F1 (2025). His television credits span Nip/Tuck, CSI, ER, NYPD Blue, Melrose Place, The Shield, Westworld, and Queen of the South. On stage, Lopez has performed in numerous productions with The Latino Theater Company, including one-man shows like This Is A Man's World, Premeditation, and August 29th, and the lead in La Virgen Dios Inantzin, performed annually at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. He has received an ALMA Award for Outstanding Individual Performance and a DramaLogue Award, and produced and starred in the independent film Luminarias (1999).
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Acting
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket
Documentary · War · Drama
You Know I Love You
2026
Drama
The Rip
2026
Action · Thriller · Crime
Atropia
2025
Comedy · Drama
Roses on the Vine
2025
Drama
F1
2025
Action · Drama
Delfino's Journey
2025
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Baby Blue
2025
Horror · Comedy
Seven Cemeteries
2024
Horror · Action · Fantasy
Doctor Odyssey
2024
Drama
Moe
2023
Centurion: The Dancing Stallion
2023
Drama
The Hyperions
2022
Action · Comedy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
The Old Ways
2021
Horror · Fantasy
Spiked
2021
Drama
The Devil Has a Name
2019
Drama · Comedy · Thriller
Chalino
2019
Drama · Crime · History
Culture Shock
2019
Horror · Thriller · TV Movie
Too Old to Die Young
2019
Crime · Drama
El Chicano
2019
Drama
Acuitzeramo
2019
Drama
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
Thriller · Mystery · Horror
Barry
2018
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Chance
2016
Drama
Monday Nights at Seven
2016
Drama · Family · Romance
Westworld
2016
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Western
Lopez
2016
Comedy
Code Black
2015
Drama
Road to Juarez
2015
Action · Thriller
An Evergreen Christmas
2014
Family · Music · Romance
Go for Sisters
2013
Crime · Drama
The Bridge
2013
Drama · Crime
Last Man Standing
2011
Comedy
Castle
2009
Drama · Crime
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2008
Comedy · Family · Adventure
American Son
2008
Drama
Life
2007
Drama · Mystery · Crime
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
Science Fiction · Adventure · Comedy
Lost in Plainview
2006
Thriller
ESL: English as a Second Language
2005
Drama
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
2004
Action · Crime · Drama
Silver City
2004
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Paparazzi
2004
Action · Drama · Thriller
Entourage
2004
Comedy · Drama
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
2003
Fantasy · Animation · Adventure
The Lyon's Den
2003
Drama
The Handler
2003
Drama · Crime
Nip/Tuck
2003
Drama
Tremors
2003
Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Action & Adventure
CSI: Miami
2002
Drama · Mystery · Crime
The Banger Sisters
2002
Comedy · Drama
Hunter: Return to Justice
2002
Drama · TV Movie · Thriller
The Shield
2002
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Hammerlock
2002
Comedy
Missing Pieces
2001
Drama · TV Movie
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Price of Glory
2000
Drama
Luminarias
2000
Snoops
1999
Action & Adventure · Drama · Crime
Flypaper
1999
Action · Thriller · Romance
The Magnificent Seven
1998
Drama · Western
Nightman
1997
The New Batman Adventures
1997
Animation · Action & Adventure · Mystery
The End of Violence
1997
Drama · Thriller
Out to Sea
1997
Comedy · Romance
Selena
1997
Drama · Music · History
King of the Hill
1997
Animation · Comedy · Family
After the SIlence
1996
Drama · TV Movie
Dangerous Minds
1996
Drama
Journey
1995
Drama · TV Movie
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
1995
Drama
Touched by an Angel
1994
Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama · Family
ER
1994
Drama
There Goes My Baby
1994
Drama · Comedy
Blue Tiger
1994
Drama · Action · Thriller
Mr. Jones
1993
Drama · Romance
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
1993
TV Movie · Drama · Thriller
Return of the Living Dead III
1993
Horror · Romance
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
1992
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Melrose Place
1992
Drama · Soap
Cold Heaven
1992
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
American Me
1992
Crime · Drama
Lookwell
1991
Comedy · Crime · TV Movie
Shades of L.A.
1990
Drama
El Diablo
1990
Western · Comedy · TV Movie
Cartel
1990
Action · Adventure
Down the Drain
1990
Action · Comedy · Crime
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
1989
Comedy
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
1987
Music · TV Movie
Dolly
1987
Comedy
Wiseguy
1987
Crime · Drama · Action & Adventure
Born in East L.A.
1987
Comedy
Full Metal Jacket
1987
Drama · War
Million Dollar Mystery
1987
Comedy · Thriller
Matlock
1986
Drama · Crime
Get Out of My Room
1985
Comedy · Music
The Glitter Dome
1984
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Hunter
1984
Action & Adventure · Drama
T. J. Hooker
1982
Drama · Crime
Zoot Suit
1981
Drama · Music
Hill Street Blues
1981
Drama · Crime
Midnight Madness
1980
Comedy · Family
240-Robert
1979
Drama
Diff'rent Strokes
1978
Comedy · Family · Drama
CHiPs
1977
Drama · Action & Adventure