Alexis Cruz was born on September 29, 1974 in New York. He is an American actor of Puerto Rican descent.

He started his television career on "The Cosby Show" in 1985. Alexis also appeared as Rafael on the hit TV series "Touched By An Angel" and as Sgt. Joaquin Garcia on "American Family." His most recognized character might be Skaara on the sci-fi show "Stargate SG-1." Alexis is a graduate of Boston University, and he is an ordained Minister.

The handsome and sturdy Hispanic-American actor Alexis Cruz chalked up an impressive array of bit and supporting roles from the 1980s onward - mainly in A-list Hollywood features, and usually of an ethnic nature. He appeared very briefly as Charlie in James Toback's woefully underrated, freewheeling comedy The Pick-Up Artist (1987), with Robert Downey, Jr. and Molly Ringwald, and - that same year - played an equally small role in Arthur Hiller's female "buddy comedy" Outrageous Fortune, starring Shelley Long and Bette Midler.

Cruz survived enlistment in a couple of ugly and unmemorable productions, including the 1988 family-oriented telemovie Gryphon and the 1989 Robert Wise musical Rooftops (1989), then shifted gears somewhat and made a fast track for the small screen. On television, Cruz is probably best known as Skaara and Klorel on Stargate: SG-1; his resume also includes guest spots on such blockbuster series as NYPD: Blue and ER. Circa 2006, Cruz received one of his highest billings to date as the impossibly hip and street-smart Martin Allende, a member of attorney Sebastian Shark's legal team.

Credits by Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Filmography

• Tortilla Heaven (2007)
• "Shark" (11 episodes, 2006-2007)
• The Last Time (2006)
• Slayer (2006)
• Last Call (2005)
• "Eyes" (1 episode, 2005)
• "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (1 episode, 2004)
• Stand Up for Justice (2004)
• "American Family" (8 episodes, 2004)
• Spectres (2004)
• "Touched by an Angel" (16 episodes, 1997-2003)
• Dark Wolf (2003)
• "Stargate SG-1" (5 episodes, 1997-2003)
• "The District" (2 episodes, 2001-2002)
• Bug (2002)
• "Providence" (1 episode, 2001)
• Almost a Woman (2001)
• "NYPD Blue" (1 episode, 2000)
• That Summer in LA (2000)
• Learning to Swim (1999)
• Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998)
• Detention: The Siege at Johnson High (1997)
• The Brave (1997)
• Riot (1997)
• "Dangerous Minds" (2 episodes, 1996)
• Grand Avenue (1996)
• The Price of Love (1995)
• "Streets of Laredo" (1995)
• "ER" (1 episode, 1995)
• Stargate (1994)
• "Lifestories: Families in Crisis" (1 episode, 1994)
• "Sesame Street" (1969)
• The Old Man and the Sea (1990)
• Gryphon (1990)
• Rooftops (1989)
• The Pick-up Artist (1987)
• "The Cosby Show" (1 episode, 1985)