Miguel A. Núñez Jr.

Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
	Núñez (left) in 2011
Born	August 11, 1964 (age 60); New York City, U.S.
Occupations	Actor; producer; writer;
Years active	1983–present

Miguel A. Núñez Jr. (born August 11, 1964)^[1] is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in The Return of the Living Dead and Life.^[2] He played leading roles in Juwanna Mann and Tour of Duty and appears on the BET drama The Family Business, and Sparks.

Biography

Núñez was born in New York City, to an African American mother and a Dominican father, and was raised by his grandparents in Wilson, North Carolina.^[3]

Career

One of his major screen roles was the supporting role of Spider in The Return of the Living Dead, and his first major starring role was that of Marcus Taylor on the series Tour of Duty, where he was a main cast member for all three seasons of the show. He later appeared on the short-lived series My Wildest Dreams, the short-lived show Sparks, and movies such as Juwanna Mann. Núñez also held the recurring role of Zach in the second season of the Friends spinoff Joey and portrayed Dee Jay in Street Fighter.^[4] Núñez was also an executive producer of the 2014 comedy-drama musical film School Dance.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Joy of Sex	Jock #2
1985	Friday the 13th: A New Beginning	"Demon" Winter
	The Return of the Living Dead	Spider
	Gus Brown and Midnight Brewster	-	TV movie
	HeartBeat	Sam	TV movie
1986	Dangerously Close	Leon Biggs
1986	Jumpin' Jack Flash	Street Tough
1988	Action Jackson	Poolroom Thug #1
1989	Harlem Nights	Man With Broken Nose
1990	Shadowzone	Wiley
1992	Secrets	Wickford	TV movie
	Lethal Weapon 3	Squad Member #4
	Round Trip to Heaven	Leon
1994	Hard Vice	Bugs
	There Goes My Baby	Rodney
	Street Fighter	Dee Jay
1995	Carnosaur 2	Ed Moses
	Slam Dunk Ernest	T.J.	Video
	W.E.I.R.D. World	Bob Provost	TV movie
1996	A Thin Line Between Love and Hate	Reggie
1996	Leprechaun 4: In Space	Private Sticks	Video
1997	For Richer or Poorer	IRS Insp. Frank Hall
1998	Why Do Fools Fall in Love	Young Little Richard
1999	Life	"Biscuit"
1999	If You Only Knew	Troy
2000	Nutty Professor II: The Klumps	Scientist
2001	MacArthur Park	"Blackie"
	Flossin	Principal Jones
	Tara	J.D. Mogo	Video
2002	ZigZag	Bentley
	Scooby-Doo	Voodoo Maestro
	Juwanna Mann	Jamal "Juwanna Mann" Jefferies
	The Adventures of Pluto Nash	Miguel
2005	Friends and Lovers	Leonard	Video
	Flip the Script	Preston Scott
	Bathsheba	Joab	Short
	Clean Up Men	Lionel
2006	National Lampoon's TV: The Movie	Various Roles
2007	All Lies on Me	Chico	Video
2007	Kickin' It Old Skool	Darnell Jackson
2008	Meet Dave	Burley Crew Member
2009	Black Dynamite	Mo "Bitches"
	Steppin: The Movie	James
	Diamond Dawgs	"South Central"
2010	Trapped: Haitian Nights	Gary
	Double Crossed	Nate	Video
	Back Nine	Tiger	TV movie
2011	Nora's Hair Salon 3: Shear Disaster	Charles	Video
	Hollywood & Wine	"Hawk" Miller	Video
	Should've Put a Ring on It	Pastor Fields
	Breathe	"C"
2012	Who Killed Soul Glow?	Himself
	Christmas in Compton	Delicious
	Nice Guy	Dr. Brown	Short
2013	Haitian Nights	Gary
2013	A Christmas Wedding	Deistl Douglas
2014	Men, Money & Gold Diggers	Lionel
2014	Basketball Girlfriend	Mr. Murray
2015	Why She Cries	Uncle Nate
2016	Hunting Season	Agent Collins
	Love Had Everything to Do with It	-
	King of Newark	Federal Agent
2017	Secrets of Deception	Tim
	2016	Viper
	10 Days in Sun City	Ongime
	Conflict of Interest	Daryl
	Vikes	Manifestus
	The Accidental Spy	The Viper
2018	No More Mr Nice Guy	Willie Monroe
	Worth	Dr. Harris
	The Other Side	Tobias
	1 Angry Black Man	Detective
	Bella's Story	Joking Barber
	The Griddle House	Peterson
2019	Fanatic	Sylvester	TV movie
	The Pining	Father Mackinroe
	A Holiday Change	Donell Brooks
2020	The Sin Choice	-
	Ride Scare	Detective
	The American King	Peewee
	The App That Stole Christmas	Gramps
2022	The American King-As told by an African Priestess	Pewee
	John Wynn's One Hour	Attorney Lane
	17 Days	Joe Murphy
	The Elite Society: The Tokens	Edwin
	Clew	Nick
2023	Survival	Sgt. Whittle
	The Fearless Three	Male Commentator
	Mother-In-Law	Mr. Samuels
	The Microchip that Ruined Halloween	Dean Ono Pointdexter
	The Drone that Saved Christmas	Elijah Bryant
	#BlackSkin	Johnthan
	Born 2 Hustle	Morgan aka Daddy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Automan	Valet Parking Attendant	Episode: "Murder MTV"
1984	Trapper John, M.D.	Thalmus	Episode: "It's About Time"
1985	The Twilight Zone	Trojan	Episode: "Teacher's Aide"
1985	What's Happening Now!!	-	Episode: "Married or Not"
1986-87	Amen	Jerome	Recurring Cast: Season 1
1987	Isabel's Honeymoon Hotel	-	Episode: "Episode #1.1"
	The New Gidget	Alphonse	Episode: "Oddballs"
	Stingray	Curtis Roberts	Episode: "Blood Money"
1987-90	Tour of Duty	Sgt. Marcus Taylor	Main Cast
1990	Dear John	Henry	Episode: "Homeward Bound"
1991	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Slick	Episode: "72 Hours"
1992-93	Rhythm & Blues	Jammin	Main Cast
1993	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Jason	Recurring Cast: Season 1
	Martin	Ricky aka “Pretty Ricky”	Episode: "Really, Gina's Not My Lover"
	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman	Jules	Episode: "Neverending Battle"
	Thea	Rickey	Recurring Cast
1993-94	Living Single	Goldie	Recurring Cast: Season 1
1994	Babylon 5	Orwell	Episode: "A Distant Star"
1995	The Watcher	-	Episode: "No Hope for the Dead"
1995	My Wildest Dreams	Chandler Trapp	Main Cast
1996	The Faculty	Luis Jackson	Main Cast
1996-98	Sparks	Maxey Sparks	Main Cast
1999	The Hughleys	Jojo	Recurring Cast: Season 2
2000	Intimate Portrait	Himself	Episode: "Robin Givens"
2000	The Parkers	Royal Jackson	Episode: "Love Is a Royal Pain"
2002	The Bernie Mac Show	Clyde	Episode: "Handle Your Business"
	Boomtown	Freaktown	Episode: "The Freak"
	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Ted Swathmore	Episode: "We're All the Same, Only Different"
2003	My Wife and Kids	Max	Episode: "Man of the Year" & "Tee for Too Many"
2003	Tarzan	Detective Sam Sullivan	Main Cast
2004	The Tracy Morgan Show	Billy Anderson	Episode: "Career Day"
2005-06	Joey	Zach Miller	Main Cast: Season 2
2008	Black Poker Stars Invitational	Himself	Main Guest
2010	Blue Mountain State	Transvestite Prostitute	Episode: "Rivalry Weekend"
2011	Mad Love	Carter	Episode: "Fireworks"
2012	Behind the Talent	Himself	Episode: "Aspen Mansion"
2012	Are We There Yet?	Orlando	Episode: "The Family Portrait Episode"
2013	Belle's	Cousin Maurice	Main Cast
2014	Celebrity Paranormal Lockdown	Himself	Episode: "Broughton School"
2014	Family Time	-	Episode: "No New Friends"
2015	Unsung Hollywood	Himself	Episode: "Vivica A. Fox"
2015	In the Cut	Gerald 'Pork Chop' Washington	Episode: "Gold Diggers for Dummies"
2015-16	Mann & Wife	Perp/Ugly Gary	Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2016	Unsung Hollywood	Himself	Episode: "Guy and Joe Torry"
2016	Apollo Night LA	Himself/Celebrity Host	Episode: "ANLA 150"
2018	Nashville	Tommy Reddick	Recurring Cast: Season 6
2018	Bronx SIU	The Chief	Main Cast: Season 1
2018-22	The Family Business	Harris Grant	Main Cast: Season 1-4
2019	Trayizon	Rich	Episode: "Trailer"
2020	Two Degrees	Miguel	Episode: "Bonus Adults"
2021	Coroner's Report	Demon Winter	Episode: "Demon Winter"
2022	Raven's Home	Stone	Episode: "21 Lunch Street"
2023	Cocaine Sisters	Kelvin Turner	Recurring Cast