JON HUERTAS of ABC's CASTLE!

Jon Huertas plays NYPD Detective Javier Esposito on ABC's "Castle."Jon Huertas is no stranger to either the silver and small screen. Hisstand-out performance in the critically acclaimed miniseries "GenerationKill" as Sgt. Tony "Poke" Espera offered a streetwise view of the U.S.Marines' 1st Recon Battalion in the first five weeks of the invasion onIraq. He will next be heard voicing Alberto in this year's feature filmsequel, "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2," as well as recently completedvoice-work in the popular "HALO" video game franchise for Microsoft'supcoming "HALO Reach" title on Xbox 360.Among his numerous feature film credits, Huertas co-starred in the feature "Right atYour Door," which won Best Cinematography at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival.Additionally he co-produced and starred in 2007's "The Insatiable," opposite SeanPatrick Flanery and Michael Biehn. Other film credits include "The Objective," "Believers," "Why Do Fools Fall in Love," "Bug," "Executive Decision" and "Picking Up the Pieces," withWoody Allen and Sharon Stone. He has also completed a number of starring and gueststarring roles on such hit TV series as "Prison Break," "Terminator: The SarahConnor Chronicles," "NCIS," "CSI," "Cold Case," "Dark Blue" and "Without a Trace."