Jesse Borrego (born August 1, 1962, San Antonio, Texas) is an American actor of Mexican and Mescalero Apache descent, son of Jesse Borrego Sr., a conjunto accordion player and singer. He studied theatre and dance at the University of the Incarnate Word before earning a degree in Performance from the California Institute of the Arts in 1984. His career spans over four decades, beginning with the role of Jesse V. Velasquez on Fame (1984–1987), and he has also worked as a director and producer. He is married to actress Valeria Hernandez; they have one child. His most notable film credits include Blood In Blood Out (1993) (Benjamin Bratt, David Arquette), I Like It Like That (1994) (Edward James Olmos, Rosie Perez), Mi Vida Loca (1993) (Rosie Perez, Esai Morales), Follow Me Home (1996) (Dennis Quaid, Annette Bening), Lone Star (1996) (Chris Cooper, Robert Duvall), Con Air (1997) (Nicolas Cage, John Cusack), The New World (2005) (Colin Farrell, Q'orianka Kilcher), La Mission (2009) (Benjamin Bratt, Michael Madsen), and Colombiana (2011) (Zoe Saldana, Jamie Bell). On television he is best known as Gael Ortega in 24 (season 3) and George King in Dexter (season 3), with additional appearances in Fear the Walking Dead, American Crime, ER, and CSI: Miami.
