Acting
Sal Lopez
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).
Filmography
The Rip
Film · 2026
You Know I Love You
Film · 2026
Roses on the Vine
Film · 2025
Baby Blue
Film · 2025
Delfino's Journey
Film · 2025
Atropia
Film · 2025
F1
Film · 2025
Seven Cemeteries
Film · 2024
Doctor Odyssey
Series · 2024
Centurion: The Dancing Stallion
Film · 2023
Moe
Film · 2023
The Hyperions
Film · 2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Film · 2022
The Old Ways
Film · 2021
Spiked
Film · 2021
Velvet Buzzsaw
Film · 2019
El Chicano
Film · 2019
Culture Shock
Film · 2019
Acuitzeramo
Film · 2019
The Devil Has a Name
Film · 2019
Chalino
Film · 2019
Too Old to Die Young
Series · 2019
Barry
Series · 2018
Monday Nights at Seven
Film · 2016
Westworld
Series · 2016
Lopez
Series · 2016
Chance
Series · 2016
Road to Juarez
Film · 2015
Code Black
Series · 2015
An Evergreen Christmas
Film · 2014
Go for Sisters
Film · 2013
The Bridge
Series · 2013
Last Man Standing
Series · 2011
Addicto de Salsa
Film · 2009
Castle
Series · 2009
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Film · 2008
American Son
Film · 2008
The Astronaut Farmer
Film · 2007
Life
Series · 2007
Lost in Plainview
Film · 2006
ESL: English as a Second Language
Film · 2005
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
Film · 2004
Silver City
Film · 2004
Paparazzi
Film · 2004
Entourage
Series · 2004
Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman
Film · 2003
Nip/Tuck
Series · 2003
The Lyon's Den
Series · 2003
The Handler
Series · 2003
Tremors
Series · 2003
The Banger Sisters
Film · 2002
Hunter: Return to Justice
Film · 2002
Hammerlock
Film · 2002
The Shield
Series · 2002
CSI: Miami
Series · 2002
Missing Pieces
Film · 2001
Luminarias
Film · 2000
Price of Glory
Film · 2000
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Series · 2000
Flypaper
Film · 1999
Snoops
Series · 1999
The Magnificent Seven
Series · 1998
Selena
Film · 1997
The End of Violence
Film · 1997
Nightman
Film · 1997
Out to Sea
Film · 1997
King of the Hill
Series · 1997
The New Batman Adventures
Series · 1997
King of the Hill
Series · 1997
After the SIlence
Film · 1996
Dangerous Minds
Series · 1996
Journey
Film · 1995
...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him
Film · 1995
Blue Tiger
Film · 1994
There Goes My Baby
Film · 1994
Touched by an Angel
Series · 1994
ER
Series · 1994
Return of the Living Dead III
Film · 1993
River of Rage: The Taking of Maggie Keene
Film · 1993
Mr. Jones
Film · 1993
American Me
Film · 1992
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Film · 1992
Cold Heaven
Film · 1992
Melrose Place
Series · 1992
Lookwell
Film · 1991
Down the Drain
Film · 1990
Cartel
Film · 1990
El Diablo
Film · 1990
Shades of L.A.
Series · 1990
Pucker Up and Bark Like a Dog
Film · 1989
Full Metal Jacket
Film · 1987
Born in East L.A.
Film · 1987
Million Dollar Mystery
Film · 1987
Corridos! Tales of Passion and Revolution
Film · 1987
Dolly
Series · 1987
Wiseguy
Series · 1987
Matlock
Series · 1986
Get Out of My Room
Film · 1985
The Glitter Dome
Film · 1984
Hunter
Series · 1984
T. J. Hooker
Series · 1982
Zoot Suit
Film · 1981
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981
Midnight Madness
Film · 1980
240-Robert
Series · 1979
Diff'rent Strokes
Series · 1978
CHiPs
Series · 1977
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket
Film