Miguel Sandoval (born November 16, 1951) is an American film and television actor.Sandoval was born in Washington, D.C. He began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He later joined the troupe full time and continued his study of mime. He began his film career in the early 1980s. He had small roles in such acclaimed films Do the Right Thing, Jungle Fever, and Jurassic Park. After appearing in Clear and Present Danger in 1994, he began to take on larger roles, and appeared in Get Shorty, Up Close & Personal, and Blow.Having appeared briefly in Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, Sandoval has also played the major roles of Treviranus (in Death and the Compass) and Bennie Reyes (in Three Businessmen) for director Alex Cox. In addition to film, Sandoval has acted in numerous television shows, often in recurring roles. Though shows such as The Court and Kingpin failed, he found a success with Medium in 2005, where he played D.A. Manuel Devalos until the series ended in 2011. Sandoval's other guest starring roles include appearances in popular series such as Frasier, ER, The X-Files, Seinfeld and Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. He was prominently featured in the first season of the ABC drama Murder One.Sandoval has recently moved into directing, taking the helm for the third season Medium episode Whatever Possessed You which aired in March 2007. He has since directed one episode in each of seasons four through seven.He currently co-stars as Judge Hernandez in the new comedy Bad Judge, an American legal comedy television series that was co-created by Chad Kultgen and Anne Heche. It premiered on NBC on Oct 02, 2014.
ALMA Award for Outstanding Latino Cast in a Made-for-Television Movie or Mini-Series
Nominations
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Performance, ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor - Supporting Role, ALMA Award for Favorite TV Actor, ALMA Award for Outstanding Director of a Television Drama or Comedy
Movies
Jurassic Park, Clear and Present Danger, Blow, Oculus, Blood Father, Mrs. Winterbourne, Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her, Do the Right Thing, Bottle Shock, Get Shorty, Repo Man, Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Collateral Damage, Death Wish V: The Face of Death, Tortilla Heaven, Nine Lives, Up C...
TV Shows
Bad Judge, Medium, 10-8: Officers on Duty, Kingpin, The Court, L.A. Firefighters, Jackie Chan Adventures, Foto-Novelas
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Don't let them see you sweat. Develop a strong and candid relationship with your representative(s) or maybe your loved one or coach, someone who allows you to rant, complain, moan, whine, voice resentments ("Don't they know who I am" category), flip out, maybe even rehearse, etc.
Recently scored on the TV show as District Attorney Manuel Devalos who hires suburban mom and Medium (2005) Patricia Arquette to help solve the city's murder cases with her potent psychic powers.
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Began working as a professional actor in 1975 when he joined a mime school in Albuquerque, New Mexico working with Tom Leabhardt, a disciple of the famed Etienne Decroux, founder of L'Ecole de Mime de Paris. He later joined the troupe full time and continued his study of pantomime while helping to form the troupe into a professional company. The Performing Arts Collective continued to perform in parks and schools throughout the state until its members disbanded in 1979. His wife Linda was his first mime teacher.
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Founded an acting company comprised of inmates at the New Mexico State Penitentiary, sometimes training two times a week for one year. The company eventually presented productions of Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and "Endgame" for the inmate population and general public.