Jorge Garcia
Birth Name:
Jorge Fernando Garcia
Birth Place:
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Profession
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- From 2006-09, he was nominated for four ALMA Awards, winning twice for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama TV Series both times for his character Hurley on "Lost․"
- Was nicknamed the Baby Face Assassin while on his high school wrestling team
- While on game show Russian Roulette, he revealed he used to be a newsstand operator
- Quote: "There's something cool about an being an actor when you're a regular as opposed to being a guest star, for example, because you can settle in and kind of enjoy and play at what you do․"
- Besides acting, he has done some work as a stand-up comedian
- Due to time constraints while shooting "Lost" in Hawaii, he was forced to his sister's wedding back on the mainland
- During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he revealed he was invited to audition for "Lost," because someone involved with the TV series remember his "Curb Your Enthusiasm" performance
Awards
- 2005Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Breakout Performance - Male:Nominated
- 2005Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Sidekick:Nominated
- 2006ALMA Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Series:Winner
- 2006Actor - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2006Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2006Teen Choice Award - TV - Choice Sidekick:Nominated
- 2007ALMA Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor - Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie:Nominated
- 2007Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2007Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actor - Television:Nominated
- 2007Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007Teen Choice Award - Choice TV: Sidekick:Nominated
- 2008ALMA Award - Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Television Series:Winner
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Winner
- 2008Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actor- Television:Nominated
- 2009ALMA Award - Actor in Television - Drama:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2009Imagen Award - Best Supporting Actor/Television:Nominated
- 2009Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Ensemble of the Year:Nominated
- 2010Imagen Award - Best Actor - Television:Nominated
- 2010Golden Nymph - Outstanding Actor - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012Imagen Award - Best Actor/Television:Nominated
- 2020Pedro Sienna Award - Best Leading Actor:Nominated