Manuel "Manny" Pérez Batista (born May 5, 1969) is a Dominican actor, who has appeared in the television series Third Watch and in the film Washington Heights. He is the cousin of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz.

Filmography

• 2026Bad Voodoo — Doc
• 2025A tiro limpio — Mario Ricardi
• 2025Reversion
• 2025The Accused — Bobby Rios
• 2024La Familia
• 2024Safari — Dinosaurio
• 2024Tiger
• 2023A Killer Romance — Detective Bob Reyes
• 2023Colao 2 — Antonio
• 2023Dope King — Santiago
• 2023La Soga 3: Vengeance — Luisito, Writer, Director, Producer
• 2023Sound of Freedom — Fuego
• 2022La Soga: Salvation — Luisito, Director, Writer
• 2021Locked In — Ross
• 2021Night of the Sicario — Leon
• 2021Separation — Officer Pitt
• 2021The Witch — Omar
• Big Dogs — Santiago
• FBI: Most Wanted — Ken Brown
• 2019Coyote Lake — Ignacio
• 2018Broken Island — Abes
• 2018Veneno — Jack Veneno
• 2017Colao — Antonio
• 2017Killer App — Detective Meyer
• Shots Fired — James Ruiz
• 2016Back in the Day — Jose
• Bull — Trent Bolton
• 2016Loki 7 — El Moncho
• Marvel's Luke Cage — Lieutenant Perez
• The Night Of — Inspector McCaffrey
• 2016Verdad o reto — Don Julio
• 2014Greencard Warriors — Jesus
• 2014Love Is Strange — Roberto
• 2013Ponchao — Alex, Writer
• The Blacklist — Johan Halbeck
• 2012El Rey de Najayo — Julian
• Elementary — Detective Javier Abreu
• Homeland — El Nino
• Person of Interest — Diaz
• Blue Bloods — Carlos Ramirez
• 2010Forged — Chuco, Writer
• Hawaii Five-0 — Raphael Ramirez
• 2009A Kiss of Chaos — Tony
• 2009La Soga — Luisito, Screenplay
• 2009The Ministers — Detective Manso
• Canterbury's Law
• 2008Nothing Like the Holidays — Alexis
• 2008Pride and Glory — Coco Dominguez
• 2007Illegal Tender — Wilson DeLeon Sr.
• 2007Where God Left His Shoes — Luis
• 2006Bella — Manny
• 2006El Cantante — Eddie
• Night Stalker — Tattoo Man / Caleca
• Rescue Me — Luis
• Cold Case — Tut (2010)
• 2003Party Monster — Johnny
• CSI: Miami — Manny Orantes
• 2002Washington Heights — Carlos, Writer, Producer
• 100 Centre Street — Ramon Rodriguez
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Jorge Galvez
• 2000Brother — Mexican Mafia Hitman
• 2000Dinner Rush — Gabriel
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — CSU Technician, Derek Hagen, Angel Perez, DEA Agent
• 1999On the Q.T. — Aurelio
• Third Watch — Officer Manny Santiago
• Rude Awakening — Jesus
• Brooklyn South — Estefan
• 1997Sleeping Together — Carlos
• 1996Bullet — Flaco
• 1996Courage Under Fire — Jenkins
• 1994Crooklyn — Hector
• New York Undercover
• 1993New York Undercover Cop — Tito
• Law & Order — Ricardo Alvarez
• 1988Bad Blood — Production Coordinator
• 1980Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century — Animation
• 1965Corn on the Cop — Animation
• Crooks — Director

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2009Source of Pride: The Making of "Pride and Glory" — Self