Joe Manuel Gallegos Jr.
Known For & Full Filmography16 Titles
Drama Series - 2022, 16 episodes • as Pathologist Jerry
This psychological thriller follows two Navajo police officers, Leaphorn and Chee, in the 1970s Southwest as their search for clues in a grisly double murder case forces them to challenge their own spiritual beliefs and come to terms with the trauma of their pasts.
Drama Series - 2008, 16 episodes • as Deputy U.S. Marshal
U.S. Marshal Mary Shannon must hunt down witnesses for federal cases in the witness protection program while also managing a rather dysfunctional family and her own personal life.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Air Steward (uncredited)
In the near future, a group of war journalists attempt to survive while reporting the truth as the United States stands on the brink of civil war.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • as ER Nurse #2
A group of ER residents navigate medical crises and personal drama amid a divisive allegation at their Miami hospital.
Drama Series - 2025, 16 episodes • Main Cast Role
In 1972, the first Black female FBI agent heads to the Southwest and recruits a gutsy getaway driver in a bold effort to take down a growing crime syndicate.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Dancer (uncredited)
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of the Wildcats, they stage a spring musical to address their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Ian
After losing his mom, Ian’s sudden encounter with Julieta — a fictional Mexican soap opera character mysteriously incarnated — opens his eyes to the beauties of life
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Don Arcadio
In 1873, a witch marks a family for death.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Undercover Cop
The series revolves around the Dawn family: Paige (Monet), a Spelman College sophomore whose life derails after falling for a "bad boy"; her father, Councilman Robert Dawn (Christie), whose mayoral aspirations come with significant personal and moral sacrifices; and his wife, Connie (Ali), striving to hold the family together. Set against the backdrop of Atlanta's two major cultural events at the time - Freaknik and the 1996 Summer Olympics - their personal drama unfolds.
Movie - 2008, 2h 15m • as Iraq Combat Marine (uncredited)
A Gulf War veteran with PTSD heads to a small town to find his friend. When he arrives his friend and his family have vanished and the townsfolk afraid to answer questions about their disappearance. He soon discovers that the town is owned and controlled by one man, and he doesn't like people asking questions.
Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as Detective Anderson (as Joe Gallegos Jr.)
The Post is an edgy, revenge thriller steeped in the undetermined boundaries of social media crime and punishment.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Dead Man
A man in search of his past, and a woman who lives in the moment, are brought together when they pursue the origins of a stray parrot in this comedic and romantic drama.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Levi
An ex-con breaks into his brother's home in an attempt to steal a painting created by their recently deceased mother.
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
The stripper Tony and the naive enthusiast Anthony, two entertainers, destined for the big time, who are mismatched in a casting office from two very different online contests.
Movie - 2009, 2h 15m • as Deputy Sheriff Aragon
A San Francisco spoken word artist returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father, only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs and violence he left behind.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as The Young Man in the Bowler Hat
It is a rainy night in 1938 in the New Orleans French Quarter. A man wanders into a bar and tells a grisly tale of a woman he has seen murdered over and over again.