Acting

Emilio Rivera

Born 1961-02-24 · San Antonio, Texas, USA

Emilio Rivera (born February 24, 1961) is a distinguished Native-Latino American businessman, entrepreneur, film and television actor, and producer, best known for his powerful portrayal of Marcus Álvarez, the president of the Mayans Motorcycle Club, in the acclaimed FX series Sons of Anarchy (2008–2014) and its spin-off Mayans M.C. (2018–2023). With a career spanning over three decades, the San Antonio-born actor has become one of Hollywood's most recognizable "tough guys," often cast in high-stakes crime dramas and action films such as Con Air (1997), Traffic (2000), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Beyond his signature biker roles, Rivera has displayed significant range in series like Z Nation, where he played Hector "Escorpion" Alvarez, and the Netflix coming-of-age dramedy On My Block.

Credits

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Bodyman
as Javier Ortega
2026
Under Fire
as Valentino
2025
Cuisine de la 'Pocalypse
as Murray
2025
Landman
as Luis Medina
2024
Holy Cash
as Actor
2024
Chuck Zito: An American Story
as Self
2024
Hot Ones Versus
as Self
2024
The Movie Teller
as Trabajador 3 / José
2023
Dante's Hotel
as Captain Pasado
2023
Flamin' Hot
as Vacho Montañez
2023
The Upshaws
as Barkavious
2021
Law & Order: Organized Crime
as Miguel 'El Diablo' Olivas
2021
Love and Betrayal on the Force
as George (voice)
2020
Ride Hard: Live Free
as Gauge
2020
3 from Hell
as Aquarius
2019
To Hell and Back: The Making of 3 From Hell
as Self
2019
El Chicano
as Shadow
2019
Carl Weber's The Family Business
as Alejandro Zuniga
2018
Venom
as Lobby Guard Richard
2018
Mayans M.C.
as Marcus Álvarez
2018
Mayans M.C.
as Marcus Alvarez
2018
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
as Jesus Alvarado
2018
El Camino Christmas
as Vicente Cruz
2017
Avenge the Crows
as Carlos Santiago
2017
Smartass
as Poco Efe
2017
Badsville
as Lucky Lou
2017
48 Hours to Live
as Gunner
2016
Street Level
as Pete
2016
North by El Norte
as Big boss
2016
Hitman: Agent 47
as Fabian
2015
Mercy for Angels
as Machetto
2015
Z Nation
as Escorpion
2014
Z Nation
as Hector Alvarez/Escorpion
2014
Z Nation
as Hector Alvarez
2014
Z Nation
as Hector
2014
10 Cent Pistol
as Melville
2014
Gang Related
as Tio Gordo
2014
Water & Power
as Norte
2014
Bullet
as Speedy
2014
American Lowrider
as Paisa
2013
Filly Brown
as Mani
2013
The Devil's in the Details
as Bill Duffy
2013
The Obama Effect
as Hector Santiago
2012
C'mon Man
as Steven
2012
Act of Valor
as Sanchez
2012
Budz House
as Big Happy
2011
Narcocorrido
as Ramon
2011
Platinum Illusions
as Boss Hogg
2011
Cinema Verite
as Nightwatchman
2011
Cholo Comedy Slam: Stand Up and Lean Back
2010
American Flyer
as Big Boss
2010
Next Day Air
as Bodega
2009
Lie to Me
as Tony Calvo
2009
The Mentalist
as Martin
2008
Sons of Anarchy
as Marcus Alvarez
2008
Street Kings
as OG Vato
2008
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
as Mexican Police Chief
2008
Moonlight
as Chemma Tejada
2007
Delta Farce
as Jorge
2007
Spider-Man 3
as Policeman at Sand Truck
2007
Raines
2007
Brothers and Sisters
as The Sponsor
2006
Shark
as Detective #1
2006
Splinter
as Jesse
2006
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Day Laborer
2005
My Name Is Earl
as Victor
2005
Bones
as Ramon Ortez
2005
Harsh Times
as Eddy
2005
Weeds
as El Coyote
2005
Kojak
2005
Short Fuse
as Camacho
2005
Purple Heart
as Deputy
2005
Doing Hard Time
as Officer David Teal
2004
El padrino: The Latin Godfather
as Rudy
2004
CSI: NY
as Little Stevie
2004
Sucker Free City
as Detective Zepada
2004
Collateral
as Paco
2004
Cake
as Fidel
2004
Bruce Almighty
as Hood
2003
A Man Apart
as Garza
2003