Cantu made his film debut in 1984 as an uncredited bartender in the drama “On the Line” and then received his first major part in 2013, when he was cast as Capitan Alejandro Robles, the supervisor for homicide detective Marco Ruiz, in 17 episodes of the drama crime series “The Bridge.” Cantu has also starred in TV episodes and films such as “Better Call Saul”, “Twin Peaks”, “Ready Player One”, “NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles”, “Castle”, “Red Dead Redemption”, “Dexter”, “Lost”, “The Eye”, “The Station”, “Telenovela”, and “Criminal Minds.”
Cantu initially appeared in Season One as Diego Trejo, husband of murder victim Lupe Trejo and father of rape victim Rosa Trejo.
The following episode of “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders”, De Los Inocentes, featured Cantu as Esteban Soria, a priest at a church frequented by religious serial killer Rafael Acosta.
Juan Carlos Cantu children: Does Juan Carlos Cantu have children?
The actor keeps his private life as private as his private parts. His parental status is unknown.