---
name: "Hector Luis Bustamante"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hector-luis-bustamante"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "12 March 1972"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-21T03:33:07.850631+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hector Luis Bustamante

Actor. Born 12 March 1972 in Medellín, Colombia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 12 March 1972, Medellín, Colombia
- **Active:** 2006–2017
- **Also known as:** Hector Bustamante
- **Average Fi1m score:** 73, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 68 (1), 2010s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Luis_Bustamante, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3144560, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1080835/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/177198

## Biography

Héctor Luis Bustamante is a Colombian-American actor. Born in Medellín, Colombia, he moved to the United States at the age of 12. He initially pursued graphic design, studying at Parsons School of Design in New York, before returning to acting and training at the Shelton Actors' Studio in San Francisco.

Bustamante began appearing in television roles in the early 2000s, with guest parts in series including *24*, *Bones*, *Heroes*, *Castle*, *How to Get Away with Murder*, *NCIS: Los Angeles* and *Station 19*. His film credits include *Hostage* (2005) and *Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones* (2014). He appeared in the virtual reality project *Flesh and Sand* (2017), also known as *Carne y Arena*, directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu.

He received an Imagen Award for his performance in the television film *Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story* (2008).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Flesh and Sand* (2017), Fi1m 78, Actor — [page](https://film.one/film/flesh-and-sand.md)
- *Heroes* (2006), Fi1m 68, as Garcia — [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Truth Be Told* (2019), series, as Detective at Scene
- *A True Crime* (2019), as Detective Brown
- *I'll Be Next Door for Christmas* (2018), as Lance
- *Lodge 49* (2018), series, Actor
- *Station 19* (2018), series, as Jimmy
- *Flesh and Sand* (2017), Actor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/flesh-and-sand.md)
- *Phoenix Forgotten* (2017), as Guard Shack MP
- *Stalker* (2014), series, as Juan Vasquez
- *How to Get Away with Murder* (2014), series, as Pedro Hortua
- *40 Days and Nights* (2012), as Bruce
- *Rise of the Zombies* (2012), as Ramon
- *Scandal* (2012), series, as Major Morales
- *Falling Away* (2012), as Scrap Yard Supervisor
- *Hawaii Five-0* (2010), series, as Guard #1
- *NCIS: Los Angeles* (2009), series, as Detective Sanchez
- *Castle* (2009), series, as Billy Hicks
- *Little Girl Lost: The Delimar Vera Story* (2008), as Pedro Vera
- *Big Shots* (2007), series, as Hector
- *Life* (2007), series, as Abel Bustamante
- *Heroes* (2006), series, as Garcia — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/heroes.md)
- *'Til Death* (2006), series, as Hector
- *John Doe and the Anti* (2006), as Trucker
- *Bones* (2005), series, as Manager
- *Las Vegas* (2003), series, as IRS Agent #2
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Hector Delgado
- *She Spies* (2002), series, as Luis Garcia
- *Monk* (2002), series, as Customs Agent Gomez
- *The Shield* (2002), series, as Luis Aramboles — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *24* (2001), series, as Dr. Martinez — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md)
- *The Agency* (2001), series, as Columbian Policeman
- *Crossing Jordan* (2001), series, as Pete Delgado
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Officer Wyatt
- *The King of Queens* (1998), series, as Hector
- *Mango: Lifes Coincidences*, as Hugo · Executive Producer
- *Garrison 7: The Fallen*, as Sampson
- *Garrison7: War Is Coming*, as Sampson

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