---
name: "J.R. Villarreal"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-r-villarreal"
fi1m_id: "j-r-villarreal"
imdb_id: "nm1638333"
tmdb_id: 109641
wikidata_id: "Q16302498"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "28 September 1992"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T20:02:50.131522+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."
---

# J.R. Villarreal

## Identity

J.R. Villarreal

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-r-villarreal
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-r-villarreal
- **IMDb ID:** nm1638333
- **TMDB ID:** 109641
- **Wikidata ID:** Q16302498
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Villarreal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16302498, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1638333/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109641

Actor. Born 28 September 1992 in Houston, Texas, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 28 September 1992, Houston, Texas, USA
- **Also known as:** JR Villareal
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._Villarreal, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16302498, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1638333/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/109641

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Dutton Ranch*](https://film.one/tv/dutton-ranch.md) (56)

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## Biography

J. R. Villarreal is a Mexican-American actor, producer and second-unit director. Born on 28 September 1992 in Houston, Texas, he began acting as a child and made his screen debut in an episode of the crime drama series *Without a Trace* (2002).

He is known for his early film role as Javier in *Akeelah and the Bee* (2006). Subsequent television credits include guest appearances in *House* (2004), *Ghost Whisperer* (2005) and *CSI: Miami* (2002), as well as recurring roles in *Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion* (2022), *Freeridge* (2023) and *Landman* (2024). In 2026 he joined the cast of the *Yellowstone* spin-off series *Dutton Ranch* as Azul.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ew.com, tvinsider.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dutton Ranch* (2026), Fi1m 56, as Azul — [page](https://film.one/tv/dutton-ranch.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Dutton Ranch* (2026), series, as Azul — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/tv/dutton-ranch.md)
- *Jenni* (2024), as Juan 'Cinco' Lopez
- *Landman* (2024), series, as Manuel
- *Freeridge* (2023), series, as Tio Tonio
- *Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion* (2022), series, as Cruz de la Vega / Black Scorpion
- *United We Fall* (2020), series, as Felix Rodriguez
- *Medal of Honor* (2018), series, as Gallegos
- *High and Mighty* (2017), as Hugo
- *Whiteblood* (2017), as Rico
- *Spare Parts* (2015), as Hector
- *Ghost Team One* (2013), as Brad
- *The Death and Life of Bobby Z* (2007), as Kit
- *Akeelah and the Bee* (2006), as Javier
- *Ghost Whisperer* (2005), series, as Joseph Borgia
- *House* (2004), series, as Manny — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/house-2004.md)
- *Without a Trace* (2002), series, as Nelson Rodriguez
- *CSI: Miami* (2002), series, as Ben Tavez
- *Strong Medicine* (2000), series, as Marcos Garcia

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