Raoul Trujillo Height, Weight, Age, Spouse, Family

Raoul Trujillo is an American actor, dancer, voice actor, choreographer, theatre director, and producer who is known for playing Che “Taza” Romero in the crime drama series Mayans M.C., Sam Whitehorse in the drama series Destiny Ridge, Massasoit in the drama miniseries Saints & Strangers, Zero Wolf in the historical epic film Apocalypto, The Shaman in the supernatural horror series Salem, Black Knife in the science fiction Western action film Cowboys & Aliens, Opchanacanough in the drama series Jamestown, Tomocomo in the historical romantic drama film The New World, Rafael in the action thriller film Sicario: Day of the Soldado, and Mato in the crime thriller series The Blacklist. In addition to that, his film credits also include Scanners II: The New Order, Divided Loyalties, Black Robe, The Adjuster, Cold Pursuit, Montréal Stories, White Light, L’automne sauvage, Octavio Is Dead!, Shadow of the Wolf, Highlander III: The Sorcerer, August 32nd on Earth, Waking Up Horton, Blood Trail, Song of Hiawatha, The Blue Butterfly, The Lives of Angels, Doc West, Triassic Attack, Love Ranch, Ancestor Eyes, Blaze You Out, Blood Father, 22 Chaser, The Broken Cord, Trial at Fortitude Bay, and Hochelaga, Land of Souls.

Born Name

Raoul Maximiano Trujillo de Chauvelon

Nick Name

Raoul

Sun Sign

Taurus

Born Place

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Nationality

Occupation

Actor, Dancer, Voice Actor, Choreographer, Theatre Director, Producer

Build

Athletic

Height

6 ft 1 in or 185.5 cm

Weight

77 kg or 169.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Raoul Trujillo has dated –

1. Jessica Hunsden Carey (2006-2011) – He married Jessica Hunsden Carey in the year 2006 and they divorced in 2011. They have a child.

Race / Ethnicity

Mixed (White and Hispanic)

Raoul Trujillo is of Apache Native American, Mexican, French-Canadian, Comanche, Pueblo, Tlaxcaltec, Sephardic Jewish, and Andalusian descent.

Hair Color

Salt and Pepper

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Often plays tattooed warriors

Raoul Trujillo Facts

1. He grew up in Española and Los Alamos, New Mexico.
2. After finishing high school, Raoul Trujillo served in the United States Army in Germany for 3 years. He then worked as an alpine ski instructor in Taos, New Mexico after he was discharged from the army.
3. He is a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe.
4. In 1990, he made his first film appearance as Cornplanter in the Canadian historical drama television film Divided Loyalties.
5. He was seen as Kiotseaton in the 1991 historical drama film Black Robe.
6. Alongside Ray Stevenson, Vincent Kartheiser, Brían F. O’Byrne, Barry Sloane, Anna Camp, Michael Jibson, Kalani Queypo, Michael Greyeyes, Del Zamora, Tatanka Means, Natascha McElhone, and Ron Livingston, Raoul Trujillo co-starred as Massasoit in the historical drama television 2-part miniseries Saints & Strangers in 2015. For this role, he was nominated for a Critics Choice Television Award in the “Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries” category.
7. In 2018, he started playing the role of Che “Taza” Romero (a former full patch member and Vice President of the Mayans M.C., Santo Padre Charter) in the FX crime drama television series Mayans M.C.
8. Raoul Trujillo is the original choreographer and co-director of the American Indian Dance Theatre.
9. He brought to life the character of Giles “Thorpe” Wills (a member of the Ute people and enforcer for White Bull) in the 2019 action thriller film Cold Pursuit, starring Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson, Emmy Rossum, Domenick Lombardozzi, Julia Jones, John Doman, and Laura Dern.
10. In February 2019, Raoul Trujillo appeared as Alejandro Vega in an episode titled Ho’opio ‘ia e ka noho ali’i a ka ua of the action police procedural television series Hawaii Five-0.
11. He has worked in the theatre as a scenic painter.

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