Hernandez was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and raised in nearby Hamilton Township where he moved to when he was 12 years old.
[2][1] He later began appearing on stage productions including Angels in America, Rent and Hedda Gabler.
He later guest-starred on Madam Secretary, Sneaky Pete, Elementary, Blue Bloods and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
[2] He made his film debut appearing in the 2018 crime thriller American Dreamer and later was cast in a recurring role as Nurse Casey Acosta in the NBC medical drama series, New Amsterdam.
In 2023, Hernandez was cast as Luis Batista in the Amazon Prime Video black comedy-horror series, The Horror of Dolores Roach opposite Justina Machado.