Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez[1] (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor.

He has since starred in numerous films, including Friday Night Lights (2004), Hostel (2005), Bad Moms (2016), and as Chato Santana / El Diablo in Suicide Squad (2016).

He attended Don Bosco Technical Institute in Rosemead, California, but transferred to Schurr High School in Montebello for his senior year.

[3] While riding an elevator in a high-rise in Los Angeles,[2][3] he was approached by talent manager Howard Tyner who suggested he had what it took to have a successful career in Hollywood.

In 2015, he appeared in Max as a US military sergeant assigned with the titular rescue dog, which was traumatized by his previous handler's death.