Nestor Serrano (born November 5, 1955) is an American film and television actor.

Serrano studied at Queens College and the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, both in New York City.

Since then, he has appeared in supporting roles in films such as Lethal Weapon 2, Bad Boys, The Negotiator, Empire, Secretariat, The Insider, Runaway Jury and The Day After Tomorrow.

He has an extensive television résumé, with appearances in shows such as Burn Notice, Homeland, Alias, Blue Bloods, and Law & Order and its spin-offs: SVU, Trial by Jury, and Criminal Intent.

Hanover, and he portrayed drug cartel leader Hector Estrada in Season 7 of the Showtime series Dexter.