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Hispanic and Indigenous American actor/writer/director Justin Johnson Cortez rose to prominence in 2022 as one of the year's hottest breakout talents, starring in The CW's highest rated new series, "Walker Independence," from executive producer Jared Padalecki.
Hispanic and Indigenous American actor/writer/director Justin Johnson Cortez rose to prominence in 2022 as one of the year's hottest breakout talents, starring in The CW's highest rated new series, "Walker Independence," from executive producer Jared Padalecki.
10K Followers, 123 Following, 70 Posts - Justin Johnson Cortez (@justinj_cortez) on Instagram: "This isn’t the whole story, that involves a lot more of my ass."
In February 2022, Justin Johnson Cortez was cast as a series regular, and Matt Barr joined the cast as Hoyt Rawlins. In March 2022, it was announced that Katherine McNamara had been cast in the lead role of Abby Walker, the ancestor of Padalecki's Cordell Walker. [11]
Feb 13, 2024 · We got the chance to talk to Justin about what he looks back on with Walker: Independence, his role in the upcoming fourth season of Walker, his new role in Ransom Canyon, and more. Nerds and Beyond: I have to ask about Walker: Independence to start.
Jan 19, 2023 · Yet with the help of Native actors like Justin Johnson Cortez, "Walker Independence" sidesteps this rewritten history and gives a voice to generations of Native families impacted by this...
Nov 18, 2022 · Calian (Justin Johnson Cortez) now knows who his friends are. On Thursday's mid-season finale of Walker Independence, Calian faced trial for the murder of Francis Reyes (Nestor Serrano), and...
Nov 1, 2022 · Now, Johnson Cortez is happy to play an Indigenous character who stands out in his own right — not as a one-dimensional plot point for the white leads. The actor is costarring in The CW's Walker Independence as Calian — an Apache Native in late-1800s Texas.
Jan 26, 2023 · Justin Johnson Cortez is changing the Western narrative on The CW's "Walker Independence." For too long, Native American representation has been nonexistent, peripheral, or highly...
Feb 25, 2022 · EXCLUSIVE: Justin Johnson Cortez (911: Lone Star) is set as a series regular on CBS Studios’ CW pilot Walker: Independence, executive produced by Jared Padalecki.
