- Jonathan Del Arco was born in Uruguay from where he relocated with his family at the age of ten to Port Chester, New York, US. He is an actor and activist, best known for his roles of Hugh in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Picard (2020) and Dr. Morales in The Closer (2005) and Major Crimes (2012). In 1976 his family relocated from Uruguay to Port Chester, New York, US. He became interested in acting as a teenager and moved to New York City after graduating high school. His first acting job was in a touring company of Torch Song Trilogy and his screen debut was an episode of Miami Vice (1984). In 1990 Del Arco relocated to Los Angeles, appearing in both TV shows and theatre productions across California. In 1992 he first appeared on Star Trek: The Next Generation as the Borg drone Hugh, a role to which he later returned several times. Between 2007 and 2018 he played his longest-running role of the medical examiner Doctor Morales on The Closer and its spin-off Major Crimes. In addition to acting, he is an activist, partaking in political, environmental, and LGBT+ rights campaigns. He's married to Kyle Fritz.
- IMDb mini biography by: Evil_Herbivore
- SpouseKyle Fritz(? - present)
- RelativesErin Regan(Niece or Nephew)Julian Ashby(Niece or Nephew)Solange Del Arco(Sibling)
- Has a Star Trek Action Figure in his likeness as the character "Hugh (Third of Five)", a Borg seen in I Borg (1992) in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)'s 5th season and also in Descent, Part II (1993) in the 7th and last season of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- Revealed on twitter that his first names is/was Fernando.
- Fluent in Spanish and English.
- Environmental enthusiast.
- Served as an Obama Celebrity Surrogate for the 2012 Presidential Campaign, giving speeches across the country on behalf of President Obama.
- [on reactions he gets from fans of Major Crimes (2012) and The Closer (2005), 2013] People love Dr. Morales. I have to be honest, I think I represent a side of a lot of people that in the work world where they feel like they are working with people that are just not as good as they are. [Laughs] There's that co-worker that is just not pulling their weight and I think Morales would be the person who would be like, "Just get out of the way and let me do my job". People are very tickled by me. They think Dr. Morales is very funny. So I have a lot of very positive response from people that recognize me. They'll say, "Oh my god! You're so funny on the show. We love it when you're mean to Brenda". Though early on they hated it when I was mean to Brenda. But they love the personality. They love that he doesn't take any bullshit from anybody and says it like it is and has no time for losers.
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