Jose Santiago

Jose Antonio Santiago Jr., is a Latin - American actor from East Chicago, Indiana. He appeared in numerous independent projects. After being thrown into the spotlight, Santiago was highly sought after by local talent agencies and soon became well known in Chicago as the “Latino Pacino”. He worked as an executive Chef, until life threw him a curve ball and he took it as a sign to pursue acting. He booked his first acting role as a chef in a Best Foods commercial. Jose was featured in Sinister 2, then became a member of SAG-AFTRA. He continued on his path to success and booked his first co-star role on NBC's award winning, hit dramas Chicago Fire and Chicago PD as Johnny Marquez. Jose Santiago feels blessed to have worked with talent such as Director/actor Bill Duke, Richard Gant, and Marla Maples. He has also worked with Jason Beghe and Jon Seda on Chicago PD. Taylor Kinney and Jesse Spencer on Chicago Fire.