Jon Huertas is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sergeant Antonio ‘Poke’ Espera in HBO’s Generation Kill the miniseries as well as Joe Negroni in the film Why Do Fools Fall in Love? and homicide detective Javier Esposito in Castle. He is also well known for attending charity events held for the military. Huertas is breaking into the art of directing in a short feature called “Lone” in 2010 and is currently producing and singing in his own music video. Huertas is running for the 2010 Screen Actors Guild Board of Directors. He was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Bossier City, Louisiana while serving for eight years in the U.S. Air Force and was involved in conflicts during Desert Storm.
