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Raoul Trujillo Bio Wiki Age Wife Apocalypto Movies and Net Worth

Raoul Trujillo is an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and theatre director. He is a former soloist with the Nikolais Dance Theatre and the original choreographer and co-director for the American Indian Dance Theatre. Raoul’s career spans more than 3 decades in film, television, and theatre.

He has also hosted a series of dancing programs and is a Critics’ Choice Award nominee. Moreover, he is famously known for playing Zero Wolf, a ruthless Mayan slave catcher and the main antagonist of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto in 2006.

Raoul was born on May 8, 1955, in Santa Fe, New Mexico,United States. He is67 years old.

He is a man of above-average stature and stands at a height of6 ft 1 in(Approx. 1.85 m).

He was born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico by his parents. Raoul belongs to Spanish, Apache, Tlaxcaltec, Comanche, Pueblo, Ute, Sephardi Jewish, Métis, and Moorish descent. He has, however, not shared information regarding his parents and/or siblings.

Raoul was married toJessica Hunsden Carey. The couple got married in 2006  and divorced in 2011. They had one child together.

After high school, Raoul spent three years serving in the United States Army in Germany. After that, he served as an alpine ski instructor in Taos, New Mexico. He left it after traveling extensively through Mexico, Central, and South America on his way to teach in Bariloche, Argentina.

In 2006, Raoul played Zero Wolf, a ruthless Mayan slave catcher and the main antagonist of Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto. It is an American epic historical adventure film produced, co-written, and directed by Mel Gibson. The film cast Native American and Indigenous Mexican actors consisting ofRudy Youngblood, Raoul,Jonathan Brewer,andGerardo Taracena, among others.

Raoul started working in the theatre as a scenic painter and landed his first job in 1977 as an actor/dancer in a production of Equus. He started dancing in Los Angeles in 1978 at the University of Southern California. Raoul saw his first modern dance and ballet productions; Martha Graham, Pilobolus, and Rudolf Nureyev.

In 1988, he commenced his screen acting career in Canada. Currently, he holds over 107 film and television credits. He choreographed the dances, ceremonies, and rituals for Terrence Malick’s The New World, and acted in the role ofTomocomo.

Additionally, he played the Iroquois chief Kiotseaton in the filmBlack Robe. Raoul has appeared in numerous high-profile films, such asThe New World,Blood Father,CowboysandAliens,Sicario, and its sequelSicario: Day of the Soldado. He also held supporting and starring roles in television programs includingTrue Blood,Da Vinci’s Demons,Lost Girl,Salem,The Blacklist, andJamestown.

He earns his wealth from his acting, dancing, and producing career. Therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Raoul’s estimated net worth is$2 million.

Raoul is an American actor, choreographer, dancer, and theatre director. He is the original choreographer and co-director of the American Indian Dance Theatre. Moreover, he is famously known for playing Zero Wolf and other films.

Raoul wasborn in Northern New Mexico. He is a mixed blood descendant of Tlaxcalan (Nahuatl), Ute, Apache, Comanche, Pueblo., French, Sephardic Jew and Andalusian Moor. He holds an American nationality.

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