Alexis Cruz

Alexis Cruz born September 29 1974 is an American actor known for his performances as Rafael in Touched by an Angel and as Skaara in Stargate and Stargate SG1 Cruz was born in The Bronx New York of Puerto Rican descent His mother Julia was a songwriter He currently resides in Los Angeles He went to Boston University majoring in Independent Technical Theatre Cruz appeared as assistant DA Martin Allende in the legal drama Shark with costars James Woods and Jeri Ryan Along with Erick Avari he is one of only two actors to appear in both the original Stargate movie and the spinoff series Stargate SG1