| Steven Michael Quezada | |
| Office1: | Chair of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners |
| Term Start1: | January 9, 2018 |
| Term End1: | January 7, 2019 |
| Predecessor1: | Debbie O'Malley |
| Successor1: | Maggie Hart Stebbins |
| Office2: | Vice Chair of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners |
| Term Start2: | January 12, 2021 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 2022 |
| Predecessor2: | Charlene Pyskoty |
| Successor2: | Walt Benson |
| Term Start3: | January 10, 2017 |
| Term End3: | January 8, 2018 |
| Predecessor3: | Wayne Johnson |
| Successor3: | Lonnie Talbert |
| Office4: | Member of the Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners |
| Constituency4: | District 2 |
| Termstart4: | January 10, 2017 |
| Predecessor4: | Art De La Cruz |
| Birth Place: | Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. |
| Education: | Eastern New Mexico University (attended) |
| Children: | 4 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Occupation: | Actor, politician |
Steven Michael Quezada (; born February 15, 1963) is an American actor, comedian and politician.[1] He played Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent Steven Gomez, the level-headed partner of Hank Schrader, in the AMC series Breaking Bad from 2008 to 2013 and reprised his role in its spin-off, Better Call Saul during season 5.[1] As a touring comedian Quezada has headlined at The Laugh Factory and George Lopez's Punchliner Comedy Club for Carnival Cruise Line,[2] [3] he has a 2022 comedy special on Amazon Prime titled The New Mexican,[4] and in December 2023 he opened Quezada’s Comedy Club and Cantina in Santa Ana Star Casino.[5]
Quezada was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[6] He graduated from West Mesa High School in 1981.[7] After graduating from high school, Quezada attended Eastern New Mexico University where he studied theatre arts, but did not earn a degree.[8] [9]
Besides his role in Breaking Bad.[1] He has appeared in films such as First Snow (2006), Beerfest (2006), and Kites (2010). He hosted the talk show The After After Party in Albuquerque from 2010 to 2012. Quezada portrays a priest presiding over a roadside funeral in country singer Eric Church's music video for the single Give Me Back My Hometown (2014).[10]
On February 4, 2013, he was elected to the Albuquerque school board;[11] He ran unopposed for the District 2[12] seat on the city's west side. In 2016, Quezada ran for and won the Democratic nomination for New Mexico's Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners for District 2. In a three-way race, Quezada won with 36 percent of the vote. He defeated Republican Patricia Paiz in the general election and was sworn in for a four-year term.[13] He was re-elected in 2020 with no general election opposition.[14]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Three Wise Guys | Rental Agent | Television film | |
| 2006 | Beerfest | Mexican | ||
| 2006 | First Snow | Mechanic Enrique | ||
| 2008 | Milagros | Leon | ||
| 2010 | Love Ranch | First Drunk | ||
| 2010 | Kites | Cop | ||
| 2011 | The Reunion | Col.Ramirez | ||
| 2011 | Surreal Estate | Bearded Man | ||
| 2011 | Warrior Woman | Miguel | ||
| 2012 | Powder Pigs | Mr. Valdez | ||
| 2013 | Supernal Darkness | Victor | ||
| 2013 | The Rambler | Guard #2 | ||
| 2015 | Spare Parts | Military Clerk | ||
| 2015 | La Vida Robot | Salgado | ||
| 2015 | The Condemned 2 | Raul Baccaro | ||
| 2016 | Fender Bender | Mario | ||
| 2016 | The Last Transmission | Val | Short | |
| 2016 | Outlaws and Angels | Alonzo | ||
| 2017 | Girlfriend's Day | Munoz | ||
| 2019 | 3 from Hell | Diego | ||
| 2019 | Wish Man | Juan Delgadillo |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Wildfire | Ernie Kent | Episode: "Fear" | |
| 2008 | In Plain Sight | Luis Cruz | Episode: "Hoosier Daddy" | |
| 2008–2013 | Breaking Bad | Steven Gomez | Recurring; 33 episodes | |
| 2009 | Crash | Councilman Rizzario | Episode: "You Set the Scene" | |
| 2015 | Documentary Now! | El Chingon | Episode: "DRONEZ: The Hunt for El Chingon" | |
| 2015 | Almost American | Jesus Quezman | Episode: "Teacher's Choice" | |
| 2015 | Foreseeable | Gabriel Flores | Television film | |
| 2020 | Roswell, New Mexico | Dean of Surgery | Episode: "What If God Was One of Us?" | |
| 2020 | Better Call Saul | Steven Gomez | Episodes: "The Guy for This", "Namaste" | |
| 2021 | Magnum P.I. | Uncle Bernardo | Episode: "Before the Fall" |
