Hector was born in Colombia, and moved to the United States when he was 12. In 1995, Hector enrolled in the prestigious Parsons School of Design in New York. He put himself through school by working as a security guard and eventually became the security manager in one of New York's well-known retail stores on Fifth Avenue. In the fall of 1999 he studied under the watchful eye of acting coach and mentor Jean Shelton, whose students have won Academy, Emmy and Tony Awards (Danny Glover). Hector made his first major TV appearance on CBS' "The Agency," playing the head of the Colombian police. Within weeks he landed his second role in "NYPD Blue". In the spring of 2003 Hector moved to Los Angeles. Since then Hector has continued landing co-star and guest star roles on such popular and critically acclaimed shows as "Crossing Jordan," "LA Dragnet," "Line of Fire," "Monk," "Without A Trace," "She Spies,” “24”, "Strong Medicine" and most recently, landing two supporting roles in two major movies, the role of Officer Ruiz in Bruce Willis' "Hostage," (January 2005), and in the recent John Leguizamo film "Sueño.”