In 2000, Murciano appeared in the crime drama
Traffic. In 2001, he starred as Francesco Torres in the short-lived
MTV soap opera Spyder Games. That same year, he appeared in war thriller
Black Hawk Down. It was there that he met
Jerry Bruckheimer, leading to him being offered a starring role as Danny Taylor in the
CBS mystery drama
Without a Trace. The series centered around a missing persons unit of the FBI in
New York City. The show ran for seven seasons from September 26, 2002, to May 19, 2009. This role earned him two nominations from the
ALMA Award in 2008 and in 2009. His additional film credits include the comedy
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous (his second film with
Sandra Bullock), the drama
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, the drama
The Lost City and the Peruvian-Spanish drama
Máncora. He also appeared in the music video "
Yes We Can" by
will.i.am and in the video directed by
Demi Moore "Presidential Pledge". In October 2009, Murciano appeared in the CBS
police procedural drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation in season 10: episode 4 titled "Coup de Gráce" (French for "stroke of mercy"), as
Det. Carlos Moreno from the
LVPD Vice Division. In April 2011, Murciano had a recurring role in the CBS police procedural drama
NCIS, as CIA Agent Ray "CI-Ray" Cruz appearing in season 8: episode 20 titled "Two-Faced" and the eighth-season finale titled "Pyramid". In January 2012, he made his final appearance on the show in season 9: episode 13 titled "A Desperate Man". In April 2012, Murciano returned to
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation reprising his role of Det. Carlos Moreno, appearing in season 12: episode 20 titled "Altered Stakes", the twelfth-season finale titled "Homecoming", the thirteenth-season premiere titled "Karma to Burn" and season 13: episode 3 titled "Wild Flowers". In October 2012, Murciano had a recurring role in the short-lived
ABC supernatural/
horror drama
666 Park Avenue, as Dr. Scott Evans, appearing in the fifth episode titled "A Crowd of Demons", the sixth episode titled "Diabolic" and the seventh episode titled "Downward Spiral". Murciano co-starred as Kemp in the
3-D science fiction film
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, the 2014 sequel to
Rise of the Planet of the Apes. From 2014 to 2016, he played Felipe Lobos in the
Starz series
Power. In 2015, Murciano began a role as a series regular as Det. Marco Diaz on the Netflix original series
Bloodline. In 2017, Murciano had a supporting role in the Netflix original film
Bright as a gang leader named "Poison". ==Personal life==