Garcia has been acting since the very end of the 1980s. Most of his film work has been done with fellow Trek actors. His first film role was in 1989's The Banker (with Duncan Regehr). This was his only film in the '80s, but the '90s found Garcia better fortune. The first year of the decade saw Garcia in the telefilm I'm Dangerous Tonight (with Mädchen Amick and Ed Trotta). In 1992, Garcia acted in the military film Soldier's Fortune (with Grainger Hines and TOS and DS9 guest player Charles Napier). The next film for Garcia that featured Trek actors was in the 1995 computer thriller The Net (with Trek legend Vaughn Armstrong as well as Wren T. Brown and Dan Shor). Following The Net, Garcia then played Frederico in the 1996 Street Corner Justice (with Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.). 1997 saw Garc