Jacob Vargas
Acting
Jacob Vargas (born August 18, 1971) is a Mexican-American actor. He began his acting career when he was discovered breakdancing in a schoolyard at age 12. His introduction to acting came with a bit part as a breakdancer on the hit TV show Diff'rent Strokes (1978). His first movie role was in the TV movie The Children of Times Square (1986). He started to appear in more films including Last Resort (1986), Ernest Goes to Camp (1987), The Principal (1987), Little Nikita (1988), American Me (1992), and Gas Food Lodging (1992). In 1995, he won the very first ALMA Award (for Emerging Artist of the Year) for his work in both Allison Anders' Mi Vida Loca (1993) and Gregory Nava's My Family (1995). He next starred in films including Crimson Tide (1995), Get Shorty (1995), Selena (1997), Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), and the cult favorite Next Friday (2000) as Ice Cube's nemesis, Joker. His next role was Tijuana cop Manolo, 'Benicio del Toro"s partner in Steven Soderbergh's Academy Award- winning film Traffic (2000), which earned him a Screen Actors Guild Award and another ALMA Award. In 2001, he executive produced and starred in the independent film Road Dogz (2002). He wrote, directed and acted in EDNY (2003). He also co-produced and starred in the stage play "Latinologues", which ran on Broadway in 2005 and is available on DVD. He voiced for Pepito in Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001). Next, he played Sammi the chef in John Moore's Flight of the Phoenix (2004), Marine sniper Juan Cortez in Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes' war drama Jarhead (2005), a straight-arrow DEA agent in the action drama The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2006), a politically charged busboy Miguel in Emilio Estevez's historical drama Bobby (2006), and a psychologically tortured drone pilot Rudy Ramirez in Alex Rivera's sci-fi political love story Sleep Dealer (2008). He had roles in The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007), Are We Done Yet? (2007), Death Race (2008), Cesar Chavez (2014, Heaven is For Real (2014), The Tell-Tale Heart (2016), Plan B, (2021), and Kimi (2022). His major TV roles are as Bob on Surfside Girls, Tony Medina on Mr. Iglesias, Horacio on Mosaic, Domingo Colon on Marvel's Luke Cage, Allesandro Montez on Sons of Anarchy and later on Mayans M.C., Guillermo on Moonlight, Ernesto Tiant on Greetings from Tucson, and Dr. Roberto Martinez on Max Steel. He had recurring roles on Colony, Blue, and Six Feet Under. He has also guest starred on a number of shows including National Treasure: Edge of History, The Mentalist, Burn Notice, Psych, Numb3rs, Medium, CSI: NY, Cold Case, The Pretender, JAG, ER, Full House, and Hunter. He has voiced for characters on animated series including Solar Opposites, Young Justice, and a recurring role on Tarantula.
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer
as Bartesian
Age 49 (now 54)
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
as Animation Voice (voice)
Age 45 (now 54)
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Jorge Escobar
Age 35 (now 54)
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
Co-Producer
Age 34 (now 54) National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
as Tijuana Cop 2 / Announcer / Charlotte
Age 34 (now 54)
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother
as Vincent Enano
Age 33 (now 54)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
as Ramon
Age 25 (now 54)
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Miguel
Age 19 (now 54)
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
as Enrique Mendoza
Age 14 (now 54)
National Treasure: Edge of History
as Rafael
Age 51 (now 54)
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Tony Ochoa
Age 48 (now 54)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Mario
Age 46 (now 54)
Young Justice
as Sebastian Cardona / Cisco Ramon (voice)
Age 39 (now 54)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Prince Luis (voice)
Age 23 (now 54)
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