Jacob Vargas
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1971-08-18 (age 54)
- Place of birth
- Michoacan, Mexico
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (39)
The Mentalist
2008
as Chief Rick Anaya
CSI: Miami
2002
as Felix Medina
ER
1994
as Diablo
Sons of Anarchy
2008
as Allesandro Montez
Psych
2006
as Juan Lava
JAG
1995
as Corporal Cortez
Medium
2005
as Eduardo Garcia
CSI: NY
2004
as Luis Torres
Cold Case
2003
as Angelo Rivera (2009)
Young Justice
2010
as Sebastian Cardona / Cisco Ramon (voice)
Burn Notice
2007
as Omar Hernandez
Full House
1987
Numb3rs
2005
as Victor Borrego
Six Feet Under
2001
as Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
Hunter
1984
as Emilio Morales
Colony
2016
as Carlos
The Pretender
1996
as Javi Padillo
Solar Opposites
2020
Mayans M.C.
2018
as Allesandro Montez
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Domingo Colon
The Proud Family
2001
as Punch Alto (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Prince Luis (voice)
Clueless
1996
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
2017
as Mario
The Good Guys
2010
as Tico
Blue
2012
as Roy
National Treasure: Edge of History
2022
as Rafael
Moonlight
2007
as Guillermo
Hand of God
2014
as Julio Farkas (uncredited)
Watching Ellie
2002
as Miguel
Max Steel
2000
as Dr. Roberto Martinez (voice)
Mr. Iglesias
2019
as Tony Medina
Mosaic
2018
as Horacio
Kingpin
2003
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
2020
as Tony Ochoa
Complications
2015
as Ramon
Surfside Girls
2022
as Bob
Malibu Shores
1996
Greetings from Tucson
2002
as Ernesto Tiant
Movies (62)
Death Race
2008
as Gunner
The Hills Have Eyes 2
2007
as Crank
Crimson Tide
1995
as Sonarman #2
Traffic
2000
as Manolo Sanchez
Jarhead
2005
as Juan Cortez
Devil
2010
as Ramirez
Next Friday
2000
as Joker
Get Shorty
1995
as Yayo Portillo
Selena
1997
as A. B. Quintanilla
Dragonfly
2002
as Victor
The 33
2015
as Edison 'Elvis' Peña
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Pepito (voice)
Kimi
2022
as Glasses Thug
Flight of the Phoenix
2004
as Sammi
American Me
1992
as Paulito - Age 15
Bobby
2006
as Miguel
Heaven Is for Real
2014
as Michael
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997
as Ramon
Airborne
1993
as Snake
Are We Done Yet?
2007
as Mike the Plumber
Fatal Instinct
1993
as Flower Delivery Man
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
2016
as Animation Voice (voice)
The Principal
1987
as Arturo Diego
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
2007
as Jorge Escobar
Beyond Skyline
2017
as Garcia
The Hi-Lo Country
1998
as Delfino Mondragon
Mi Vida Loca
1994
as Ernesto
The Public
2019
as Ernesto Ramirez
Cesar Chavez
2014
as Richard Chavez
Red Sky
2014
as Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
as Miguel
The Wendell Baker Story
2005
as Reyes Morales
Ernest Goes to Camp
1987
as Bubba Vargas
My Family
1995
as Young Jose
Last Resort
1986
as Carlos
Love Lies Bleeding
2008
as Detective Billy Jones
Sleep Dealer
2008
as Rudy Ramirez
Plan B
2021
as Pastor Pedro
Little Nikita
1988
as Miguel
Crossing Point
2016
as Jesus
Water & Power
2014
as Asuncion Garcia
Peel
2019
as Chuck
Princess of the Row
2020
as Donald
Gas Food Lodging
1992
as Javier
Go for Sisters
2013
as Navajas
Satanic Hispanics
2022
as El Jefe
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
2006
as Tijuana Cop 2 / Announcer / Charlotte
Seeds of Tragedy
1991
as Cholo #2
Road Dogz
2002
as Danny Pacheco
Santa Fe
1997
as Jesus
Huck and the King of Hearts
1994
as Pedro
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
1986
as Enrique Mendoza
The Virgin of Juarez
2006
as Detective Lauro
The Tell-Tale Heart
2016
as Adams
The Odds
2010
as Sergio Vargas
Truth Be Told
2002
as Gonzalez
E.D.N.Y.
2003
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother
2004
as Vincent Enano
The Journey of a Female Comic
2014
Endgame
2018
as Alberto
Come and Take It Day
2001
as Miguel
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer
2021
as Bartesian
About Jacob Vargas
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… With 101 credits spanning from 1984 to 2022, Jacob Vargas has appeared in 62 films and 39 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jacob Vargas Movies
- Death Race (2008) — as Gunner
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007) — as Crank
- Crimson Tide (1995) — as Sonarman #2
- Traffic (2000) — as Manolo Sanchez
- Jarhead (2005) — as Juan Cortez
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