
Yul Vazquez
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1965-03-18 (age 61)
- Place of birth
- La Havana, Cuba
- Also known as
- Yul Vázquez · Yul Vasquez · 이얼 바즈퀫즈
Biography
Yul Vázquez was born in Cuba. He is an actor and he is married to Linda Larkin. He has appeared as “Bob” in the Seinfeld episodes “The Soup Nazi”, “The Sponge” and “The Puerto Rican Day”.
YUL VÁZQUEZ has appeared in over thirty films including “The A-Team” (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), “The Take” (2008), “American Gangster” (2007- SAG Award nomination, Outstanding Cast), “Music Within” (2007), "War of the Worlds" (2005), “Bad Boys 2” (2003), "Traffic" (2000- Winner, SAG Award, Outstanding Cast), and "Runaway Bride" (1999). An original member of LAByrinth Theater Company, Vazquez has appeared in countless LAB productions, including Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Other theater includes Terrence McNally’s “The Stendhal Syndrome” at Primary Stages With Isabella Rossellini, and Eduardo Machado’s “The Floating Island Plays” at Mark Taper Forum. Upcoming feature films include “Fugly!” with John Leguizamo, “Salvation Boulevard” with Pierce Brosnan and "The Missing Person", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Vazquez will be returning to the stage in the Broadway premiere of "Motherf**ker With The Hat" which also boasts the talents of Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra and comic Chris Rock (previews March 22, 2011).
Yul Vázquez currently serves as co-Artistic Director of LAByrinth Theater Company with Stephen Adly Guirgis & Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. In 2010 Yul Vazquez founded mechanizedmules. A film production company with Ed Vassallo, Rick Rodgers and Robert Leaver. Their first short film F--K premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in spring of 2010. They are currently in production for their first feature film which is shot in Sugar Hill section of New York City - surrounding the last active graveyard in Manhattan. Trinity Cemetery between 152nd and 155th street on the west side of Manhattan.
Known For
TV Shows (34)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Luis Montero / Daniel Hardy

Law & Order
1990
as Eddie Vasquez / Assistant District Attorney

FBI
2018
as Bryce Miller

Seinfeld
1989
as Bob

Person of Interest
2011
as Cyrus Wells

The Good Wife
2009
as Cristián Romano

Elementary
2012
as Arthur Tetch

Fringe
2008
as George

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

Severance
2022
as Peter 'Petey' Kilmer / Petey (voice)

Sex and the City
1998
as Phil

Coach
1989
as Alberto Roca

Succession
2018
as Rick Salgado

Will Trent
2023
as Sheriff Caleb Roussard

Madam Secretary
2014
as Ted Fitzgerald

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Tony Portino

Tales from the Crypt
1989
as Danny Darwin (segment "On a Deadman's Chest")

Godfather of Harlem
2019
as José Miguel Battle

Louie
2010
as Pedro

The Outsider
2020
as Yunis Sablo

Divorce
2016
as Craig Anders

Midnight, Texas
2017
as Rev. Emilio Sheehan

ScreenPlay
1986
as Luis Salinas

Russian Doll
2019
as John Reyes

Parish
2024
as Hector

Magic City
2012
as Victor Lazaro

Hotel Cocaine
2024
as Nestor Cabal

White House Plumbers
2023
as Bernard 'Macho' Barker

Promised Land
2022
as Father Ramos

High Tide
1994

The Lottery
2014
as President

I Am the Night
2019
as Billis

The American Revolution
2025
as Henry Knox / José de Gálvez (voice)
Liam and Michael Presents: Cohan and Danny
2024
as The Contact
Movies (61)

War of the Worlds
2005
as Julio

American Gangster
2007
as Alfonso Abruzzo

Bad Boys II
2003
as Detective Mateo Reyes

Captain Phillips
2013
as Captain Frank Castellano

The Lost Bus
2025
as Chief Martinez

The A-Team
2010
as General Javier Tuco

Traffic
2000
as Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin

Run Amok
2026
as Uncle Dan

Tin Soldier
2025
as Lawrence Kollock

Runner Runner
2013
as Delegate Herrera

The Cobbler
2014
as Marsha

Imposters
2026
as Chief Ezra Reid

Runaway Bride
1999
as Dead Head Gill Chavez

Little Fockers
2010
as Junior

Books of Blood
2020
as Bennett

Gringo
2018
as Angel Valverde

Bitter Harvest
1992
as Luis Salinas

Kill the Messenger
2014
as Danilo Blandon

The Infiltrator
2016
as Javier Ospina

Che: Part One
2008
as Alejandro Ramirez

Blood Ties
2013
as Fabio De Soto

Che: Part Two
2008
as Alejandro Ramírez

Anesthesia
2016
as Dr. Edward Barnes

Nick of Time
1995
as Gustino (Guest Services)

Fresh
1994
as Chille

Father/Son
2012
as Father

Last Flag Flying
2017
as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

O.G.
2018
as Baxter

True Memoirs of an International Assassin
2016
as Gen. Ruiz

The Super
2018
as Julio

Amigo
2011
as Padre Hidalgo

Rob the Mob
2014
as Vinny Gorgeous

Time Out of Mind
2015
as Raoul

Fugly!
2014
as Ray

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
2003
as Gibson Mouse (voice)

Southern Gothic
2007
as Hazel Fortune

The Ex
2006
as Paco

Diamond
2026

Drowning Mona
2000
as French Instructor

Capturing Captain Phillips
2014
as Self

Crown Heights
2017
as Commissioner Rafello

F--k
2010
as Yul

Somebody to Love
1994
as Waiter

Anamorph
2007
as Jorge Ruiz

Lies in Plain Sight
2010
as Rafael Reyes

The Missing Person
2009
as Don Edgar

The Take
2008
as Marco Ruiz

Music Within
2007
as Mike Stolz

Man of the Century
1999
as Brooding Artist
People Not Places

1 Mile To You
2017
as Mr. Sickle

The Phenom
2016
as Eddie Soler

The Price of Love
1995
as Rafael

The Box
2007
as Finn Williams

Jake's Women
1996
as Luigi

Glass Chin
2014
as Roberto Flash

Things That Hang from Trees
2006
as Juan Lopez

The Last Big Thing
1998
as Ist interviewer
The Social Disease
1996
as Hunter

The F Word
2005
as Luis

Night Owl
1993
as Tomas
About Yul Vazquez
Yul Vázquez was born in Cuba. He is an actor and he is married to Linda Larkin. He has appeared as “Bob” in the Seinfeld episodes “The Soup Nazi”, “The Sponge” and “The Puerto Rican Day”. YUL VÁZQUEZ has appeared in over thirty films including “The A-Team” (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), “The Take” (2008), “American Gangster” (2007- SAG Award nomination, Outstanding Cast), “Music Within” (2007), "War of the Worlds" (2005), “Bad Boys 2” (2003), "Traffic" (2000- Winner, SAG Award, Outs… With 95 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Yul Vazquez has appeared in 61 films and 34 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yul Vazquez Movies
- War of the Worlds (2005) — as Julio
- American Gangster (2007) — as Alfonso Abruzzo
- Bad Boys II (2003) — as Detective Mateo Reyes
- Captain Phillips (2013) — as Captain Frank Castellano
- The Lost Bus (2025) — as Chief Martinez
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