
Yul Vazquez
Known for Acting · 90 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 (32)

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

Law & Order
1990
as Eddie Vasquez / Assistant District Attorney

Seinfeld
1989
as Bob

FBI
2018
as Bryce Miller

Person of Interest
2011
as Cyrus Wells

The Good Wife
2009
as Cristián Romano

Elementary
2012
as Arthur Tetch

Fringe
2008
as George

Sex and the City
1998
as Phil

Succession
2018
as Rick Salgado

Madam Secretary
2014
as Ted Fitzgerald

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

Coach
1989
as Alberto Roca

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Tony Portino

Will Trent
2023
as Sheriff Caleb Roussard

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee

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

Russian Doll
2019
as John Reyes

ScreenPlay
1986
as Luis Salinas

The American Revolution
2025
as Henry Knox / José de Gálvez (voice)

Parish
2024
as Hector

Magic City
2012
as Victor Lazaro

Hotel Cocaine
2024
as Nestor Cabal

High Tide
1994

White House Plumbers
2023
as Bernard 'Macho' Barker

Promised Land
2022
as Father Ramos

I Am the Night
2019
as Billis

The Lottery
2014
as President
Movies (58)

War of the Worlds
2005
as Julio

American Gangster
2007
as Alfonso Abruzzo

Bad Boys II
2003
as Detective Mateo Reyes

The A-Team
2010
as General Javier Tuco

Captain Phillips
2013
as Captain Frank Castellano

The Lost Bus
2025
as Chief Martinez

Traffic
2000
as Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin

Tin Soldier
2025
as Lawrence Kollock

The Cobbler
2014
as Marsha

Little Fockers
2010
as Junior

Runaway Bride
1999
as Dead Head Gill Chavez

Books of Blood
2020
as Bennett

Gringo
2018
as Angel Valverde

The Infiltrator
2016
as Javier Ospina

Che: Part One
2008
as Alejandro Ramirez

Che: Part Two
2008
as Alejandro Ramírez

Nick of Time
1995
as Gustino (Guest Services)

Kill the Messenger
2014
as Danilo Blandon

Fresh
1994
as Chille

Anamorph
2007
as Jorge Ruiz

True Memoirs of an International Assassin
2016
as Gen. Ruiz

Blood Ties
2013
as Fabio De Soto

The Ex
2006
as Paco

Runner Runner
2013
as Delegate Herrera

The Super
2018
as Julio

Drowning Mona
2000
as French Instructor

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

Run Amok
2026
as Uncle Dan

O.G.
2018
as Baxter

Rob the Mob
2014
as Vinny Gorgeous

Imposters
2026
as Chief Ezra Reid

The Take
2008
as Marco Ruiz

Anesthesia
2016
as Dr. Edward Barnes

Last Flag Flying
2017
as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

The Phenom
2016
as Eddie Soler

Glass Chin
2014
as Roberto Flash

Diamond
2026

Music Within
2007
as Mike Stolz

Crown Heights
2017
as Commissioner Rafello

The Missing Person
2009
as Don Edgar

Amigo
2011
as Padre Hidalgo

The Box
2007
as Finn Williams

1 Mile To You
2017
as Mr. Sickle

Somebody to Love
1994
as Waiter

Things That Hang from Trees
2006
as Juan Lopez

Man of the Century
1999
as Brooding Artist

Night Owl
1993
as Tomas

Fugly!
2014
as Ray

Lies in Plain Sight
2010
as Rafael Reyes

F--k
2010
as Yul

Jake's Women
1996
as Luigi

Capturing Captain Phillips
2014
as Self

The Price of Love
1995
as Rafael

The Last Big Thing
1998
as Ist interviewer

The F Word
2005
as Luis

Bitter Harvest
1992
as Luis Salinas
People Not Places

Father/Son
2012
as Father
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 90 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Yul Vazquez has appeared in 58 films and 32 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
- The A-Team (2010) — as General Javier Tuco
- Captain Phillips (2013) — as Captain Frank Castellano
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