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 Diffrent 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 Navas My Family (1995).He next starred in films including Crimson Tide (1995), Get Shorty (1995), Selena (1997), Romy and Micheles High School Reunion (1997), and the cult favorite Next Friday (2000) as Ice Cubes nemesis, Joker.His next role was Tijuana cop Manolo, Benicio del Toros partner in Steven Soderberghs 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 Moores 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 Estevezs historical drama Bobby (2006), and a psychologically tortured drone pilot Rudy Ramirez in Alex Riveras 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 Marvels 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.
Rudy Ramirez
Película 2008
Sammi
Película 2004
Ernesto
Película 1994
Cholo #2
Película 1991
Young Jose
Película 1995
Javier
Película 1992
Danny Pacheco
Película 2002
Navajas
Película 2013
Enrique Mendoza
Película 1986
Película 2014
Sergio Vargas
Película 2010
Asuncion Garcia
Película 2014
Adams
Película 2016
Película 2019
Ramon
Película 1997
Mike the Plumber
Película 2007
Vincent Enano
Película 2004
Arturo Diego
Película 1987
Bartesian
Película 2021
Pastor Pedro
Película 2021
Película 2003
Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
Tv 2001
Tv 2005
Javi Padillo
Tv 1996
Angelo Rivera (2009)
Tv 2003
Luis Torres
Tv 2004
Omar Hernandez
Tv 2007
Tv 1996
Tv 1987
Tv 2003
Emilio Morales
Tv 1984
Eduardo Garcia
Tv 2005
Ernesto Tiant
Tv 2002
Tv 1996
Ramon
Tv 2015
Chief Rick Anaya
Tv 2008
Sebastian Cardona / Cisco Ramon (voice)
Tv 2010
Allesandro Montez
Tv 2008
Mario
Tv 2017
Domingo Colon
Tv 2016
Prince Luis (voice)
Tv 1995
Punch Alto (voice)
Tv 2001
Allesandro Montez
Tv 2018
Corporal Cortez
Tv 1995
Julio Farkas (uncredited)
Tv 2014
Rafael
Tv 2022
Tony Ochoa
Tv 2020
Juan Lava
Tv 2006