Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1971-08-18 (52 years old)

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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.


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.

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Filmography

all 91

Movies 56

TV Shows 35

Voice 5

Producer 1

Director 1

El Jefe
Satanic Hispanics

Satanic Hispanics (2023)

Movie
Rafael
National Treasure: Edge of History

National Treasure: Edge of History (2022)

TV
Bob
Surfside Girls

Surfside Girls (2022)

TV
Glasses Thug
Kimi

Kimi (2022)

Movie
Pastor Pedro
Plan B

Plan B (2021)

Movie
1
Bartesian
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer

Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer (2021)

Movie
Donald
Princess of the Row

Princess of the Row (2020)

Movie
Tony Ochoa
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event (2020)

TV
Tony Ochoa
Mr. Iglesias

Mr. Iglesias (2019)

TV
8.5
The Public

The Public (2019)

Movie
Chuck
Peel

Peel (2019)

Movie
Allesandro Montez
Mayans M.C.

Mayans M.C. (2018)

TV
6.67
Horacio
Mosaic

Mosaic (2018)

TV
5.33
Paja
Tarantula

Tarantula (2017)

TV
Garcia
Beyond Skyline

Beyond Skyline (2017)

Movie
3.5
Mario
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams

Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (2017)

TV
3.5
Animation Voice (voice)
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (2016)

Movie
9
Domingo Colon
Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage (2016)

TV
6.75
Jesus
Crossing Point

Crossing Point (2016)

Movie
Adams
The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart (2016)

Movie
Carlos
Colony

Colony (2016)

TV
5.84
Edison 'Elvis' Peña
The 33

The 33 (2015)

Movie
3
Ramon
Complications

Complications (2015)

TV
1
Journey of a Female Comic

Journey of a Female Comic (2014)

Movie
Michael
Heaven Is for Real

Heaven Is for Real (2014)

Movie
6
Richard Chavez
Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez (2014)

Movie
1
Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez
Red Sky

Red Sky (2014)

Movie
Navajas
Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters (2013)

Movie
Roy
Blue

Blue (2012)

TV
Sebastian Cardona / Cisco Ramon (voice)
Young Justice

Young Justice (2010)

TV
6.05
Ramirez
Devil

Devil (2010)

Movie
6.5
Sergio Vargas
The Odds

The Odds (2010)

Movie
Rudy Ramirez
Sleep Dealer

Sleep Dealer (2008)

Movie
1
Chief Rick Anaya
The Mentalist

The Mentalist (2008)

TV
6.61
Allesandro Montez
Sons of Anarchy

Sons of Anarchy (2008)

TV
7.18
Gunner
Death Race

Death Race (2008)

Movie
6.03
Det. Billy Jones
Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding (2008)

Movie
Guillermo
Moonlight

Moonlight (2007)

TV
Omar Hernandez
Burn Notice

Burn Notice (2007)

TV
6.28
Mike the Plumber
Are We Done Yet?

Are We Done Yet? (2007)

Movie
6.27
Crank
The Hills Have Eyes 2

The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

Movie
5.64
Miguel
Bobby

Bobby (2006)

Movie
7.5
Tijuana Cop 2 / Announcer / Charlotte / Co-Producer
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006)

Movie
Juan Lava
Psych

Psych (2006)

TV
6.27
Juan Cortez
Jarhead

Jarhead (2005)

Movie
4.9
Reyes Morales
The Wendell Baker Story

The Wendell Baker Story (2005)

Movie
Numb3rs

Numb3rs (2005)

TV
5.13
Eduardo Garcia
Medium

Medium (2005)

TV
6.18
Sammi
Flight of the Phoenix

Flight of the Phoenix (2004)

Movie
Luis Torres
CSI: NY

CSI: NY (2004)

TV
7.14
Vincent Enano
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother

Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother (2004)

Movie
Angelo Rivera (2009)
Cold Case

Cold Case (2003)

TV
6.2
Kingpin

Kingpin (2003)

TV
6
Director / Writer
EDNY

EDNY (2003)

Movie
Ernesto Tiant
Greetings From Tucson

Greetings From Tucson (2002)

TV
Danny Pacheco
Road Dogz

Road Dogz (2002)

Movie
Victor
Dragonfly

Dragonfly (2002)

Movie
Gonzalez
Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told (2002)

Movie
Punch Alto (voice)
The Proud Family

The Proud Family (2001)

TV
3.86
Pepito (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)

Movie
5.89
Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
Six Feet Under

Six Feet Under (2001)

TV
6.14
Manolo Sanchez
Traffic

Traffic (2000)

Movie
6.05
Dr. Roberto Martinez
Max Steel

Max Steel (2000)

TV
Joker
Next Friday

Next Friday (2000)

Movie
5.44
Delfino Mondragon
The Hi-Lo Country

The Hi-Lo Country (1998)

Movie
6
Jesus
Santa Fe

Santa Fe (1997)

Movie
Ramon
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)

Movie
4.5
A. B. Quintanilla
Selena

Selena (1997)

Movie
10
Clueless

Clueless (1996)

TV
8.5
Javi Padillo
The Pretender

The Pretender (1996)

TV
6
Benny
Malibu Shores

Malibu Shores (1996)

TV
Yayo Portillo
Get Shorty

Get Shorty (1995)

Movie
6.3
Corporal Cortez
JAG

JAG (1995)

TV
4.4
Sonarman #2
Crimson Tide

Crimson Tide (1995)

Movie
6.8
Young Jose
My Family

My Family (1995)

Movie
Prince Luis (voice)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)

TV
Diablo
ER

ER (1994)

TV
5.44
Ernesto
Mi Vida Loca

Mi Vida Loca (1994)

Movie
Snake
Airborne

Airborne (1993)

Movie
Javier
Gas Food Lodging

Gas Food Lodging (1992)

Movie
Paulito - Age 15
American Me

American Me (1992)

Movie
4.67
Cholo #2
Seeds of Tragedy

Seeds of Tragedy (1991)

Movie
Miguel
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)

Movie
Miguel
Little Nikita

Little Nikita (1988)

Movie
Full House

Full House (1987)

TV
6.57
Arturo Diego
The Principal

The Principal (1987)

Movie
6
Bubba Vargas
Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)

Movie
5.12
Enrique Mendoza
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story

Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story (1986)

Movie
Carlos
Last Resort

Last Resort (1986)

Movie
Emilio Morales
Hunter

Hunter (1984)

TV
Alberto
Endgame

Endgame

Movie

Ratings

Average 6.18
Based on 3.22 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1984
1997
2005
2001
2023
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1971-08-18 (52 years old)

Birth Place
Michoacán, Mexico

Citizenships
Mexico


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