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Jacob Vargas
18th Aug 1971
52 years old
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.
Known for
Acting
![National Treasure: Edge of History](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/noRVimjdx6PwPBCVikhExYqogsX.jpg)
National Treasure: Edge of History
4 episodes
Rafael
2022
![Surfside Girls](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/4UsNYs4BiEy3hQd76fCmAOYIZ97.jpg)
Surfside Girls
7 episodes
Bob
2022
![GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/r9DHpKaqxT8kLGtUP6KPiwQZMYy.jpg)
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
1 episode
Tony Ochoa
2020
![Mr. Iglesias](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/nRLuPKk3hKD5fiZGi5WGNdssox8.jpg)
Mr. Iglesias
21 episodes
Tony Medina
2019
![Mayans M.C.](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/510A0upV9WRAynEgs1E2B3eBxi5.jpg)
Mayans M.C.
3 episodes
Allesandro Montez
2018
![Mosaic](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/kTmUn0TS1TW1hFB7IGwZDpwFWaS.jpg)
Mosaic
6 episodes
Horacio
2018
![Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/tyaNrGepu4HbkjLFkK6vgua1vgn.jpg)
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
1 episode
Mario
2017
![Marvel's Luke Cage](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/6R62oGGufhsf6DiMknCi047N0b7.jpg)
Marvel's Luke Cage
6 episodes
Domingo Colon
2016
![Colony](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/qfS0mp22XfTig2EK3jWKiyx7kNy.jpg)
Colony
3 episodes
Carlos
2016
![Complications](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/ujTbnUjo7e0eRiFKMlEWlR17acQ.jpg)
Complications
1 episode
Ramon
2015
![Hand of God](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/uTykpEIdJmWVM5Q3N4QrZHjkkbP.jpg)
Hand of God
1 episode
Julio Farkas (uncredited)
2014
![Blue](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/lvkDcuaJ4yMP8ExIcedBhc80sok.jpg)
Blue
4 episodes
Roy
2012
![Young Justice](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/fn2wMnrPWIjDMnxIf0H89ZtDehK.jpg)
Young Justice
1 episode
Sebastian Cardona / Cisco Ramon (voice)
2010
![The Mentalist](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/acYXu4KaDj1NIkMgObnhe4C4a0T.jpg)
The Mentalist
1 episode
Chief Rick Anaya
2008
![Sons of Anarchy](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/yPLkf4EiCkR0NOvMfmpHMA2zfN3.jpg)
Sons of Anarchy
15 episodes
Allesandro Montez
2008
![Moonlight](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/3rWk9g0Oup5WHcrpjvw5zW1WhLc.jpg)
Moonlight
5 episodes
Guillermo
2007
![Burn Notice](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/o2fnD3SNiQjGVgA2C3ezaeh2HK.jpg)
Burn Notice
1 episode
Omar Hernandez
2007
![Psych](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/fDI15gTVbtW5Sbv5QenqecRxWKJ.jpg)
Psych
1 episode
Juan Lava
2006
![Numb3rs](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/wOzbxJmpccPA5MYvBSGbor3WKh3.jpg)
Numb3rs
1 episode
2005
![Medium](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/aqawO5mYblDRwEmHjMiLJa8LyIr.jpg)
Medium
1 episode
Eduardo Garcia
2005
![CSI: NY](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/xqiTpKqKhBwcBWh9jUm7anyatzD.jpg)
CSI: NY
1 episode
Luis Torres
2004
![Cold Case](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/5dmiNE8UdAqIyjjwZZWsjMhhV0b.jpg)
Cold Case
1 episode
Angelo Rivera (2009)
2003
![Kingpin](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/gTIeheTQTnCfkqFA16Qhvagv7Qc.jpg)
Kingpin
1 episode
2003
Greetings From Tucson
22 episodes
Ernesto Tiant
2002
![The Proud Family](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/wcfbfActZ9VZ3anFqe3YYNWOHsG.jpg)
The Proud Family
1 episode
Punch Alto (voice)
2001
![Six Feet Under](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/ztuH5aJIZQpu5ci27tY2nx1gwjO.jpg)
Six Feet Under
2 episodes
Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
2001
![Max Steel](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/thDuNE7KmVowSK2U8JVAEa387sH.jpg)
Max Steel
22 episodes
Dr. Roberto Martinez (voice)
2000
![Clueless](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/oFwUrOR4SmbRycom20q8AbCSAbS.jpg)
Clueless
1 episode
1996
![The Pretender](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/76q5tPOPQkQYIuZu2SG6viZcp2b.jpg)
The Pretender
1 episode
Javi Padillo
1996
![Malibu Shores](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/z9s1iSNKweY6szZsjvvvhw7Ki25.jpg)
Malibu Shores
10 episodes
1996
![JAG](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/zPyHpkJZ5O08lbgrQQIROXtb3xz.jpg)
JAG
1 episode
Corporal Cortez
1995
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/yOfpjbdrR4bc3Q0slw3o0j8b7sE.jpg)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1 episode
Prince Luis (voice)
1995
![ER](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/rAxd8H0zGH61RWMPVZiR9zT4Nqk.jpg)
ER
1 episode
Diablo
1994
![Full House](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/7g0EyKsIaYjYw3gCIBKMHHE0Kcu.jpg)
Full House
1 episode
1987
![Hunter](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w500/kmC8d3KQozh1SlIih0hdfXsGLe8.jpg)
Hunter
1 episode
Emilio Morales
1984