Personal Info
Jacob Vargas
Acting
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…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Kimi
as Glasses Thug
Satanic Hispanics
as El Jefe
Plan B
as Pastor Pedro
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer
as Bartesian
Princess of the Row
as Donald
The Public
as Ernesto Ramirez
Peel
as Chuck
Endgame
as Alberto
Beyond Skyline
as Garcia
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
as Animation Voice (voice)
TV Shows
National Treasure: Edge of History
as Rafael · 4 ep.
Surfside Girls
as Bob · 7 ep.
Solar Opposites
1 ep.
GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event
as Tony Ochoa · 1 ep.
Mr. Iglesias
as Tony Medina · 21 ep.
Mayans M.C.
as Allesandro Montez · 3 ep.
Mosaic
as Horacio · 6 ep.
Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams
as Mario · 1 ep.
Colony
as Carlos · 3 ep.
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Domingo Colon · 6 ep.