Yancey Arias | |
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 Arias in 2010 | |
| Born | June 27, 1971 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Film, television, stage actor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Spouse | Anna Alvim (m. 2002) |
| Website | http://www.yanceyarias.com |
Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief . [1]
Born and raised in New York City to a Puerto Rican mother, Miriam, and a Colombian father, Tony, Arias attended Moore Catholic High School and St. John's Preparatory School before studying theater at Carnegie Mellon University.
His first big break came in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon in 1992, which he worked on in different capacities for several years. In addition to television roles, he also continued to work on stage, including a starring role in The Wild Party in 2000.
In 2001, he moved to Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, actress Anna Alvim. He was on the show Knight Rider for the first half season. In 2004, he played little DeeDee's (actress Essence Atkins) love interest on the sitcom Half & Half.
In July 2013, it was announced that Arias would play Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit, in the ABC series Castle . [2] He appears in the film Cesar Chavez .
In 2017, Arias plays Colonel Cortez in USA's hit series Queen of the South .
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1992 | Innocent Blood | Coroner's Assistant | |
| 1997 | Dead Men Can't Dance | Sixkiller | |
| 1997 | Destination Unknown | Rico | |
| 1998 | Crossfire | Hernandez | |
| 2001 | Home Invaders | Angel | |
| 2002 | The Time Machine | Toren | |
| 2007 | Live Free or Die Hard | Agent Johnson | |
| 2008 | Hotel California | Hector | |
| 2009 | Street Dreams | Tim Cabrera | |
| 2010 | Legion | Estevez | |
| 2010 | Undocumented | Alberto Fuentes | |
| 2011 | America | Correa | |
| 2015 | Tag | Edmund | |
| 2015 | The Outfield | Charles | |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Benny Huertas | |
| 2016 | Restored Me | Roger Escalante | |
| 2017 | Secrets of Deception | Detective Reyes | |
| 2018 | Canal Street | DJ Wado | |
| 2018 | Bella's Story | Marco | |
| 2018 | God's Eye | Marcos | |
| 2019 | Bottom of the 9th | Billy | |
| 2019 | 100 Days to Live | Jack Byers | |
| 2021 | Switched Before Birth | Gabe Ramirez | |
| 2021 | 13 Minutes | Carlos | |
| 2022 | North of the 10 | David |
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