Jacob Vargas

Personal Info

Birthday

August 18, 1971

(53 years old)

Place of Birth

Michoacan, Mexico

Jacob Vargas

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).

Known For

The Mentalist

Psych

Sons of Anarchy

JAG

CSI: NY

Medium

Young Justice

Filmography

2022
Satanic Hispanics
as El Jefe
Kimi
as Glasses Thug
2021
Plan B
as Pastor Pedro
Billy D and the Hall of Feathered Serpents featuring Money Shot by Puscifer
as Bartesian
2020
Princess of the Row
as Donald
2019
Peel
as Chuck
2017
Beyond Skyline
as Garcia
2016
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life
as Animation Voice (voice)
Crossing Point
as Jesus
The Tell-Tale Heart
as Adams
2015
The 33
as Edison 'Elvis' Peña
2014
Water & Power
as Asuncion Garcia
Heaven Is for Real
as Michael
Cesar Chavez
as Richard Chavez
Red Sky
as Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez
2013
Go for Sisters
as Navajas
2010
Devil
as Ramirez
The Odds
as Sergio Vargas
2008
Sleep Dealer
as Rudy Ramirez
Death Race
as Gunner
Love Lies Bleeding
as Detective Billy Jones
2007
The Death and Life of Bobby Z
as Jorge Escobar
Are We Done Yet?
as Mike the Plumber
The Hills Have Eyes 2
as Crank
2006
Bobby
as Miguel
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
as Tijuana Cop 2 / Announcer / Charlotte
2005
Jarhead
as Juan Cortez
The Wendell Baker Story
as Reyes Morales
2004
Flight of the Phoenix
as Sammi
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother
as Vincent Enano
2002
Road Dogz
as Danny Pacheco
Dragonfly
as Victor
Truth Be Told
as Gonzalez
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Pepito (voice)
Come and Take It Day
as Miguel
2000
Traffic
as Manolo Sanchez
Next Friday
as Joker
1998
The Hi-Lo Country
as Delfino Mondragon
1997
Santa Fe
as Jesus
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
as Ramon
Selena
as A. B. Quintanilla
1995
Get Shorty
as Yayo Portillo
Crimson Tide
as Sonarman #2
My Family
as Young Jose
1994
Mi Vida Loca
as Ernesto
1993
Airborne
as Snake
1992
Gas Food Lodging
as Javier
American Me
as Paulito - Age 15
1991
Seeds of Tragedy
as Cholo #2
1990
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Miguel
1988
Little Nikita
as Miguel
1987
The Principal
as Arturo Diego
Ernest Goes to Camp
as Bubba Vargas
1986
Last Resort
as Carlos
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story
as Enrique Mendoza