Portrait of Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Acting

Biography

Yul Vázquez was born in Cuba. He is an actor and he is married to Linda Larkin. He has appeared as “Bob” in the Seinfeld episodes “The Soup Nazi”, “The Sponge” and “The Puerto Rican Day”. YUL VÁZQUEZ has appeared in over thirty films including “The A-Team” (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), “The Take” (2008), “American Gangster” (2007- SAG Award nomination, Outstanding Cast), “Music Within” (2007), "War of the Worlds" (2005), “Bad Boys 2” (2003), "Traffic" (2000- Winner, SAG Award, Outstanding Cast), and "Runaway Bride" (1999). An original member of LAByrinth Theater Company, Vazquez has appeared in countless LAB productions, including Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Other theater includes Terrence McNally’s “The Stendhal Syndrome” at Primary Stages With Isabella Rossellini, and Eduardo Machado’s “The Floating Island Plays” at Mark Taper Forum. Upcoming feature films include “Fugly!” with John Leguizamo, “Salvation Boulevard” with Pierce Brosnan and "The Missing Person", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Vazquez will be returning to the stage in the Broadway premiere of "Motherf**ker With The Hat" which also boasts the talents of Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra and comic Chris Rock (previews March 22, 2011). Yul Vázquez currently serves as co-Artistic Director of LAByrinth Theater Company with Stephen Adly Guirgis & Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. In 2010 Yul Vazquez founded mechanizedmules. A film production company with Ed Vassallo, Rick Rodgers and Robert Leaver. Their first short film F--K premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in spring of 2010. They are currently in production for their first feature film which is shot in Sugar Hill section of New York City - surrounding the last active graveyard in Manhattan. Trinity Cemetery between 152nd and 155th street on the west side of Manhattan.

Born: March 18, 1965

Place of Birth: La Havana, Cuba

Filmography

2025
The American Revolution

as Henry Knox (voice) / José de Gálvez (voice)

2025
The Lost Bus

as Chief Martinez

2025
Tin Soldier

as Lawrence Kollock

2024
Hotel Cocaine

as Nestor Cabal

2024
Parish

as Hector

2023
White House Plumbers

as Bernard 'Macho' Barker

2023
Will Trent

as Sheriff Caleb Roussard

2022
Severance

as Peter 'Petey' Kilmer

2022
Severance

as Petey (voice)

2022
Promised Land

as Father Ramos

2020
Books of Blood

as Bennett

2020
The Outsider

as Yunis Sablo

2019
Godfather of Harlem

as José Miguel Battle

2019
Russian Doll

as John Reyes

2019
2018
The Super

as Julio

2018
FBI

as Bryce Miller

2018
Succession

as Rick Salgado

2018
O.G.

as Baxter

2018
Gringo

as Angel Valverde

2017
Last Flag Flying

as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

2017
Crown Heights

as Commissioner Rafello

2017
Midnight, Texas

as Rev. Emilio Sheehan

2017
1 Mile To You

as Mr. Sickle

2016
Divorce

as Craig Anders

2016
The Infiltrator

as Javier Ospina

2016
The Phenom

as Eddie Soler

2016
Anesthesia

as Dr. Edward Barnes

2014
Fugly!

as Ray

2014
Kill the Messenger

as Danilo Blandon

2014
Madam Secretary

as Ted Fitzgerald

2014
The Cobbler

as Marsha

2014
The Lottery

as President

2014
Glass Chin

as Roberto Flash

2014
Rob the Mob

as Vinny Gorgeous

2013
Captain Phillips

as Captain Frank Castellano

2013
Runner Runner

as Delegate Herrera

2013
Blood Ties

as Fabio De Soto

2012
Elementary

as Arthur Tetch

2012
Magic City

as Victor Lazaro

2012
Father/Son

as Father

2011
Person of Interest

as Cyrus Wells

2011
Amigo

as Padre Hidalgo

2010
2010
Lies in Plain Sight

as Rafael Reyes

2010
Louie

as Pedro

2010
The A-Team

as General Javier Tuco

2010
F--k

as Yul

2009
The Good Wife

as Cristián Romano

2009
The Missing Person

as Don Edgar

2008
Che: Part Two

as Alejandro Ramírez

2008
Fringe

as George

2008
Che: Part One

as Alejandro Ramirez

2008
The Take

as Marco Ruiz

2007
American Gangster

as Alfonso Abruzzo

2007
Anamorph

as Jorge Ruiz

2007
The Box

as Finn Williams

2006
The Ex

as Paco

2005
2005
The F Word

as Luis

2003
Bad Boys II

as Detective Mateo Reyes

2000
Traffic

as Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin

2000
Drowning Mona

as French Instructor

1999
Man of the Century

as Brooding Artist

1999
Runaway Bride

as Dead Head Gill Chavez

1998
The Last Big Thing

as Ist interviewer

1998
1996
Jake's Women

as Luigi

1995
1995
Nick of Time

as Gustino (Guest Services)

1994
1994
Touched by an Angel

as Tony Portino

1994
Fresh

as Chille

1993
Night Owl

as Tomas

1992
Bitter Harvest

as Luis Salinas

1990
Law & Order

as Eddie Vasquez

1990
Law & Order

as Assistant District Attorney

1989
Seinfeld

as Bob

1989
Coach

as Alberto Roca

1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

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Run Amok

as Uncle Dan