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Vincent Laresca

Vincent Laresca

21 movies on Netflix

Biography

Vincent Laresca is an American actor and restaurant owner from Queens, New York, who began acting as a child, when a coach noticed him on the street at eight and gave him free lessons for four years, and who later studied at Purchase College before leaving for Los Angeles. He made his film debut at seventeen in Juice (1992) as Radames, and his later credits include William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Aviator (2004) and Mob Town (2019). On television he had a supporting role on the Fox drama 413 Hope St and worked on 24 and Weeds, and from 2016 to 2018 he played Detective Carlos Espada on the NBC series Shades of Blue. He starred in the crime thriller Inside Man (2023) and appeared as Dennis Hernandez in American Sports Story. He has also run bars and restaurants in Los Angeles.

52years old

Turns 53 on January 21in 72 days

  • Born New York City
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
21
Career span
31 years1992 to 2023

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Vincent Laresca was discovered at age eight when an acting coach on the street heard his gangster impression and gave him four years of free lessons.

  2. Early training

    Laresca spent two years at Purchase College, then left school and headed to Los Angeles to chase an acting career.

  3. A change of course

    In the Los Angeles area, Laresca has been the owner of numerous bars and restaurants. He opened Villa, a lounge bar in West Hollywood, in 2007.

Vincent Laresca movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Unthinkable2010 Drama, Thrilleras Agent Leandro

    IMDb rating 7.0101K votes

  2. Bad Lieutenant1992 Crime, Dramaas J.C.

    IMDb rating 7.053K votes

  3. Devil2010as Henry

    IMDb rating 6.3168K votes

  4. Lords of Dogtown2005as Chino

    IMDb rating 7.162K votes

  5. Coach Carter2005as Renny

    IMDb rating 7.4196K votes

  6. The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006as Case Worker

    IMDb rating 6.1339K votes

  7. Juice1992as Radames

    IMDb rating 7.034K votes

  8. Hot Pursuit2015as Felipe Riva

    IMDb rating 5.258K votes

Most often with

Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Samuel L. Jackson, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Samuel L. JacksonBokeem Woodbine, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Bokeem WoodbineWilliam Forsythe, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with William ForsytheEmile Hirsch, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Emile HirschJennifer Lopez, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Jennifer LopezDavid Patrick Kelly, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with David Patrick Kelly

Films together

  • Samuel L. Jackson3 films together, 1992 to 2010
    Samuel L. Jackson's page
    • Unthinkable2010IMDb rating 7.0Laresca as Agent LeandroJackson as Henry Harold 'H' Humphries
    • Coach Carter2005IMDb rating 7.4Laresca as RennyJackson as Coach Ken Carter
    • Juice1992IMDb rating 7.0Laresca as RadamesJackson as Trip
  • Bokeem Woodbine3 films together, 1992 to 2010
    Bokeem Woodbine's page
    • Devil2010IMDb rating 6.3Laresca as HenryWoodbine as Guard
    • Hard Cash2002IMDb rating 4.5Laresca as NikitaWoodbine as Rock
    • Juice1992IMDb rating 7.0Laresca as RadamesWoodbine as Patron
  • William Forsythe2 films together, 1996 to 2002
    William Forsythe's page
    • Hard Cash2002IMDb rating 4.5Laresca as NikitaForsythe as Bo Young
    • The Substitute1996IMDb rating 6.1Laresca as RodriguezForsythe as Hollan
  • Emile Hirsch2 films together, 2005 to 2023
    Emile Hirsch's page
  • Jennifer Lopez2 films together, 1995 to 2006
    Jennifer Lopez's page
    • El Cantante2006IMDb rating 5.5Laresca as RalphLopez as Puchi
    • Money Train1995IMDb rating 5.7Laresca as Subway RobberLopez as Grace Santiago
  • David Patrick Kelly2 films together, 2001 to 2007
    David Patrick Kelly's page
    • Gardener of Eden2007IMDb rating 6.0Laresca as PavonKelly as Pa Harris
    • K-PAX2001IMDb rating 7.4Laresca as NavarroKelly as Howie
  • Also two films together5 more actors

    When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Box office

What Vincent Laresca's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$588 million

17 of the 21 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 21 films: 17 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 figure not found.

  • 17Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006as Case Worker$159 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 90% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift2006as Case Worker
    $159M27.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Money Train1995as Subway Robber
    $77M13.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Coach Carter2005as Renny
    $77M13.0% of the total
  4. 4
    Runner Runner2013as Sergeant Barrancas
    $63M10.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Hot Pursuit2015as Felipe Riva
    $52M8.8% of the total
  6. 6
    K-PAX2001as Navarro
    $50M8.6% of the total
  7. 7
    Devil2010as Henry
    $34M5.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Juice1992as Radames
    $20M3.4% of the total
Empire (2002), $18.6 millionThe Substitute (1996), $14.8 millionLords of Dogtown (2005), $13.4 millionFlawless (1999), $4.5 millionBad Lieutenant (1992), $2.0 millionI Like It Like That (1994), $1.8 millionUnthinkable (2010), $1.7 million.45 (2006), $171,339Music from Another Room (1998), $118,475

$57.1 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 10% of the total

Online

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