Yancey Arias

Biography

Yancey Arias is an American actor who was born and raised in New York City and studied theater at Carnegie Mellon University. A major early break came with the Broadway production of Miss Saigon in 1992, and he worked on it in various capacities for several years. Stage work continued as well, with a starring part in The Wild Party in 2000. His television credits include Miguel Cadena in NBC's Kingpin and Gabriel Williams in FX's Thief. He was on Knight Rider for the first half season and in 2004 appeared on the sitcom Half & Half. In 2013, he was announced for the role of Carl Villante in the ABC series Castle, and in 2017 he played Colonel Cortez in USA's Queen of the South. In 2025, he played Neto in The Cleaning Lady. He appears in the film Cesar Chavez (2014).

55years old

Turns 56 on June 27in 229 days

Born June 27, 1971New York City
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22

Movie Career

Films: 14
Career span: 28 years1997 to 2025

Genres

Drama64%, 9 films
Action57%, 8 films
Thriller29%, 4 films
Crime21%, 3 films
Biography14%, 2 films

First and latest

Yancey Arias movies on Netflix

Fireflies at El Mozote2025IMDb rating 5.1as Colonel Montenegro
13 Minutes2021IMDb rating 4.7as Carlos
Switched Before Birth2021IMDb rating 5.9as Gabe Ramirez
Bottom of the 9th2019IMDb rating 5.8as Billy
Secrets of Deception2017IMDb rating 4.3as Detective Reyes
Hands of Stone2016IMDb rating 6.6as Benny Huertas
Cesar Chavez2014IMDb rating 6.4as Gilbert Padilla
Ticking Clock2011IMDb rating 5.3as Detective Becker
Legion2010IMDb rating 5.3as Estevez
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia2009IMDb rating 4.8as Alvaro Cardona
The Deadliest Lesson2008IMDb rating 4.2as Daniel
Walkout2006IMDb rating 6.8as Panfilo Crisostomo
The Time Machine2002IMDb rating 6.0as Toren
Dead Men Can't Dance1997IMDb rating 4.4as Sixkiller

Best known for

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

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13 Minutes2021 Action, Drama, Thrilleras Carlos
IMDb rating 4.76.9K votes
Legion2010 Action, Fantasy, Horroras Estevez
IMDb rating 5.3121K votes
Ticking Clock2011as Detective Becker
IMDb rating 5.33.7K votes
Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia2009as Alvaro Cardona
IMDb rating 4.84.8K votes
Hands of Stone2016as Benny Huertas
IMDb rating 6.619K votes
Walkout2006as Panfilo Crisostomo
IMDb rating 6.81.5K votes
The Time Machine2002as Toren
IMDb rating 6.0137K votes
Cesar Chavez2014as Gilbert Padilla
IMDb rating 6.43.9K votes

Most often with

Four actors appear in two 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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Michael Peña

Paz Vega

Joe Manganiello

Josh Stamberg

Films together

Michael Peña2 films together, 2006 to 2014
Michael Peña's page
- Cesar Chavez2014IMDb rating 6.4Arias as Gilbert PadillaPeña as Cesar E. Chavez
- Walkout2006IMDb rating 6.8Arias as Panfilo CrisostomoPeña as Sal Castro
Paz Vega2 films together, 2021 to 2025
Paz Vega's page
- Fireflies at El Mozote2025IMDb rating 5.1Arias as Colonel MontenegroVega as Alma
- 13 Minutes2021IMDb rating 4.7Arias as CarlosVega as Ana
Joe Manganiello2 films together, 2009 to 2019
Joe Manganiello's page
- Bottom of the 9th2019IMDb rating 5.8Arias as BillyManganiello as Sonny Stano
- Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia2009IMDb rating 4.8Arias as Alvaro CardonaManganiello as Lt. Sean Macklin
Josh Stamberg2 films together, 2002 to 2010
Josh Stamberg's page
- Legion2010IMDb rating 5.3Arias as EstevezStamberg as Burton
- The Time Machine2002IMDb rating 6.0Arias as TorenStamberg as Motorist

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