Yul Vazquez
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances

War of the Worlds
as Julio
2005

Runaway Bride
as Dead Head Gill Chavez
1999

American Gangster
as Alfonso Abruzzo
2007

Night Owl
as Tomas
1993

Che: Part One
as Alejandro Ramirez
2008

Bad Boys II
as Detective Mateo Reyes
2003

The A-Team
as General Javier Tuco
2010

Fresh
as Chille
1994

Anamorph
as Jorge Ruiz
2007

The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina
as Gibson Mouse (voice)
2003

Lies in Plain Sight
as Rafael Reyes
2010

The Box
as Finn Williams
2007

Amigo
as Padre Hidalgo
2011

The Last Big Thing
as Ist interviewer
1998

The Price of Love
as Rafael
1995

Captain Phillips
as Captain Frank Castellano
2013

Runner Runner
as Delegate Herrera
2013

The Infiltrator
as Javier Ospina
2016

Rob the Mob
as Vinny Gorgeous
2014

Glass Chin
as Roberto Flash
2014
TV Appearances

Elementary
as Arthur Tetch
2012

White House Plumbers
as Bernard 'Macho' Barker
2023

Hotel Cocaine
as Nestor Cabal
2024

Person of Interest
as Cyrus Wells
2011

The Lottery
as President
2014

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Luis Montero
1999

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Daniel Hardy
1999

Magic City
as Victor Lazaro
2012

The Good Wife
as Cristián Romano
2009

Severance
as Peter 'Petey' Kilmer
2022

Midnight, Texas
as Rev. Emilio Sheehan
2017

Succession
as Rick Salgado
2018
