Yancey Arias
Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief.
Yancey Arias

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- Yancey Arias
- Born
- 27 June 1971
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Occupation
- Film, television, stage actor
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University · Moore Catholic High School
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Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the NBC series Kingpin and Gabriel Williams in the FX series Thief.
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• Name — Yancey Arias • Born — 27 June 1971 • Birthplace — New York City, New York, U.S. • Occupation — Film, television, stage actor • Years Active — 1992–present • Website — http: www.yanceyarias.com
Life and career
Life and career
Born and raised in New York City to a Puerto Rican mother, Miriam, and a Colombian father, Tony, Arias attended Moore Catholic High School and St. John's Preparatory School before studying theater at Carnegie Mellon University. Arias attended Stagedoor Manor, a performing arts summer camp. His first big break came in the Broadway production of Miss Saigon in 1992, which he worked on in different capacities for several years. In addition to television roles, he also continued to work on stage, including a starring role in The Wild Party in 2000. In 2001, he moved to Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife, actress Anna Alvim. He was on the show Knight Rider for the first half season. In 2004, he played little DeeDee's (actress Essence Atkins) love interest on the sitcom Half & Half. In July 2013, it was announced that Arias would play Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit, in the ABC series Castle. He appears in the film Cesar Chavez. In 2017, Arias played Colonel Cortez in USA's hit series Queen of the South. In 2025, Arias played Neto in The Cleaning Lady.
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• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1992 — Innocent Blood — Coroner's Assistant • 1997 — Dead Men Can't Dance — Sixkiller • 1997 — Destination Unknown — Rico • 1998 — Crossfire — Hernandez • 1999 — The Sopranos — Eduardo Arnaz • 2001 — Home Invaders — Angel • 2002 — The Time Machine — Toren • 2003 — Kingpin — Miguel Cadena • 2007 — Live Free or Die Hard — Agent Johnson • 2008 — Hotel California — Hector • 2009 — Street Dreams — Tim Cabrera • 2010 — Legion — Estevez • 2010 — Undocumented — Alberto Fuentes • 2011 — America — Correa • 2011 — Revenge — Senator Kingsly • 2015 — Tag — Edmund • 2015 — The Outfield — Charles • 2016 — Hands of Stone — Benny Huertas • 2016 — Restored Me — Roger Escalante • 2017 — Secrets of Deception — Detective Reyes • 2017 — Queen of the South — General Cortez • 2018 — Canal Street — DJ Wado • 2018 — Bella's Story — Marco • 2018 — God's Eye — Marcos • 2019 — Bottom of the 9th — Billy • 2019 — 100 Days to Live — Jack Byers • 2021 — Switched Before Birth — Gabe Ramirez • 2021 — 13 Minutes — Carlos • 2022 — North of the 10 — David
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Yancey Arias is recorded with the occupation television actor. Recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as screenwriter, film producer, actor and film director.
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Yancey Arias was born on 27 June 1971.
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