Jacob Vargas Filmography

Jacob Vargas

Jacob Vargas is a Mexican-born American actor. Vargas was born in Michoacán, Mexico, and raised in Pacoima, Los Angeles, California, since 1971. He was raised in a devout Roman Catholic family. Vargas’ break into acting came when he was cast as a street dancer on Diff'rent Strokes, and his career has continued successfully including films such as Traffic and Jarhead. He was also in the horror movie The Hills Have Eyes 2. But he is most known for his role as Joker from the Joker Brothers in the 2000 film Next Friday and as Abraham Quintanilla, the brother of the late Tejano singer...
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Birthdate:August 18, 1971
Birthplace:Michoacán
Age:40
Height:5' 7"

Movies with appearances by Jacob Vargas

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
Devil 2010 PG-13 (USA) Horror
Kerosene Cowboys 2010
Death Race 2008 R (USA) Thriller
Sleep Dealer 2008 PG-13 (USA) Indie
Love Lies Bleeding 2008 R (USA) Action
Finnegan 2008
The Death and Life of Bobby Z 2007 R (USA) Action
The Hills Have Eyes 2 2007 Horror
Bobby 2006 Political drama
The Virgin of Juarez 2006 Crime Fiction
National Lampoon's TV: The Movie 2006 Comedy
Jarhead 2005 R (USA) Gulf War
The Wendell Baker Story 2005 PG-13 (USA) Romantic comedy
Latinologues: Vol. 2 2005 Comedy
Latinologues: Vol. 1 2005 Stand-up comedy
Flight of the Phoenix 2004 PG-13 (USA) Airplanes and airports
RFK 2002 Biographical film
Come and Take it Day 2002 Indie
Road Dogz 2002 R (USA) Crime Fiction
Dr. Dolittle 2 2001 PG (USA) Family Film
Traffic 2001 R (USA) Thriller
Next Friday 2000 R (USA) Comedy
The Hi-Lo Country 1999 Western
Selena 1997 PG (USA) Biographical film
Get Shorty 1995 R (USA) Comedy
My Family 1995 R (USA) Period piece
Huck & the King of Hearts 1994 PG (USA) Family Film
Airborne 1993 PG (USA) Adventure
Mi Vida Loca 1993 R (USA) Indie
Gas Food Lodging 1992 R (USA) Indie
Little Nikita 1988 PG (USA) Thriller
The Principal 1987 R (USA) Action
Ernest Goes to Camp 1987 PG (USA) Family Film
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Honors and Awards of Jacob Vargas

Traffic
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nomination - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture
Traffic
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Nomination - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture

TV appearances by Jacob Vargas

TitleCharacterFirst Air DateLast Air Date
The Odds 2010
Moonlight Guillermo Gasol 2007 2008
Kingpin 2003 2003
Greetings from Tucson 2002 2003
Max Steel 2000 2002
Malibu Shores 1996 1996
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Places Jacob Vargas has lived

Map showing Places Lived by Jacob Vargas
MarkerLocationPopulation
A California 37,691,912
B Michoacán
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