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.

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.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1992 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