Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez (born 18 March 1965) is a Cuban and American actor and musician. He has appeared in Runaway Bride, Bad Boys II (2003), War of the Worlds (2005), American Gangster (2007), The A-Team (2010), Captain Phillips (2013), The Infiltrator (2016), Midnight, Texas (2017–2018), Russian Doll (2019), Severance (2022–2025), Hotel Cocaine (2024) and The Lost Bus (2025). Vazquez used to be the lead guitarist for melodic rock bands Urgent and Diving for Pearls.

Early life Vazquez was born in Cuba on 18 March 1965 and came to the United States with his family in 1971. He grew up in Miami in a studio apartment with his mother, grandmother and older sister, being the youngest as well as the only boy in the household. His mother encouraged him in the arts, often taking him to the theater where she worked, and she bought him his first drum set and camera. He has also been in Kill the Messenger (2014) starring Jeremy Renner and directed by Michael Cuesta; The Cobbler (2014) opposite Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Steve Buscemi; and Anesthesia (2015).

In television, he has had many guest and recurring roles. In the TV sitcom Seinfeld Vazquez played the role of Bob who stole the armoire from Kramer. In Lifetime's series The Lottery he starred as President Thomas Westwood and as The Reverend Emilio Sheehan in the NBC series Midnight, Texas. He was a regular for both seasons of the Starz drama Magic City, where he portrayed Victor Lazaro, general manager of the Miramar Playa. Additionally, he has recurred in other television series, as Pedro in FX's Louie, as Christian in CBS's The Good Wife and as Det. Anthony Nikolich on the HBO television series Treme. In the streaming world, he has had recurring roles in several hit shows including Netflix's Russian Doll and Apple TV+'s Severance.

Vazquez is a founding member of the LAByrinth Theater Company and served two terms as co-artistic director with Stephen Adly Guirgis and Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. Vazquez starred on Broadway in the Tony nominated The Motherfucker with the Hat opposite Chris Rock. For his portrayal of the eccentric Cousin Julio, he received nominations for a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. Additional theater credits include The Last Days of Judas Iscariot (The Public Theater) opposite Sam Rockwell, directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Terrence McNally's Stendhal Syndrome, Primary Stages with Isabella Rossellini and Richard Thomas, and The Floating Island Plays (Mark Taper Forum).

Music career Prior to starting his acting career, Vazquez was the lead guitar player for East Coast Album-oriented rock (AOR) bands Urgent and Diving for Pearls. Urgent landed a minor hit with their single "Running Back" which reached #79 on the Billboard Hot 100. A second single from their Cast The First Stone debut album, "Love Can Make You Cry", was re-recorded for the Iron Eagle soundtrack. Urgent broke up in 1987 after the lackluster success of their sophomore album, Thinking Out Loud.

Following the demise of Urgent, Vazquez joined Diving for Pearls, whose eponymous debut album was issued by Epic/Sony Music in 1989. The group was dropped by the label before a second album could be completed due to the musical climate changing in the early 1990s as melodic hard rock fell out of favor in the U.S.

In the 2022 show Severance, Vazquez sings and plays a cover of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" in the fourth episode.

Personal life Vazquez has been married to actress Linda Larkin (voice of Princess Jasmine) since 18 May 2002.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 The Mambo Kings Flaco Friday Night Saturday Morning Albie Short Fly by Night Sam 1993 Night Owl Tomas 1994 Fresh Chillie Somebody to Love Waiter 1995 Nick of Time Gustino 1996 The Last Big Thing 1st Interviewer 1998 A Day Without a Mexican Restaurateur Short 1999 Man of the Century Brooding Artist Runaway Bride Dead Head Gill Chavez 2000 Drowning Mona French Instructor Traffic Tigrillo/Obregon Assassin 2002 Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra Edifis (voice) Running Time The Hunter Short The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina Gibson Mouse (voice) Video 2003 Bad Boys II Detective Mateo Reyes 2004 The Stendhal Syndrome Leo Video 2005 The F Word Luis War of the Worlds Julio 2006 Things That Hang from Trees Juan Lopez The Ex Paco 2007 Music Within Mike Stoltz Southern Gothic Hazel Fortune The Take Marco Ruiz Jesus Cooks Me Breakfast Young Man Jesus Short Anamorph Jorge "George" Ruiz The Box Finn Williams American Gangster Det. Alfonso Abruzzo 2008 The Marconi Brothers Sonny Venice Che: Part One Alejandro Ramirez Che: Part Two Alejandro Ramirez 2009 The Missing Person Don Edgar 2010 Beware the Gonzo Charlie Ronald F—K Yul Short The A-Team General Javier Tuco Amigo Padre Hidalgo Little Fockers Junior 2011 Salvation Boulevard Jorge Guzman De Vaca 2012 Father/Son Father Short 2013 Blood Ties Fabio DeSoto Runner Runner Delegate Herrera Captain Phillips Captain Frank Castellano 2014 Take Care Dr. Gotham Leonard Rob the Mob Vinny Gorgeous Glass Chin Roberto Flash Time Out of Mind Raoul The Cobbler Marsha Kill the Messenger Danilo Blandón Fugly! Ray 2015 Anesthesia Dr. Edward Barnes 2016 The Phenom Coach Eddie Soler The Infiltrator Javier Ospina Beast or Raven Man Short True Memoirs of an International Assassin General Javier Ruiz 2017 Crown Heights Commissioner Rafello 1 Mile to You Mr. Sickle Last Flag Flying Col. Willits The Super Julio 2018 Gringo Angel Valverde O.G. Baxter Some Bad News Dr. Richard Cranium Short 2020 Books of Blood Bennett 2025 Tin Soldier Lawrence Kollock The Lost Bus Ray Martinez 2026 Run Amok Uncle Dan Imposters Chief Ezra Reid Diamond The Butler 1972 Post-production

Television Year Title Role Notes 1992 Tales from the Crypt Danny Darwin Episode: "On a Deadman's Chest" ScreenPlay Luis Salinas Episode: "Bitter Harvest" Law & Order Eddie Vasquez Episode: "Skin Deep" 1993 The Untouchables - Episode: "Cuba: Part 1 & 2" Strapped Latisha's Attorney TV movie 1994 Walker, Texas Ranger Emilio Durazo Episode: "On Deadly Ground" Coach Alberto Roca Episode: "Head Like a Wheel" 1995 The Watcher - Episode: "Reversal of Fortune" The Price of Love Rafael TV movie 1995–98 Seinfeld Bob Recurring cast (season 7), guest (season 9) 1996 Jake's Women Luigi TV movie High Tide - Episode: "Code Name: Scorpion" Touched by an Angel Tony Portino Episode: "Groundrush" 1997 Temporarily Yours Luis Episode: "The Voice of Reason" 1998 Trinity Mr. Cupideros Episode: "In Loco Parentis" 1999 Mondo Picasso Mondo Regular cast 2000–02 Courage the Cowardly Dog Additional voices (voice) Main cast (season 2-3) 2001 Law & Order Attorney from DA's Office Episode: "Sunday in the Park with Jorge" Big Apple Officer Cruz Recurring cast Sex and the City Phil Episode: "The Agony and the Ex-tacy" 2002 The Sopranos Reuben 'The Cuban' Episode: "Christopher" 2003 Keen Eddie Jonah Rosenthal Episode: "Pilot: Eddie" 2008 Fringe George Morales Episode: "The Dreamscape" 2010 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Daniel Hardy Episode: "Confidential" Lies in Plain Sight Rafael Reyes TV movie 2011–12 Louie Pedro Guest cast (season 1-2) 2012–13 The Good Wife Cristian Romano Recurring cast (season 4) Magic City Victor Lazaro Recurring cast Treme Detective Anthony Nikolich Recurring cast (season 3), guest (season 4) 2013 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Luis Montero Episode: "Poisoned Motive" 2014 Person of Interest Cyrus Wells Episode: "Root Path" The Lottery President Thomas Westwood Main cast 2016 Elementary Arthur Tetch Episode: "Turn It Upside Down" 2016–17 Bloodline White Shirt Man Recurring cast (season 2-3) 2016–18 Divorce Craig Anders Recurring cast (season 1-2) 2017 Madam Secretary Ted Fitzgerald Episode: "Off the Record" 2017–18 Midnight, Texas Reverend Emilio Sheehan Main cast (season 1), guest (season 2) 2018 The Looming Tower Jason Sanchez Recurring cast FBI Bryce Miller Episode: "Doomsday" Narcos: Mexico John Gavin Recurring cast (season 1) SEAL Team Andres Doza Recurring cast (season 2) 2019 Russian Doll John Reyes Main cast (season 1) I Am the Night Billis Recurring cast 2020 The Outsider Yunis Sablo Main cast 2021 Succession Rick Salgado Episode: "What It Takes" 2022 Promised Land Father Ramos Recurring cast 2022–25 Severance Peter "Petey" Kilmer Recurring cast (season 1), guest (season 2) 2023 Godfather of Harlem José Miguel Battle Sr. Recurring cast (season 3) White House Plumbers Bernard Barker Main cast 2024 Parish Hector Episode: "A Good Man" Hotel Cocaine Nestor Cabal Main cast 2025 Will Trent Sheriff Caleb Roussard Recurring cast (season 3) The American RevolutionHenry Knox / José de Gálvez (voice) 3 episodes 2026 Liam and Michael Presents: Cohan and Danny The Contact 1 Episode

Video games Year Title Role 2006 Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Armando Mendez 2009 Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony The People of Liberty City

Audio Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) 2023White House Plumbers PodcastHimselfEpisode 3

Discography Urgent – Cast the First Stone (EMI-Manhattan, 1985) Various – Iron Eagle OST (Capitol, 1986) Urgent – Thinking Out Loud (EMI-Manhattan, 1987) Diving for Pearls – Diving for Pearls (Epic/Sony, 1989) Diving for Pearls – Texas (2006)