Jacob Vargas’ Wiki: Height, Net Worth, Wife Sylvia Arzate

• Jacob Vargas was born in 1971 in Michoacan, Mexico and is an actor.
• His net worth is estimated to be over $3 million.
• He moved from Mexico to Los Angeles, California as a baby.
• He got his first role when he was 15, and has worked consistently since.
• His most recent projects include “Sons of Anarchy”, “Tarantula”, “Luke Cage”, “Heaven is for Real”, and “Princess of the Row”.

Known for movies

Luke Cage (2016)
as Domingo Colon

Sons of Anarchy (2013-2014)
as Allesandro Montez / Montez

Traffic (2000)
as Manolo Sanchez

Heaven Is for Real (2014)
as Michael

Who is Jacob Vargas?

Jacob Vargas was born on 18 August 1971, in Michoacan, Mexico, and is an actor, known for his work in numerous films as well as television programs. Some of his most recent projects include “Sons of Anarchy”, “Tarantula”, “Luke Cage”, “Heaven is for Real”, and “Princess of the Row”.

The Net Worth of Jacob Vargas

As of mid-2020, Jacob Vargas’ net worth is estimated to be over $3 million, earned through a successful career in acting in the profession since 1986. He’s worked on numerous box office hits, but mostly plays supporting roles, though his skills have led to consistent work.

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Early Life, Education, and Career Beginnings

While Jacob was born in Michoacan, his parents wanted a better future for the family, and so moved to the US in pursuit of that dream, settling in Los Angeles, California before he was even a year old. He recalls few details about Mexico during his youth, and while his parents retained some traditions, he mainly grew up in US culture. His family was devout Roman Catholic, and he attended the nearby San Fernando High School which serves areas within Los Angeles.

Growing up, he showed skills in performance and was a good dancer, while he also had the potential to be an actor.

He got his first professional role when he was cast as a street dancer for the television show “Diff’rent Strokes”, starring Garry Coleman and Todd Bridges as two African-American boys who are adopted by a rich white businessman. The show helped make stars of numerous of the cast members, though many of them would suffer numerous troubles as they grew up, including drug addiction.

Rise to Prominence

Jacob continued to work in the entertainment industry, mainly focused on film projects, while he still did regular television appearances. Some of her earliest projects included “Crack House”, “Little Nikita”, “Hunter” and “The Children of Times Square”.

In 1993, he was cast as the character Snake in the film “Airborne”, starring alongside Seth Green, Brittney Powell and Chris Conrad. It tells the story of a group of teenage friends as they eventually become involved in various inline skating activities.

He took very few breaks during his career, appearing in a string of projects in the early 1990s, including in “Fatal Instinct”, “Crimson Tide”, and “Get Shorty”. In 1997, he portrayed AB Quintanilla in the film “Selena”, a biographical film on the life of the late singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez, who was murdered at the peak of her career; the film starred Jennifer Lopez, and  is considered her breakout role, but Jacob attracyted a lot of attention for his role too.

In 2000, he worked on the film “Traffic”, directed by Steven Soderbergh and was highly successful, becoming a hit during the Academy Awards in which it won in four categories.

Continued Acting Work

Following “Traffic”, Jacob tried voice acting, as he worked on the series “Max Steel” in which he voiced the character Dr. Roberto Martinez for its entire run; the show is based on the action figure of the same name. Other projects he had included “RFK”, “Greetings from Tucson”, “and “Kingpin”. He also appeared in the films “National Lampoon’s TV: The Movie”, “Are We Done Yet?” and “Flight of the Phoenix”.

In 2005, he played the role of Juan Cortez in “Jarhead”; starring Jake Gyllenhaal, it’s based on the memoir of the same name written by US Marine Anthony Swofford, and tells of his life during the Gulf War. Other stars of the film includes Peter Sarsgaard and Jamie Foxx. In 2007, he worked on the horror film “The Hills Have Eyes 2”, a sequel to 2006’s “The Hills Have Eyes”, and the film series is a remake of the 1977 horror film of the same name. It tells the story of US Army Guardsmen who begin to fight with mutants living in New Mexico.

Recent Projects

In recent years, Vargas has had more regular roles on television.

He was a part of the series “Moonlight”, portraying the character, Guillermo Gasol in the series which tells the story of a private investigator who lives as a vampire, but tries to do good despite his nature, however, fifty five years after he turned, he meets and starts to fall in love with a mortal. In 2013, Jacob became a part of the show “Sons of Anarchy”, about a group of motorcycle outlets who are a part of a close-knight club. To make the show, real members of motorcycle clubs were consulted; the show explored various issues such as corruption and vigilantism.

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He also played Domingo Colon in the 2016 series “Luke Cage”, which is based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. In 2019 he appeared in “Mr. Iglesias”, a Netflix series starring Gabriel Iglesias, and was in other films such as “Heaven is for Real” which is based on the book of the same name written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent; the film was successful at the box office despite mixed reviews. One of his latest films is “Princess of the Row” which was released in 2019.

Personal Life

Jacob is married to Sylvia Zarate and they have two children together.

He prefers to keep his family out of the spotlight,t not sharing many details about them. He is known to be close friends with Hugh Laurie, even helping him film his audition reel that would land him the main role in “House” – the two filmed the audition tape while working on “Flight of the Phoenix”. Aside from his acting, Jacob is also very interested in behind-the-scenes production, hoping to make several film projects in the future. He spends a lot of his free time with family, and he’s also made appearances in the social media profiles of his children.

Facts

#	Fact
1	While working on "Flight of the Phoenix", Jacob Vargas operated the camera to shoot Hugh Laurie's audition tape for "House".
2	Born in Mexico, but moved to California at age 1.

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Movies

Actor

Title	Year	Status	Character
Beyond Skyline	2017	completed	Garcia
Mosaic	2017	TV Movie post-production
The Road Home	2017	pre-production	Amigo
Crushed	2016	TV Movie completed	Jose Alturo
King of LA	2016	TV Short completed	Ignacio
In Between the Gutter and the Stars	2014	Short completed	Daniel
Tarantula	2017	TV Series	Paja
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life	2016		Animation Voice (voice)
Luke Cage	2016	TV Series	Domingo Colon
Crossing Point	2016		Jesus
The Tell-Tale Heart	2016		Adams
Colony	2016	TV Series	Carlos
Hand of God	2015	TV Series	Julio Farkas
The 33	2015		Edison Peña
Complications	2015	TV Series	Ramon
Sons of Anarchy	2013-2014	TV Series	Allesandro Montez Montez
Heaven Is for Real	2014		Michael
Blue	2013-2014	TV Series	Roy
Red Sky	2014/I		Jorge 'P-Dawg' Vasquez
Cesar Chavez	2014		Richard Chavez
Water & Power	2013		Asuncion Garcia
Go for Sisters	2013		Navajas
The Mentalist	2013	TV Series	Chief Rick Anaya
Kroll Show	2013	TV Series
Christine	2012	TV Series	Roy
El cocodrilo	2012	Short	Eduardo
Gotten	2012	Video short	Pimp
Filmmaker Intervention	2012	Short
Machine Gun Justice	2011	Short	J. J. Magnum
Reunion	2011/VI	Short	Male Lead
CSI: Miami	2011	TV Series	Felix Medina
Medium	2011	TV Series	Eduardo Garcia
Psych	2010	TV Series	Juan Lava
The Good Guys	2010	TV Series	Tico
Devil	2010		Ramirez
Burn Notice	2010	TV Series	Omar Hernandez
The Odds	2010	TV Movie	Sergio Vargas
Cold Case	2009	TV Series	Angelo Rivera '09
Tom Cool	2009
Death Race	2008		Gunner
Moonlight	2007-2008	TV Series	Guillermo
Sleep Dealer	2008		Rudy Ramirez
Love Lies Bleeding	2008	Video	Det. Billy Jones
Finnegan	2008	TV Movie	Smash
The Death and Life of Bobby Z	2007		Jorge Escobar
Are We Done Yet?	2007		Mike the Plumber
The Hills Have Eyes II	2007		Crank
Bobby	2006		Miguel
The Virgin of Juarez	2006		Detective Lauro
Numb3rs	2006	TV Series	Victor Borrego
TV: The Movie	2006		Tijuana Cop #2 / Announcer / Charlotte
Jarhead	2005		Juan Cortez
The Wendell Baker Story	2005		Reyes Morales
Flight of the Phoenix	2004		Sammi
CSI: NY	2004	TV Series	Luis Torres
Memoirs of an Evil Stepmother	2004	Short	Vincent Enano
E.D.N.Y.	2003	TV Movie
Greetings from Tucson	2002-2003	TV Series	Ernesto Tiant Ernesto
Kingpin	2003	TV Mini-Series	Ernesto 'El Huevudo' Romo
RFK	2002	TV Movie	Cesar Chavez
The Proud Family	2002	TV Series	Big Alto
Watching Ellie	2002	TV Series	Miguel
The Brothers Garcia	2002	TV Series	Chuey
Dragonfly	2002		Victor
Turnaround	2002		Gonzalez
She-Bat	2001	Short	Zer
Max Steel	2001	TV Series	Dr. Roberto Martinez Berto Martinez
Six Feet Under	2001	TV Series	Manuel 'Paco' Bolin
Dr. Dolittle 2	2001		Pepito (voice)
Come and Take It Day	2001		Miguel
Off Limits	2001	TV Series	Cast
Road Dogz	2000		Danny Pacheco
Traffic	2000		Manolo Sanchez
Wall to Wall Records	2000	TV Movie
Next Friday	2000		Joker
USMA West Point	1998	TV Movie
The Hi-Lo Country	1998		Delfino Mondragon
Clueless	1997	TV Series	Ricardo
Santa Fe	1997		Jesus
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion	1997		Ramon
Selena	1997		Abie Quintanilla
The Pretender	1996	TV Series	Javi Padillo
Malibu Shores	1996	TV Series	Benny
ER	1995	TV Series	Diablo
JAG	1995	TV Series	Corporal Cortez
Get Shorty	1995		Yayo Portillo
Hotel Oasis	1995	Short	Young Book Salesman
Crimson Tide	1995		Sonarman #2
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	1995	TV Series	Prince Luis
My Family	1995		Young Jose
Huck and the King of Hearts	1994		Pedro
Fatal Instinct	1993		Flower Delivery Man
Silent Rain	1993	Short	Dave Alvers
Airborne	1993		Snake
Mi vida loca	1993		Ernesto
Full House	1992	TV Series	Enrique
Judgement	1992		Hispanic Boy
Steel Justice	1992	TV Movie	Arturo Gomez
American Me	1992		Paulito - age 15
Gas, Food Lodging	1992		Javier
Seeds of Tragedy	1991	TV Movie	Cholo #2
Never Forget	1991	TV Movie	Student
The New Adam-12	1991	TV Series	Collins
The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake	1990	TV Movie	Miguel
Crack House	1989		Danny
Hard Time on Planet Earth	1989	TV Series	Billy
Little Nikita	1988		Miguel
The Tracey Ullman Show	1987	TV Series	Taco Place Manager
The Principal	1987		Arturo Diego
Ernest Goes to Camp	1987		Butch 'Bubba' Vargas
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1986	TV Series	Student #2
Last Resort	1986		Carlos
Miracle of the Heart: A Boys Town Story	1986	TV Movie	Enrique Mendoza
The Children of Times Square	1986	TV Movie	Alberto
Hunter	1986	TV Series	Emilio Morales

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Crossing Point	2016	co-producer
TV: The Movie	2006	co-producer
Road Dogz	2000	executive producer

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Journey of a Female Comic	2014	Documentary	Himself
Behind the Scenes of Gotten	2012	Documentary short	Himself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan	2007	TV Series	Himself
Jarhead Diaries	2006	Video documentary short	Himself
The Drop	2005	TV Series	Himself
HBO First Look	2005	TV Series documentary	Himself
Phoenix Diaries	2005	Video documentary short	Himself
5th Annual Prism Awards	2001	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
2001 ALMA Awards	2001	TV Special	Himself - Presenter
¡Mi Gente! My People!	1999	TV Movie documentary	Himself
Lives in Hazard	1994	TV Movie documentary	Himself

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Pretender	1998	TV Series	Javi Padillo

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2015	Broad Humor Award	Broad Humor	Best Actor	In Between the Gutter and the Stars (2014)
2006	Hollywood Film Award	Hollywood Film Awards	Ensemble of the Year	Bobby (2006)
2001	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture	Traffic (2000)
1995	NCLR Bravo Award	NCLR Bravo Awards	Emerging Artist of the Year

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
2007	Critics Choice Award	Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards	Best Acting Ensemble	Bobby (2006)
2007	Actor	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture	Bobby (2006)
2002	ALMA Award	ALMA Awards	Outstanding Actor/Actress in a Made for Television Movie or Miniseries	Road Dogz (2000)
1990	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor Starring in a TV Movie, Pilot or Special	Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
1988	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Television Comedy Series	The Tracey Ullman Show (1987)
1988	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	The Principal (1987)
1987	Young Artist Award	Young Artist Awards	Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor, Guest Starring in a Television, Comedy or Drama Series	Hunter (1984)