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Yul Vazquez

Yul Vazquez

Actor, also producer · Born March 18, 1965 (61) · La Havana, Cuba

Screen Actors Guild Award nominee

Yul Vázquez was born in Cuba. He is an actor and he is married to Linda Larkin. He has appeared as “Bob” in the Seinfeld episodes “The Soup Nazi”, “The Sponge” and “The Puerto Rican Day”. YUL VÁZQUEZ has appeared in over thirty films including “The A-Team” (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles' Amigo, Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic “Che” (2008), “The Take” (2008), “American Gangster” (2007- SAG Award nomination, Outstanding Cast), “Music Within” (2007), "War of the Worlds" (2005), “Bad Boys 2” (2003), "Traffic" (2000- Winner, SAG Award, Outstanding Cast), and "Runaway Bride" (1999). An original member of LAByrinth Theater Company, Vazquez has appeared in countless LAB productions, including Stephen Adly Guirgis’ “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot”, directed by Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Other theater includes Terrence McNally’s “The Stendhal Syndrome” at Primary Stages With Isabella Rossellini, and Eduardo Machado’s “The Floating Island Plays” at Mark Taper Forum. Upcoming feature films include “Fugly!” with John Leguizamo, “Salvation Boulevard” with Pierce Brosnan and "The Missing Person", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Vazquez will be returning to the stage in the Broadway premiere of "Motherf**ker With The Hat" which also boasts the talents of Bobby Cannavale, Annabella Sciorra and comic Chris Rock (previews March 22, 2011). Yul Vázquez currently serves as co-Artistic Director of LAByrinth Theater Company with Stephen Adly Guirgis & Mimi O'Donnell in New York City. In 2010 Yul Vazquez founded mechanizedmules. A film production company with Ed Vassallo, Rick Rodgers and Robert Leaver. Their first short film F--K premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in spring of 2010. They are currently in production for their first feature film which is shot in Sugar Hill section of New York City - surrounding the last active graveyard in Manhattan. Trinity Cemetery between 152nd and 155th street on the west side of Manhattan.

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Born
March 18, 1965 (61)
From
La Havana, Cuba
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
76 on MovieCove · 94 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 48% in 30 days

What are Yul Vazquez's films like?

Across their 34 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Crime5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 66th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 31st percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
23%
Self
22%
Morality
21%
Survival
16%
Power
9%
Society
5%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma4 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 8 · Dark 17

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 18 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 3 · Charged 13 · Intense 12

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 22 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 10 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 7

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 5

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 8 · Heavy 14

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 13 · Open-ended 9 · Ambiguous 6

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles
Shapeshifter
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5
Threshold guardian
1 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Mentor
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
25
Melancholic
21
Dread
8
Thrilling
6
Contemplative
8
Other
27

How their films linger

Thought-provoking12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet16
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous9

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yul Vazquez's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 60 of their 76 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on The Roku Channel (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yul Vazquez's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

94 credits, 76 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Diamond(2026)

    as Butler

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Imposters(2026)

    as Chief Ezra Reid

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Run Amok(2026)

    as Uncle Dan

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • The American Revolution(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · as Henry Knox / José de Gálvez (voice)

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • The Lost Bus(2025)

    as Chief Martinez

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Tin Soldier(2025)

    as Lawrence Kollock

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Liam and Michael Presents: Cohan and Danny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as The Contact

  • Hotel Cocaine(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nestor Cabal

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Parish(2024)

    Show 1 episode · as Hector

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • White House Plumbers(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Bernard 'Macho' Barker

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Will Trent(2023)

    Show 5 episodes · as Sheriff Caleb Roussard

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Severance(2022)

    Show 4 episodes · as Peter 'Petey' Kilmer · as Petey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Promised Land(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Father Ramos

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Books of Blood(2020)

    as Bennett

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Outsider(2020)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yunis Sablo

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Godfather of Harlem(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as José Miguel Battle

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Russian Doll(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · as John Reyes

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • I Am the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 6 episodes · as Billis

  • The Super(2017)

    as Julio

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • FBI(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Bryce Miller

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Succession(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Rick Salgado

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • O.G.(2018)

    as Baxter

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Gringo(2018)

    as Angel Valverde

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Last Flag Flying(2017)

    as Lieutenant Colonel Wilits

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Crown Heights(2017)

    as Commissioner Rafello

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Midnight, Texas(2017)

    Show 10 episodes · as Rev. Emilio Sheehan

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • 1 Mile to You(2017)

    as Mr. Sickle

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • True Memoirs of an International Assassin(2016)

    as Gen. Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Divorce(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · as Craig Anders

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • The Infiltrator(2016)

    as Javier Ospina

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Phenom(2016)

    Executive Producer · as Eddie Soler

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Anesthesia(2015)

    as Dr. Edward Barnes

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Time Out of Mind(2014)

    as Raoul

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Fugly!(2014)

    as Ray

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Kill the Messenger(2014)

    as Danilo Blandon

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Madam Secretary(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Ted Fitzgerald

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • The Cobbler(2014)

    as Marsha

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Lottery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · as President

  • Glass Chin(2014)

    as Roberto Flash

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Rob the Mob(2014)

    as Vinny Gorgeous

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Captain Phillips(2013)

    as Captain Frank Castellano

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Runner Runner(2013)

    as Delegate Herrera

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Blood Ties(2013)

    as Fabio De Soto

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Elementary(2012)

    Show 1 episode · as Arthur Tetch

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Magic City(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Victor Lazaro

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Father/Son (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Father

  • Person of Interest(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Cyrus Wells

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Amigo(2010)

    as Padre Hidalgo

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Little Fockers(2010)

    as Junior

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Lies in Plain Sight(2010)

    as Rafael Reyes

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Louie(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Pedro

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The A-Team(2010)

    as General Javier Tuco

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • F--k (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Yul

  • The Good Wife(2009)

    Show 3 episodes · as Cristián Romano

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The Missing Person(2009)

    as Don Edgar

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Che: Part Two(2008)

    as Alejandro Ramírez

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Fringe(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as George

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Che: Part One(2008)

    as Alejandro Ramirez

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Take(2007)

    as Marco Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • American Gangster(2007)

    as Alfonso Abruzzo

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Anamorph(2007)

    as Jorge Ruiz

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Southern Gothic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Hazel Fortune

  • Music Within(2007)

    as Mike Stolz

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • The Box (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Finn Williams

  • The Ex(2006)

    as Paco

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Things That Hang from Trees (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Juan Lopez

  • War of the Worlds(2005)

    as Julio

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The F Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Luis

  • The Adventures of Tom Thumb & Thumbelina(2002)

    as Gibson Mouse (voice)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Bad Boys II(2003)

    as Detective Mateo Reyes

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Traffic(2000)

    as Tigrillo / Obregón Assassin

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Drowning Mona(2000)

    as French Instructor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Man of the Century(1999)

    as Brooding Artist

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Daniel Hardy · as Luis Montero

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Runaway Bride(1999)

    as Dead Head Gill

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Last Big Thing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Ist interviewer

  • Sex and the City(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Phil

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Jake's Women(1996)

    as Luigi

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Social Disease (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Hunter

  • The Price of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Rafael

  • Nick of Time(1995)

    as Gustino (Guest Services)

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Somebody to Love(1994)

    as Waiter

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • High Tide (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Touched by an Angel(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Tony Portino

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Fresh(1994)

    as Chille

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Night Owl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Tomas

  • Bitter Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Luis Salinas

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Assistant District Attorney · as Eddie Vasquez

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Seinfeld(1989)

    Show 3 episodes · as Bob

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Tales from the Crypt(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Danny Darwin (segment "On a Deadman's Chest")

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Coach(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Alberto Roca

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • ScreenPlay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Luis Salinas

  • 1972 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

  • People Not Places (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 94 titles, 92 of them dated from 1986 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

War of the Worlds (2005)

$604M worldwide

Highest rated

Captain Phillips (2013)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

War of the Worlds (2005)

Film career

MilestoneNomination
19862026

Peak 2017 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 3 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting94 of 94: 92 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score61stProducing2 of 94: 0 only producing, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s16 · acting2000s19 · acting2010s38 · 38 acting · 1 crew2020s15 · acting

Billing

usually 10th · top billed in 0% of 37 roles
94040914

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2008, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Yul Vazquez's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 48; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

88thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 76 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up29
  • 50th to 74th19
  • 25th to 49th19
  • Below 25th9

Shape of the crowd

31 of their 76 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser31
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed19

Most divisive · actor

Diamond (2026)

89th percentile spread · 21% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Captain Phillips (2013)

Midcredits 98th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 71/100 in their films, across 28 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 49. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yul Vazquez's work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles23–91 · median 71 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles7–67 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity15 titles40–89 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs15 titles15–86 · median 39 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense15 titles20–86 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yul Vazquez work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yul Vazquez's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Brad Furman shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles