Yancey Arias (born June 27, 1971) is an American actor. He played Miguel Cadena in the

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series '' Kingpin'' and Gabriel Williams in the FX series ''

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''.

Life and career

Arias's mother, Miriam, is Puerto Rican and his father, Tony, is Colombian. Arias was born and raised in

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. He attended Moore Catholic High School and St. John's Preparatory School before studying theater at Carnegie Mellon University. His first big break came in the

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production of

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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

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, where he lives with his wife, actress Anna Alvim. He was on the show ''

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'' 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 plays Colonel Cortez in USA's hit series '' Queen of the South''.

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1971 births Male actors from New York City American male film actors American male stage actors American male television actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors Carnegie Mellon University College of Fine Arts alumni American people of Colombian descent Living people People from Staten Island American people of Puerto Rican descent Colombian actors {{US-theat-actor-1970s-stub

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