Yul Vazquez (born March 18, 1965) is a Cuban-American actor and
musician. He has appeared in Runaway Bride (1999), Bad Boys II (2003),
War of the Worlds (2005), American Gangster (2007), The A-Team (2010),
Captain Phillips (2013), The Infiltrator (2016), and Midnight, Texas
(2017â€"2018). Vazquez used to be the lead guitarist for melodic rock
bands Urgent and Diving For Pearls.Vazquez was born in Cuba on March
18, 1965. Raised in Miami, he was named after Yul Brynner.Vazquez's
film and television projects include Kill the Messenger starring
Jeremy Renner and directed by Michael Cuesta; Anesthesia; and The
Cobbler, opposite Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Steve Buscemi. He
can also been seen on the small screen on Lifetime's series The
Lottery as Pres. Thomas Westwood and as The Reverend Emilio Sheehan in
the NBC series Midnight, Texas.With over 40 film credits, other
highlights include roles in six time Oscar nominee Captain Phillips
(2013), The A-Team (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles's Amigo,
Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic Che (2008), The Take (2008),
American Gangster, Music Within (2007), War of the Worlds (2005), Bad
Boys II (2003), Traffic and Runaway Bride (1999).
musician. He has appeared in Runaway Bride (1999), Bad Boys II (2003),
War of the Worlds (2005), American Gangster (2007), The A-Team (2010),
Captain Phillips (2013), The Infiltrator (2016), and Midnight, Texas
(2017â€"2018). Vazquez used to be the lead guitarist for melodic rock
bands Urgent and Diving For Pearls.Vazquez was born in Cuba on March
18, 1965. Raised in Miami, he was named after Yul Brynner.Vazquez's
film and television projects include Kill the Messenger starring
Jeremy Renner and directed by Michael Cuesta; Anesthesia; and The
Cobbler, opposite Adam Sandler, Dustin Hoffman and Steve Buscemi. He
can also been seen on the small screen on Lifetime's series The
Lottery as Pres. Thomas Westwood and as The Reverend Emilio Sheehan in
the NBC series Midnight, Texas.With over 40 film credits, other
highlights include roles in six time Oscar nominee Captain Phillips
(2013), The A-Team (2010) with Liam Neeson, John Sayles's Amigo,
Steven Soderbergh’s two-part epic Che (2008), The Take (2008),
American Gangster, Music Within (2007), War of the Worlds (2005), Bad
Boys II (2003), Traffic and Runaway Bride (1999).
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