Yancey Arias
- Actor
- Producer
- Writer
Yancey Arias was born in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York
City. At the age of twelve his first experience in entertainment was
when his grandmother threw him on stage to sing a song for a
neighborhood talent show at Henry Street Settlement in downtown
Manhattan.
Yancey was discovered by Professor James Green at Saint John's Prep
High School in Astoria, Queens, New York. Green then introduced Yancey
to Stage Door Manor in Loch Sheldrake, New York, where he studied
theater under Jack Romano every summer, and in winter with fellow
actors Vincent Laresca,
Christian J. Meoli, and
Josh Charles.
During his last two years at Moore Catholic High School in Staten
Island, New York, Under the supervision of Fran Jorin and Mrs. Sparago
Yancey won first-place honors in New York City on the forensics team,
and took third in the nation for the drama category. Yancey went on to
study theater in college at Carnegie Mellon University. On his way back
to his junior year, he was discovered by the producers of Miss Saigon
on Broadway and left school to join the cast for the next five years.
During his years on Broadway, he continued his studies with Alan
Savage, and Yancey honors that relationship greatly for having given
him so much continued care and knowledge. In 2000, Yancey Joined the
cast of George C. Wolfe's "The Wild
Party" with Eartha Kitt,
Toni Collette, and
Mandy Patinkin.
During his years on Broadway, he had the opportunity to work on several
TV series as a guest star. He starred in and co-produced two
independent films,
Destination Unknown (1997)
and Home Invaders (2001), which
helped pave the way to his eventual move to Los Angeles. In 2002,
Yancey had the privilege to be discovered by
David Mills and
Allen Coulter; Mills cast him in
the title role of Miguel Cadena in the hit NBC miniseries
Kingpin (2003). Yancey continued to
thrive in television and film. Soon after the completion of that show,
he was given the opportunity to work in many projects with such greats
as Edward James Olmos in
American Family (2002) and
Andre Braugher in
Thief (2006), to name a few. Today,
Yancey continues to excel as an actor in film and TV. He has added
directing, writing, and producing to his experience as an artist. Recently he stared in the hit USA series "Queen Of The South" as General Cortez.
Yancey is grateful to every
agent and manager who has helped him over the years, such as Jean Fox of Fox and Albert Management,
Jean Fox,
Chris Henze at Thruline Entertainment, the
Paradigm agency, APA, and now Matt Luber and
April Lim at GAA . He continued his studies with Alan Savage in New
York, and Catlin Adams and 'Howard Fine'
(III) in Los Angeles. Yancey honors his family, mentors, and God for
all the support, love, and education he has received over the years.
Yancey and his wife Anna welcomed to the world their first son
Jiancarlo Arias. A few years later they also welcomed to the world their daughter Giovanna Arias.
City. At the age of twelve his first experience in entertainment was
when his grandmother threw him on stage to sing a song for a
neighborhood talent show at Henry Street Settlement in downtown
Manhattan.
Yancey was discovered by Professor James Green at Saint John's Prep
High School in Astoria, Queens, New York. Green then introduced Yancey
to Stage Door Manor in Loch Sheldrake, New York, where he studied
theater under Jack Romano every summer, and in winter with fellow
actors Vincent Laresca,
Christian J. Meoli, and
Josh Charles.
During his last two years at Moore Catholic High School in Staten
Island, New York, Under the supervision of Fran Jorin and Mrs. Sparago
Yancey won first-place honors in New York City on the forensics team,
and took third in the nation for the drama category. Yancey went on to
study theater in college at Carnegie Mellon University. On his way back
to his junior year, he was discovered by the producers of Miss Saigon
on Broadway and left school to join the cast for the next five years.
During his years on Broadway, he continued his studies with Alan
Savage, and Yancey honors that relationship greatly for having given
him so much continued care and knowledge. In 2000, Yancey Joined the
cast of George C. Wolfe's "The Wild
Party" with Eartha Kitt,
Toni Collette, and
Mandy Patinkin.
During his years on Broadway, he had the opportunity to work on several
TV series as a guest star. He starred in and co-produced two
independent films,
Destination Unknown (1997)
and Home Invaders (2001), which
helped pave the way to his eventual move to Los Angeles. In 2002,
Yancey had the privilege to be discovered by
David Mills and
Allen Coulter; Mills cast him in
the title role of Miguel Cadena in the hit NBC miniseries
Kingpin (2003). Yancey continued to
thrive in television and film. Soon after the completion of that show,
he was given the opportunity to work in many projects with such greats
as Edward James Olmos in
American Family (2002) and
Andre Braugher in
Thief (2006), to name a few. Today,
Yancey continues to excel as an actor in film and TV. He has added
directing, writing, and producing to his experience as an artist. Recently he stared in the hit USA series "Queen Of The South" as General Cortez.
Yancey is grateful to every
agent and manager who has helped him over the years, such as Jean Fox of Fox and Albert Management,
Jean Fox,
Chris Henze at Thruline Entertainment, the
Paradigm agency, APA, and now Matt Luber and
April Lim at GAA . He continued his studies with Alan Savage in New
York, and Catlin Adams and 'Howard Fine'
(III) in Los Angeles. Yancey honors his family, mentors, and God for
all the support, love, and education he has received over the years.
Yancey and his wife Anna welcomed to the world their first son
Jiancarlo Arias. A few years later they also welcomed to the world their daughter Giovanna Arias.