Get a closer look at some of Hollywood's perfect pairs.

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Get a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s perfect pairs.

"The Gentlemen" and "Slow Horses" return this fall, while the "Reacher" spin-off series "Neagley" makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

2026 Fall TV and Streaming Watch Guide

&quot;The Gentlemen&quot; and &quot;Slow Horses&quot; return this fall, while the &quot;Reacher&quot; spin-off series &quot;Neagley&quot; makes its debut. See our guide of the biggest Fall TV and streaming releases.

Get a closer look at these actors from their many TV and streaming series roles.

Streaming Stars, Then and Now

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.

Yancey is a martial artist with a first-degree black belt, and is a practitioner of wushu, Brazilian jiu jitsu, wing chun, capoeira, and Kempo.

Of Colombian and Puerto Rican descent, Arias attended St. John&#39;s Preparatory School (Astoria, Queens, New York) and Moore Catholic High School (Staten Island, New York). In high school, he performed in the school&#39;s theater program. He later attended Carnegie Mellon University.

In 2003, Yancey was simultaneously offered the series <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/title/tt0410975/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Desperate Housewives (2004)</a> on ABC as <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0519456/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Eva Longoria</a>&#39;s husband Carlos, and a pilot called Wanted for CBS to star opposite <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001277/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Scott Glenn</a> and <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001263/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Jason Gedrick</a>. Yancey chose Wanted.

Yancey and his wife, Anna, have two children.

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