Luis Vega
Biography
Luis Vega is an Actor, Writer, and Educator based in Brooklyn, NY. Over a 20-year career as an actor he has worked in theater, film, tv, commercials, and voiceovers. New York Theater: BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB (Atlantic Theater Company); TARTUFFE (Moliere in the Park); THE GETT (Rattlestick Theater); HINDSIGHT (Fault Line Theater Company); THE UNDERLYING CHRIS (Second Stage); TELL HECTOR I MISS HIM (Atlantic Theater Company); i thought i would die but i didn’t (New Georges/The Tank). Regional Theater: LAUGHS IN SPANISH (Denver Center); CHANGE AGENT (Arena Stage); THE HUMANS (Broadway National Tour); WHERE STORMS ARE BORN (Williamstown); THE UNDERPANTS (Old Globe); SEIZE THE KING (La Jolla Playhouse); AS YOU LIKE IT (Guthrie). Film/TV: “BLUE BLOODS” (CBS), “THE GOOD FIGHT” (Paramount +), “MADAM SECRETARY” (CBS), ANOTHER EARTH (Fox Searchlight). Luis has taught Acting Technique and Scene Study at both UCSD and the New York Film Academy. His first original play THE LAST BARNSTORM won Teatro Vivo’s Austin Latino New Play Festival in 2017. Luis is an Associate Artist with Fault Line Theatre and holds a BA in English from Columbia University as well as an MFA in Acting from UCSD. Other teachers Luis has studied under include William Esper (Meisner Technique), Kristin Linklater (Shakespeare), Austin Pendleton (Scene Study), and Bob Krakower (On Camera Technique). “
Known For & Full Filmography6 Titles
Drama Series - 2010, 16 episodes • as Detective Joe O'Connor
A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as Chief.
Drama Series - 2024, 16 episodes • as Gavin Haste
After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD.
Drama Series - 2017, 16 episodes • as Daniel Vanegas
Picking up one year after the events of the final broadcast episode of "The Good Wife", an enormous financial scam has destroyed the reputation of a young lawyer, Maia Rindell, while simultaneously wiping out her mentor and godmother Diane Lockhart's savings. Forced out of her law firm, now called "Lockhart, Deckler, Gussman, Lee, Lyman, Gilbert, Lurie, Kagan, Tannebaum & Associates", they join Lucca Quinn at one of Chicago's preeminent law firms.
Movie - 2011, 2h 15m • as Federico
On the night a duplicate Earth is discovered in the solar system, the lives of a young woman and an accomplished composer become tragically connected after a fatal accident.
Movie - 2013, 2h 15m • as Le mari latino
Xavier is a 40-year-old father of two who still finds life very complicated. When the mother of his children moves to New York, he can't bear them growing up far away from him and so he decides to move there as well.
Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Junior
After fleeing Earth in the late 80s, an alien returns to his childhood home in search of his best friend. As he gets closer to finding her, his mysterious past gets closer to catching him.