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Yancey Arias was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, at Beth Israel Hospital on 16th Street and 1st Avenue. His mother, who's from Puerto Rico, is Miriam Almestica, a business professor and entrepreneur. His father, who's from Medellín, Colombia, is Antonio Arias; he dedicates his life to tourism. His family realized that, at a very young age, he was to be an actor. Yancey always loved dancing at parties and entertaining the family. He started singing at the age of 12, when his grandmother threw him on stage to sing a song for a neighborhood talent show at Henry Street Settlement in downtown Manhattan.
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Yancey Arias was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, at Beth Israel Hospital on 16th Street and 1st Avenue. His mother, who's from Puerto Rico, is Miriam Almestica, a business professor and entrepreneur. His father, who's from Medellín, Colombia, is Antonio Arias; he dedicates his life to tourism. His family realized that, at a very young age, he was to be an actor. Yancey always loved dancing at parties and entertaining the family. He started singing at the age of 12, 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, 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 Ladrón (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. Yancey recently created his new production company, NYC Films, with his friends and partners Nestor Miranda and Charlton Lui. Yancey is grateful to every agent and manager who has helped him over the years, such as Jean Fox, Chris Henze at Thruline Entertainment, the Paradigm agency, APA, and now Matt Luber and GAA . He continues 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.
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