Manuel Garcia-Rulfo

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García-Rulfo and the second or maternal family name is Lapuente .

Manuel García-Rulfo
García-Rulfo at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Manuel García-Rulfo Lapuente (1981-02-25) February 25, 1981 (age 43) Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2006–present

Manuel García-Rulfo Lapuente (born February 25, 1981) is a Mexican actor.^[1] He is known for his starring role as lawyer Mickey Haller in the television legal drama series The Lincoln Lawyer since 2022. He previously appeared in films such as Cake (2014) and The Magnificent Seven (2016) and the television program From Dusk till Dawn: The Series (2014–2015).^[2]

Early life

García-Rulfo was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. He grew up on a ranch in Jalisco, where he learned to ride horses.^[3] At one point, he went to Vermont to study English.^[4] He attended Universidad del Valle de Atemajac where he majored in communications before he realized his interest in filmmaking. He studied at the New York Film Academy, but decided to return to Mexico to continue his acting career.^[5]

Career

Garcia-Rulfo made his first major American film with Bless Me, Ultima, as Uncle Pedro.^[6] In 2016, he played the outlaw Vasquez, one of the title characters, in The Magnificent Seven remake. The role required him to take up gun training, which he thought was difficult, though he stated, "I got blisters, but it was hilarious."^[7] In 2017, he co-starred in Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, playing Biniamino Marquez, a character who originated in the novel as Antonio Foscarelli and was adapted specifically for him.^[8]

In early 2021, García-Rulfo was cast as Mickey Haller in a television adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer for Netflix, replacing Logan Marshall-Green.^[9] He will be starring in the next Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth.^[10]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Valle de lágrimas	José	Short film
2007	Maquillaje	Mario
2009	La última y nos vamos	Cristian
2010	180°	Salvador Díaz
2011	Poor Soul	Alan	Short film
2013	Bless Me, Ultima	Uncle Pedro
2014	Cake	Arturo
2015	Missed Trains	Him	Short film
2016	Term Life	Pedro
	The Magnificent Seven	Vasquez
	La vida inmoral de la pareja ideal	Lucio
	Mexiwood	Axel Garcia
2017	Murder on the Orient Express	Biniamino Marquez
2018	Sicario: Day of the Soldado	Gallo
	Widows	Carlos Perelli
	Perfect Strangers	Mario
2019	Mary	Mike Alvarez
	6 Underground	Javier / Three
2020	Greyhound	Lopez
2021	Sweet Girl	Amo Santos
	The King of All the World	Manuel
2022	Dos Estaciones	Pepe
	A Man Called Otto	Tommy
2024	Pedro Páramo	Pedro Páramo
2025	Jurassic World Rebirth	Reuben Delgado	Post-production[11]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2011	El encanto del águila	Padre Pro	1 episode
2012	Ralph Inc.	Barrio Mexico	1 episode
2013	Touch	Father Esteban	1 episode
	Alguien Más	Gabriel	Main cast
2014–2015	From Dusk till Dawn: The Series	Narciso Menendez	Recurring role (seasons 1–2)
2016	L.A. Series	Junior	TV movie
2018	Goliath	Gabriel Ortega	Recurring role (season 2)
2022–present	The Lincoln Lawyer	Mickey Haller	Main role

References

1. "Manuel Garcia-Rulfo - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
2. Flores, Griselda (April 15, 2014). "El mexicano Manuel García Rulfo trabajará junto a Jennifer Aniston en 'Cake'". Variety Latino.
3. Huerta, César (July 27, 2016). "Manuel García Rulfo se vuelve fugitivo". El Universal.
4. Sang, Lucia I. Suarez (September 23, 2016). "Manuel Garcia-Rulfo talks about remaking 'The Magnificent Seven'". Fox News Latino.
5. Domene, Daniela (August 4, 2009). "Manuel García Rulfo - Galán de Película". Quién.
6. Bentancor, Nestor. "Video Entrevistas al Elenco de Bless Me, Última: Benito Martinez, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo y Luke Ganalon". Desde Hollywood. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
7. Jaime, Tannya (August 1, 2016). "Manuel García Rulfo, el forajido mexicano en "Los 7 Magníficos" (The Magnificent Seven)". starMedia. Archived from the original on September 16, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
8. N'Duka, Amanda (January 25, 2017). "Manuel Garcia-Rulfo Boards 'Murder On The Orient Express'; Vivica A. Fox Joins 'The Mafia Aint Dead'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
9. Sneider, Jeff (January 11, 2021). "'Lincoln Lawyer' Series Coming to Netflix Starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo". Collider. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
10. Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi. Retrieved 2024-11-16 – via m.imdb.com.
11. Freitag, Lee (June 13, 2024). "Jurassic World 4 Begins Filming, First Plot Details Released". CBR. Retrieved June 13, 2024.

External links

• Manuel Garcia-Rulfo at IMDb