MANUEL GARCIA-RULFO
About
MANUEL GARCIA-RULFO
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 has appeared in films such as Cake (2014), The Magnificent Seven (2016) and Jurassic World Rebirth (2025), as well as 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] In 2025, he starred in the seventh film of the Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World Rebirth.[10]
