Education
He attended Moore Catholic High School and Saint John"s Preparatory School before studying theater at Carnegie Mellon University.
He attended Moore Catholic High School and Saint John"s Preparatory School before studying theater at Carnegie Mellon University.
Of Colombian and Puerto Rican descent, Arias was born and raised in New York City, the son of Antonio and Miriam Arias. His first big break came in the Broadway production of Mission Saigon in 1992, which he worked on in different capacities for several years. In addition to television roles, he also continued to work on stage, including a starring role in The Wild Party in 2000.
He was on the show Knight Rider for the first half season.
In July of 2013, it was announced that Arias would play Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit, in the American Broadcasting Company series Castle. He appears in the film Cesar Chavez.