Zacapa played the role of Detective Taylor in the 1995 David Fincher film Seven.
He has worked steadily since, amassing a number of television credits and a role in Up Close and Personal.
He moved to the United States to pursue an acting career in Los Angeles.
[2] Zacapa played Tio Ruben of the Santiago family in Showtime's Resurrection Blvd., Renda in George Clooney's directorial debut Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and a leading role in the independent film Coronado.
Television appearances have included Six Feet Under, Judging Amy, The Practice, NYPD Blue, Seinfeld, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine', Star Trek: Voyager, The Mentalist and a guest appearance on Criminal Minds.