Matias Varela
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1980 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Biography
Matias Varela, born 23 June 1980 in Katarina parish in Stockholm, is a Swedish-Spanish actor of Galician descent. Varela played Miguel "Mischa" Zantos in TV4's Nya tider in 2000–2001. He made a big comeback after 10 years away from acting in the role of Jorge Salinas Barrio in Snabba Cash and returned in the acclaimed role in the sequels Snabba Cash II and Snabba Cash – Livet deluxe . He was nominated for the Guldbaggen for his contributions in the last two films in the Snabba Cash trilogy. In the Arne Dahl films he plays Jorge Chavez. In 2013 he was in the third season of the TV series The Borgias, where he played the role of Ferdinand II of Naples. After this, his international career took off with roles in Point Break and Assassin's Creed. Matias Varela plays one of the main characters, Jorge Salcedo, in season three of the Netflix series Narcos.
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Filmography
Mirror
Movie · as Kalle
Shaolin Heroes
TV · as Self · 8 eps
The Dance Club
Movie · as Markus
Stockholm Bloodbath
Movie · as Cardinal
Då är vi igång
TV · as Himself - Guest · 1 ep
Raised by Wolves
TV · as Lucius · 12 eps
Heavy
Movie · as Rodrigo
438 Days
Movie · as Johan Persson
Blinded
TV · as Peder Rooth · 16 eps
Hierro
TV · as Gaspar Cabrera · 6 eps
Assassin's Creed
Movie · as Emir
Point Break
Movie · as Grommet
Narcos
TV · as Jorge Salcedo · 10 eps
The Fat and the Angry
Movie · as Nicola
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
Movie · as Jorge
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
Movie · as Jean Luc
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
Movie · as Jorge
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
Movie · as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
Movie · as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
Movie · as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
Movie · as Jorge Chavez
Player
Movie · as Guy with cigarette
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
Movie
The Borgias
TV · as King Ferdinand II of Naples · 3 eps
Easy Money
Movie · as Jorge
Hellenius Hörna
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Paltalk
Movie · as Erik
Storm
Movie · as Knugen
Stockholm Boogie
Movie · as Sofo
Miss Sweden
Movie · as Hector
Nya tider
TV · as Mischa Santos · 340 eps