Santiago Cabrera

Santiago Cabrera
Santiago Cabrera in July 2011
Born (1978-05-05) 5 May 1978
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation Actor
Years active 2003–present
Spouse(s) Anna Marcea
Children 1

Santiago Cabrera (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo kaˈβɾeɾa]; born 5 May 1978) is a Venezuelan-born Chilean-British actor, most known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series Heroes, Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin, and Aramis in the BBC series The Musketeers.

Early life

Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, as a middle child. His father was a Chilean diplomat.[1] Santiago grew up mainly in England, but also Romania, Toronto and Madrid.[2] His family returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his football team in high school,[1] and only tried acting when his teachers encouraged him.[3] During his three years of training at the Drama Centre London,[1] Cabrera starred in productions of The Madras House, A Month in the Country, Napoli Milionaria, Britannicus, The Dutch Courtesan, The Strangeness of Others, Three Birds Alighting on a Field, and played the title character in The Last Days of Don Juan.

Career

Concurrent with his final year at the Centre, he made his television debut with small roles in the British television series Battlefield Britain, Judge John Deed, Spooks and As If. His first role after graduating from drama school was Montano in Shakespeare's Othello, at the Northampton Theatre Royal. He also starred in the 2006 film Love and Other Disasters as the Argentinian Paolo Sarmiento, alongside Brittany Murphy and Matthew Rhys.

He has appeared on American television first in Empire, as Octavius. He appeared as Isaac Mendez in the NBC series Heroes; once the character's arc ended, he narrated some episodes of the BBC's spin-off documentary series Heroes Unmasked. He also played Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin.[4]

In addition to his fluency in Spanish, English, French and Italian, Cabrera is skilled in tennis, hockey and scuba diving. On the 20 January 2007 episode of the NBC Universal late-night programme Vivo Mun2, Cabrera discussed his semi-professional football career in London before he fully committed to acting. He also stated that C.D. Universidad Católica of Santiago is his favourite team, however, he remains a fan of London club Queens Park Rangers F.C., for which he was a mascot as a child.[5] Although he considers Santiago his hometown, he splits his time between London and Los Angeles.[6]

In 2007, Cabrera was cast as Aquaman in the unmade George Miller film Justice League: Mortal.

On 7 September 2008, Cabrera participated in Soccer Aid, a British charity football match in support of UNICEF. He later repeated this venture in 2014, playing once again for the Rest of the World.[7]

Santiago has also played the role of the Darius in the CBS/Netflix show Salvation.[8]

Personal life

Cabrera in March 2008

Cabrera is married to Anna Marcea, a theatre director. Their son, Kilian Emiliano, was born in April 2016.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Haven Gene
2006 Love and Other Disasters Paolo Sarmiento
2008 Che Camilo Cienfuegos
2010 La vida de los peces Andres
2012 For Greater Glory Father Vega
2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Santos
2017 What Happened to Monday Infomercial Processor
2019 Ema Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2003 Spooks Camilo Henriquez Series 2, episode 9: "The Seventh Division", "A Very Corporate Coup"
2003 Judge John Deed Carlos Fedor Series 3, episode 3: "Conspiracy"
2005 Empire Octavius Miniseries (main role)
2006, 2007, 2009 Heroes Isaac Mendez Main cast in season 1
Season 4, episode 8: "Once Upon a Time in Texas"
2008 Heroes Unmasked Narrator Series 3
2008 – 2011 Merlin Lancelot Series 1 (2008), episode 5: "Lancelot"
Series 2 (2009), episode 4: "Lancelot and Guinevere"
Series 3 (2010), episode 13: "The Coming of Arthur (Part 2)"
Series 4 (2011), episode 1 "The Darkest Hour – Part 1", episode 2: "The Darkest Hour – Part 2", episode 9: "Lancelot Du Lac"
2011 Covert Affairs Xavier Season 2, episode 11: The Wake-Up Bomb
2011 Alcatraz[10] Jimmy
2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn Robert Capa TV film
2012 Dexter Sal Price
2012 Falcón Judge Esteban Calderón
2012 – 2013 Anna Karenina Vronsky Miniseries
2014 – 2016 The Musketeers Aramis Main Cast
2015 Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise Narrator
2016 The Mindy Project Diego TV series; Season 4, Episode 21: "Under the Texan Sun"[11]
2017 Big Little Lies Joseph TV HBO Limited Series[12]
2017 - present Salvation Darius Tanz Main Cast

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew Lucentio

Video Game

Year Title Role Notes
2004 TOCA Race Driver 2 Cesar Maques (voice role)

Awards

Wins

  • 2007, Future Classic Award, for Heroes
  • 2011, Best Actor for La Vida de Los Peces

Nominations

  • 2007, ALMA Award, Outstanding Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, for Heroes

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Santiago Cabrera". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  2. ↑ "Santiago Cabrera: Vagabond life has shaped actor's style". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Empire's: Santiago Cabrera". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Merlin's Secrets Revealed". bbc.co.uk. 23 July 2008. Retrieved 23 July 2008. and played Aramis in The Musketeers for three seasons.
  5. ↑ Heroes star and QPR fan Santiago Cabrera on YouTube
  6. ↑ "Santiago Cabrera".
  7. ↑ Newman, Stuart. "Soccer Aid 2014: Lineups, Celebrities, Date, Time, Live Stream and TV Info". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  8. ↑ Cohn, Paulette. "Santiago Cabrera: Is it the End of the World in the New CBS Series Salvation?". Parade. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
  9. ↑ "Sabado Interview Chilean Newspaper January 21, 2017". Santiago Cabrera. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Santiago Cabrera Enters Abrams' Alcatraz". BSCreview. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Santiago Cabrera guest-stars on The Mindy Project - Santiago Cabrera".
  12. ↑ "Santiago Cabrera New Role in HBO Series 'Big Little Lies' - Santiago Cabrera".
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