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Santiago Cabrera

ActorBorn May 5, 1978 (47 years)
Santiago Cabrera (born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the NBC superhero drama Heroes, Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin, and Aramis in the BBC series The Musketeers. He was also the lead in the CBS drama Salvation as Darius Tanz, and played Captain Cristóbal "Cris" Rios in the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard.

Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father, a Chilean diplomat, was stationed at the time. He is the middle child of three.[1] Moving along with his father's career, Santiago grew up mainly in England, but also in 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] He trained at the Drama Centre London from 2000 to 2003.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Ema

Known For

  • Salvation
  • Transformers: The Last Knight
  • Star Trek: Picard
  • Che: Part One
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • The Musketeers
  • Love and Other Disasters
  • Godmothered
  • Ema

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    Filmography

    2025
    Reframed: Next Gen Narratives (TV Series) · as Oscar Sanchez
    2024
    2024
    Land of Women (TV Series) · as Amat
    2023
    Neon (TV Series)
    2022
    The Cleaning Lady (TV Series) · as Jorge Sanchez
    2020
    Godmothered · as Hugh Prince
    2020
    The Flight Attendant (TV Series) · as Marco
    2020
    Star Trek: Picard (TV Series) · as Cristóbal 'chris' Rios
    2019
    Ema · as Aníbal
    2019
    Undone (TV Series) · as Padre Reyes
    2017
    What Happened to Monday · as Informercial Processor
    2017
    Salvation (TV Series) · as Darius Tanz
    2017
    2017
    Big Little Lies (TV Series) · as Joseph Bachman
    2014
    The Musketeers (TV Series) · as Aramis
    2013
    Anna Karenina (2013) (TV Series) · as Aleksej Vronskij
    2012
    Falcón (UK) (TV Series) · as Esteban Calderón
    2012
    The Mindy Project (TV Series) · as Diego
    2012
    Hemingway & Gellhorn · as Robert Capa
    2012
    2012
    Alcatraz (TV Series) · as Jimmy Dickens
    2010
    2010
    Covert Affairs (TV Series) · as Xabier Etxarte
    2010
    The Life of Fish · as Andrés
    2008
    Merlin (TV Series) · as Lancelot
    2008
    Che: Part One · as Camilo Cienfuegos
    2007
    Goal II: Living the Dream · as Diego Rivera
    2006
    Dexter (TV Series) · as Sal Price
    2006
    Heroes (TV Series) · as Isaac Mendez
    2006
    Love and Other Disasters · as Paolo Sarmiento
    2005
    ShakespeaRe-Told (TV Series)
    2005
    Empire (2005) (TV Series) · as Octavius
    2004
    Haven · as Gene
    2004
    Battlefield Britain (TV Series) · as Cast
    2002
    Spooks (TV Series) · as Camilo Henriquez
    2001
    As If (TV Series) · as The Postman
    2001
    Judge John Deed (TV Series)

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