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Santiago Cabrera

Actor

Santiago Cabrera

Born May 5, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela16 films

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.

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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.

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What Happened to Monday posterFirst watchWhat Happened to Monday20177.1as Informercial ProcessorIn a world where families are limited to one child due to overpopulation, a set of identical septuplets must avoid being put to a long sleep by the government and dangerous infighting…View film

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Filmography

16 films as actor
  1. TBAFederico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini
  2. 2025Split Decisions
  3. 2024Beetlejuice BeetlejuiceRichard
  4. 2023Back to Las Maravillas
  5. 2020GodmotheredHugh Prince
  6. 2019EmaAníbal
  7. 2017What Happened to MondayInformercial Processor
  8. 2017Transformers: The Last KnightSantos
  9. 2012Hemingway & GellhornRobert Capa
  10. 2012Outlaws - For Greater GloryFather Vega
  11. 2010The Life of FishAndrés
  12. 2010Meant To Be
  13. 2008Che: Part OneCamilo Cienfuegos
  14. 2006Love and Other DisastersPaolo Sarmiento
  15. 2005The Taming of the ShrewLucentio
  16. 2004HavenGene