Acting
Matias Varela
SV, EN cinema · 22 credits
Born
23 June 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Also known as Mathias Padin · Matias Padin · Matias Padin Varela · Matias Varela · Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela · 馬提亞斯·維雷拉
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.
Known for
Filmography
Mirror
as Kalle
The Dance Club
as Markus
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Cardinal
Heavy
as Rodrigo
438 Days
as Johan Persson
Assassin's Creed
as Emir
Point Break
as Grommet
The Fat and the Angry
as Nicola
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
as Jean Luc
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
as Jorge Chavez
Player
as Guy with cigarette
Easy Money
as Jorge
Paltalk
as Erik
Storm
as Knugen
Stockholm Boogie
as Sofo
Miss Sweden
as Hector