Matias Varela

Matias Varela

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Born 1980-06-23 Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden 7 credit(s) Popularity 0.9
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 Guldba...
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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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Shaolin Heroes poster
Shaolin Heroes
as Self
2026-01-02
Raised by Wolves poster
Raised by Wolves
as Lucius
2020-09-03
Blinded poster
Blinded
as Peder Rooth
2019-08-20
Hierro poster
Hierro
as Gaspar Cabrera
2019-06-07
Narcos poster
Narcos
as Jorge Salcedo
2015-08-28
The Borgias poster
The Borgias
as King Ferdinand II of Naples
2011-04-03
Hellenius Hörna poster
Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest
2010-10-07

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