Matias Varela
Known For
Acting
Born
1980-06-23 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Biography
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.
Most Known For
Narcos
as Jorge Salcedo
Raised by Wolves
as Lucius
Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest
Assassin's Creed
as Emir
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Cardinal
Point Break
as Grommet
Hierro
as Gaspar Cabrera
Blinded
as Peder Rooth
Miss Sweden
as Hector
Paltalk
as Erik
Stockholm Boogie
as Sofo
Easy Money
as Jorge
Då är vi igång
as Himself - Guest
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
as Jorge
Heavy
as Rodrigo
Player
as Guy with cigarette
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
as Jorge
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
438 Days
as Johan Persson
Shaolin Heroes
as Self