Santiago Cabrera
Biography
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.
Known For
All Movies (17)
- Split Decisions2025
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice2024 · as Richard
- Back to Las Maravillas2023
- Godmothered2020 · as Hugh Prince
- Ema2019 · as Aníbal
- What Happened to Monday2017 · as Informercial Processor
- Transformers: The Last Knight2017 · as Santos
- Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren2015
- Hemingway & Gellhorn2012 · as Robert Capa
- Outlaws - For Greater Glory2012 · as Father Vega
- The Life of Fish2010 · as Andrés
- Meant To Be2010
- Che: Part One2008 · as Camilo Cienfuegos
- Love and Other Disasters2006 · as Paolo Sarmiento
- The Taming of the Shrew2005 · as Lucentio
- Haven2004 · as Gene
- Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini—
All TV Shows (27)
- Land of Women2024 · as Amat
- Neon2023 · as Oscar
- The Cleaning Lady2022 · as Jorge Sanchez
- The Flight Attendant2020 · as Marco
- Star Trek: Picard2020 · as Cristóbal 'Chris' Rios
- Undone2019 · as Padre Reyes
- The Ready Room2019 · as Self
- Salvation2017 · as Darius Tanz
- Big Little Lies2017 · as Joseph Bachman
- Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise2015 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
- The Musketeers2014 · as Aramis
- Anna Karenina2013 · as Aleksej Vronskij
- Falcón2012 · as Esteban Calderón
- The Mindy Project2012 · as Diego
- Merlin2008 · as Lancelot
- Merlin2008 · as Sir Lancelot
- Heroes Unmasked2007 · as Himself
- Heroes Unmasked2007 · as Himself - Narrator
- Dexter2006 · as Sal Price
- Heroes2006 · as Isaac Mendez
- Animal nocturno2006 · as Self
- ShakespeaRe-Told2005
- Empire2005 · as Octavius
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
- Spooks2002 · as Camilo Henriquez
- Judge John Deed2001
- As If2001 · as The Postman