Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 23, 1980
Place of Birth
Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Credits
30 titles
Matias Varela
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.
Known For
Filmography
Mirror
Kalle
Shaolin Heroes
Self
The Dance Club
Markus
Stockholm Bloodbath
Cardinal
Då är vi igång
Himself - Guest
Raised by Wolves
Lucius
438 Days
Johan Persson
Blinded
Peder Rooth
Heavy
Rodrigo
Hierro
Gaspar Cabrera
Assassin's Creed
Emir
Point Break
Grommet
Narcos
Jorge Salcedo
The Fat and the Angry
Nicola
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
Jorge
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
Player
Guy with cigarette
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
Jorge
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
Jorge Chavez
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
Jean Luc
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
Jorge Chavez
The Borgias
King Ferdinand II of Naples
Hellenius Hörna
Self - Guest
Easy Money
Jorge
Paltalk
Erik
Stockholm Boogie
Sofo
Storm
Knugen
Miss Sweden
Hector