Matias Varela

Matias Varela

Born 1980-06-23 (age 46) Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
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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.

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Known For

Miss Sweden
Miss Sweden

2004

as Hector

Point Break
Point Break

2015

as Grommet

Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed

2016

as Emir

Easy Money
Easy Money

2010

as Jorge

Stockholm Boogie
Stockholm Boogie

2005

as Sofo

Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues

2012

as Jorge Chavez

Player
Player

2012

as Guy with cigarette

Easy Money: Hard to Kill
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
Stockholm Bloodbath
Stockholm Bloodbath

2024

as Cardinal

Paltalk
Paltalk

2008

as Erik

438 Days
438 Days

2019

as Johan Persson

Heavy
Heavy

2019

as Rodrigo

Arne Dahl: Many Waters
Arne Dahl: Many Waters

2012

as Jorge Chavez

Once Upon a Time in Phuket
The Dance Club
The Dance Club

2025

as Markus

Storm
Storm

2005

as Knugen

Mirror
Mirror

2026

as Kalle

The Fat and the Angry