
Matias Varela
ActingAlso Known As
Mathias Padin, Matias Padin, Matias Padin Varela, Matias Varela, Louis Matias Karl Padin 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.
Movies
(22 total)
Assassin's Creed
as Emir

Point Break
as Grommet

Easy Money
as Jorge

Easy Money: Hard to Kill
as Jorge

438 Days
as Johan Persson

Stockholm Bloodbath
as Cardinal

Storm
as Knugen

Once Upon a Time in Phuket
as Jean Luc

Miss Sweden
as Hector

Heavy
as Rodrigo

The Fat and the Angry
as Nicola

Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
as Jorge Chavez

Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
as Jorge Chavez

Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
as Jorge Chavez

Arne Dahl: Many Waters
as Jorge Chavez

Stockholm Boogie
as Sofo

The Dance Club
as Markus

Paltalk
as Erik
TV Shows
(8 total)
Narcos
as Jorge Salcedo

Raised by Wolves
as Lucius

The Borgias
as King Ferdinand II of Naples

Hierro
as Gaspar Cabrera

Blinded
as Peder Rooth

Hellenius Hörna
as Self - Guest

Shaolin Heroes
as Self

