Actor

Matias Varela

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Movies: 22Series: 8

TMDB ID: 125739

IMDb ID: nm0655782

Known for: Acting

Born: June 23, 1980

Age: 46

Place of birth: Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1999 - 2026

Years active: 28

Average TMDB rating: 6.31

Wikidata: Q6006145

Also known as

Mathias Padin • Matias Padin • Matias Padin Varela • Matias Varela • Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela • 馬提亞斯·維雷拉 • ماتیاس واره‌لا

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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.