Matias Varela
Actor
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.
Filmography
Point Break
as Grommet 2015
Easy Money
as Jorge 2010
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
as Jorge 2012
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
as Jorge 2013
438 Days
as Johan Persson 2019
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Cardinal 2024
Storm
as Knugen 2005
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
as Jean Luc 2012
Miss Sweden
as Hector 2004
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
2012
Heavy
as Rodrigo 2019
The Fat and the Angry
as Nicola 2014
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
as Jorge Chavez 2012
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
as Jorge Chavez 2012
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
as Jorge Chavez 2012
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
as Jorge Chavez 2012