Santiago Cabrera
Acting • Born 1978-05-05
Biography
Santiago Cabrera (born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the NBC superhero drama Heroes, Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin, and Aramis in the BBC series The Musketeers. He was also the lead in the CBS drama Salvation as Darius Tanz, and played Captain Cristóbal "Cris" Rios in the Paramount+ series Star Trek: Picard. Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father, a Chilean diplomat, was stationed at the time. He is the middle child of three.[1] Moving along with his father's career, Santiago grew up mainly in England, but also in Romania, Toronto and Madrid.[2] His family returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his football team in high school,[1] and only tried acting when his teachers encouraged him.[3] He trained at the Drama Centre London from 2000 to 2003.
Filmography
43 credits
Love and Other Disasters
Movie • 2006
Paolo Sarmiento
Haven
Movie • 2004
Gene
The Life of Fish
Movie • 2010
Andrés
Meant To Be
Movie • 2010
Back to Las Maravillas
Movie • 2023
Che: Part One
Movie • 2008
Camilo Cienfuegos
Transformers: The Last Knight
Movie • 2017
Santos
What Happened to Monday
Movie • 2017
Informercial Processor
Ema
Movie • 2019
Aníbal
The Taming of the Shrew
Movie • 2005
Lucentio
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Movie • 2012
Father Vega
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Movie • 2012
Robert Capa
Godmothered
Movie • 2020
Hugh Prince
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Movie • 2024
Richard
Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini
Movie
Split Decisions
Movie • 2025
Rom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren
Movie • 2015
Heroes
TV • 2006
Isaac Mendez
Merlin
TV • 2008
Lancelot
The Ready Room
TV • 2019
Self
Spooks
TV • 2002
Camilo Henriquez
Judge John Deed
TV • 2001
Heroes Unmasked
TV • 2007
Himself
Merlin
TV • 2008
Sir Lancelot
Empire
TV • 2005
Octavius
Animal nocturno
TV • 2006
Self
ShakespeaRe-Told
TV • 2005
The Musketeers
TV • 2014
Aramis
Falcón
TV • 2012
Esteban Calderón
The Mindy Project
TV • 2012
Diego
Salvation
TV • 2017
Darius Tanz
Neon
TV • 2023
Oscar
Undone
TV • 2019
Padre Reyes
Anna Karenina
TV • 2013
Aleksej Vronskij
Heroes Unmasked
TV • 2007
Himself - Narrator
Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
TV • 2015
Self - Narrator (voice)
Land of Women
TV • 2024
Amat
The Flight Attendant
TV • 2020
Marco
The Cleaning Lady
TV • 2022
Jorge Sanchez
Dexter
TV • 2006
Sal Price
As If
TV • 2001
The Postman
Star Trek: Picard
TV • 2020
Cristóbal 'Chris' Rios
Big Little Lies
TV • 2017
Joseph Bachman