Cast & creator
Santiago Cabrera
Best known for Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dexter, Heroes
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.
Also known as: سانتیاگو کاباررا
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Filmography (46)
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Dexter
Sal Price
2006
Heroes
Isaac Mendez
2006
The Mindy Project
Diego
2012
The Cleaning Lady
Jorge Sanchez
2022
Spooks
Camilo Henriquez
2002
Merlin
Lancelot
2008Merlin
Sir Lancelot
2008
Star Trek: Picard
Cristóbal 'Chris' Rios
2020
The Musketeers
Aramis
2014
The Flight Attendant
Marco
2020
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Richard
2024
Big Little Lies
Joseph Bachman
2017
The Ready Room
Self
2019
Transformers: The Last Knight
Santos
2017
Salvation
Darius Tanz
2017
Undone
Padre Reyes
2019
Judge John Deed
2001
As If
The Postman
2001
What Happened to Monday
Informercial Processor
2017
Animal nocturno
Self
2006
Empire
Octavius
2005
Land of Women
Amat
2024
Heroes Unmasked
Himself
2007Heroes Unmasked
Himself - Narrator
2007
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Robert Capa
2012
Anna Karenina
Aleksej Vronskij
2013
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Father Vega
2012
Godmothered
Hugh Prince
2020
Che: Part One
Camilo Cienfuegos
2008
Neon
Oscar
2023
Haven
Gene
2004
Love and Other Disasters
Paolo Sarmiento
2006
Ema
Aníbal
2019
Falcón
Esteban Calderón
2012
The Taming of the Shrew
Lucentio
2005
Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
Self - Narrator (voice)
2015
The Life of Fish
Andrés
2010
Meant To Be
2010
Back to Las Maravillas
2023
Split Decisions
2025Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini
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