Santiago Cabrera
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.
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Movies (17)
Split Decisions
2025
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
2024 · Richard
Back to Las Maravillas
2023
Amadrinhada
2020 · Hugh Prince
Ema
2019 · Aníbal
¿Qué le pasó a Lunes?
2017 · Informercial Processor
Transformers 5: El Ultimo Caballero
2017 · Santos
Hemingway y Gellhorn
2012 · Robert Capa
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012 · Father Vega
The Life of Fish
2010 · Andrés
Meant To Be
2010
Che: El argentino
2008 · Camilo Cienfuegos
Love and Other Disasters
2006 · Paolo Sarmiento
The Taming of the Shrew
2005 · Lucentio
Haven
2004 · Gene
Federico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini
In-Between
· Writer, Director, Producer
TV shows (25)
Land of Women
2024 · Amat
Neón
2023 · Oscar
La chica de la limpieza
2022 · Jorge Sanchez
The Flight Attendant
2020 · Marco
Star Trek: Picard
2020 · Cristóbal 'Chris' Rios
Undone
2019 · Padre Reyes
The Ready Room
2019 · Self
Salvation
2017 · Darius Tanz
Big Little Lies
2017 · Joseph Bachman
Patagonia Salvaje
2015 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Los Mosqueteros
2014 · Aramis
Anna Karenina
2013 · Aleksej Vronskij
Falcón
2012 · Esteban Calderón
The Mindy Project
2012 · Diego
Merlín
2008 · Lancelot, Sir Lancelot
Heroes Unmasked
2007 · Himself, Himself - Narrator
Dexter
2006 · Sal Price
Héroes
2006 · Isaac Mendez
Animal nocturno
2006 · Self
ShakespeaRe-Told
2005
Empire
2005 · Octavius
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Spooks
2002 · Camilo Henriquez
Judge John Deed
2001
As If
2001 · The Postman