Matias Varela
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.
Acting
Movie
Assassin's Creed
as Emir
2016
TV
Narcos
as Jorge Salcedo
2015
Movie
Point Break
as Grommet
2015
TV
Raised by Wolves
as Lucius
2020
TV
The Borgias
as King Ferdinand II of Naples
2011
Movie
Easy Money
as Jorge
2010
Movie
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
as Jorge
2012
Movie
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
as Jorge
2013
TV
Hierro
as Gaspar Cabrera
2019
Movie
438 Days
as Johan Persson
2019
Movie
Stockholm Bloodbath
as Cardinal
2024
Movie
Storm
as Knugen
2005
Movie
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
as Jean Luc
2012
Movie
Miss Sweden
as Hector
2004
TV
Blinded
as Peder Rooth
2019
Movie
Heavy
as Rodrigo
2019
Movie
The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
2012
Movie
The Fat and the Angry
as Nicola
2014
Movie
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
as Jorge Chavez
2012
Movie
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
as Jorge Chavez
2012
Movie
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
as Jorge Chavez
2012
Movie
Stockholm Boogie
as Sofo
2005
Movie
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
as Jorge Chavez
2012
Movie
The Dance Club
as Markus
2025