Santiago Cabrera facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Santiago Cabrera
Cabrera at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	(1978-05-05) 5 May 1978 (age 47) Caracas, Venezuela
Education	Drama Centre London (BA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2003–present
Spouse(s)	Anna Marcea ​ (m. 2003)​
Children	1

Santiago Cabrera is a talented actor from Chile, born on May 5, 1978. He has worked a lot in the United Kingdom and the United States. Santiago is famous for playing characters like Isaac Mendez in the superhero show Heroes. He also played Lancelot in the BBC series Merlin and Aramis in The Musketeers. More recently, he starred as Darius Tanz in Salvation, Captain Cristóbal "Cris" Rios in Star Trek: Picard, and Richard Deetz in the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Santiago Cabrera's Early Life

Santiago Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela. His father was a diplomat from Chile, which meant the family moved around a lot. Santiago grew up mostly in England, but also lived in places like Romania, Toronto, and Madrid. When he was fifteen, his family moved back to Chile. In high school, he was the captain of his football (soccer) team. He only started acting because his teachers encouraged him to try it. He later studied acting at the Drama Centre London from 2000 to 2003.

Santiago Cabrera's Acting Career

While still in his last year of drama school, Santiago started acting on TV. He had small parts in British shows like Battlefield Britain, Judge John Deed, Spooks, and As If. After graduating, his first big role was in a play called Othello by Shakespeare. He also appeared in the 2006 movie Love and Other Disasters.

Santiago then started working on American television. He played Octavius in the series Empire. He became well-known for his role as Isaac Mendez in the NBC show Heroes. After his character's story ended, he narrated some episodes of a BBC documentary series called Heroes Unmasked. He also played the brave knight Lancelot in the BBC series Merlin and Aramis in The Musketeers.

Santiago has a love for football (soccer). He even played semi-professionally in London before focusing completely on acting. He supports the team C.D. Universidad Católica from Santiago, Chile. He is also a fan of the London club Queens Park Rangers F.C., where he was a mascot when he was a child.

He has played in charity football matches to help raise money for good causes. In 2008 and 2014, he played in Soccer Aid to support UNICEF. In November 2008, he played for the Hollywood United team to raise money for people affected by Hurricane Ike.

Santiago also starred as Darius Tanz in the CBS/Netflix show Salvation. In 2019, he was cast in Star Trek: Picard, where he played Captain Cristobal Rios. He appeared in Disney's movie Godmothered in 2020. He returned for the second season of Star Trek: Picard, which ended in 2022. In 2024, he played Richard Deetz in the movie Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Santiago Cabrera's Personal Life

Cabrera in March 2008

Santiago Cabrera is married to Anna Marcea, who is a theatre director. They have one son together.

Santiago Cabrera's Film and TV Roles

Santiago Cabrera has appeared in many films and television shows. Here are some of them:

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Television Shows

Video Games

Theatre Roles

See also

In Spanish: Santiago Cabrera para niños