Santiago Cabrera
| Santiago Cabrera | |
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 Santiago Cabrera in March 2008 |
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| Born | 5 May 1978 Caracas, Venezuela |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Santiago Cabrera (born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean actor, most known for his role as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series Heroes and as Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin. He was raised in several countries and is currently residing in London, England.
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[edit] Early life
The middle child of a Chilean diplomat father and homemaker mother, Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Santiago grew up in London, Romania, Toronto and Madrid. His family returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old and as a captain of the football team in high school, Cabrera focused on athletics before switching gears; he headed towards acting when his high school drama teacher encouraged him to try it. During his three years of training at the Drama Centre London, Cabrera honed his acting skills in productions of The Madras House, A Month in the Country, Napoli Milionaria, Britannicus, The Dutch Courtesan, The Strangeness of Others, A Field, Three Birds Alighting On, and played the title character in The Last Days of Don Juan.
Concurrent with his final year at the Centre, he made his television debut with small roles in the British television series Battlefield Britain, Judge John Deed, Spooks and As If. His first role after graduating from drama school was Montano in Shakespeare's Othello, at the Northampton Theatre Royal. He has also starred in the 2006 film Love and Other Disasters, alongside Brittany Murphy and Matthew Rhys.
He has appeared on American television in Empire (where he portrays Octavius, Julius Caesar's teenage nephew, whom Caesar named as his successor before his death). Most notably, he is known for his role as Isaac Mendez in the NBC series Heroes. Once the character's arc ended, he narrated some episodes of the BBC's spin-off documentary series Heroes Unmasked. He also plays Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin.[1]
In addition to his fluency in Spanish, English, French and Italian, Cabrera is skilled in tennis, hockey and scuba diving. On the January 20, 2007 episode of the NBC late-night program Vivo Mun2, Cabrera discussed his semi-professional football career in London before he fully committed to acting. He also stated that C.D. Universidad Católica of Santiago is his favorite team. Although he considers Santiago, Chile, his hometown, he splits his time between London and Los Angeles.[2]
On 7 September 2008, Cabrera participated in Soccer Aid, a British charity football match in support of UNICEF.
Cabrera reprised his role as Lancelot in the final episode of season 3 of Merlin and has returned for series 4.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | Spooks | Camilo Henriquez | Series 2 episode 9 |
| 2003 | Judge John Deed | Carlos Fedor | Series 3 episode 3 "Conspiracy" |
| 2004 | Haven | Gene | Feature film |
| 2004 | TOCA Race Driver 2 | Cesar Maques | Video game (voice role) |
| 2005 | Empire | Octavius | Mini-series (main role) |
| 2005 | ShakespeaRe-Told: The Taming of the Shrew | Lucentio | |
| 2006 | Love and Other Disasters | Paolo Sarmiento | |
| 2006– 2007, 2009 |
Heroes | Isaac Mendez | Main cast in season 1 Season 4 episode 8 "Once Upon a Time in Texas" |
| 2008 | Heroes Unmasked | Narrator | Series 3 |
| 2008 | Che | Camilo Cienfuegos | Feature film |
| 2008 - 2011 | Merlin | Lancelot | Series 1 episode 5 "Lancelot" Series 2 (2009) episode 4 "Lancelot and Guinevere" Series 3 (2010) episode 13 "The Coming of Arthur (Part 2)" Series 4 (2011) episode 1 "The Darkest Hour - Part 1", episode 2 "The Darkest Hour - Part 2", episode 9 "Lancelot Du Lac" |
| 2009 | Caleuche: El Llamado del Mar | Simon | Feature film |
| 2010 | La vida de los peces | Andres | Feature film |
| 2011 | Covert Affairs | Xavier | Season 2 episode 17 The Wake-Up Bomb |
| 2011 | Cristiada | Feature film in post-production | |
| 2011 | Alcatraz [3] | Jimmy | |
| 2012 | Hemingway & Gellhorn | Robert Capa | Filming |
[edit] Awards
[edit] Wins
2007, Future Classic Award, for Heroes
[edit] Nominations
2007, ALMA Award, Outstanding Actor – Television Series, Mini-Series or Television Movie, for Heroes
[edit] References
- ^ "Merlin's Secrets Revealed". bbc.co.uk. 2008-07-23. http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/07_july/23/merlin.shtml. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1085051/
- ^ "Santiago Cabrera Enters Abrams’ Alcatraz". BSCreview. 2011-01-19. http://www.bscreview.com/2011/01/santiago-cabrera-enters-abrams-alcatraz/l. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Santiago Cabrera |
- Santiago Cabrera at the Internet Movie Database
- Santiago Cabrera in TV Guide
- Cabrera Explores Cuban History for Role in ‘Che’ by Kiko Martínez, Extra News, January 28, 2009
