Matias Varela
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 23, 1980
- Place of birth
- Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Biography
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.
Movies with Matias Varela
- Assassin's Creed 2016 · ★ 5.4
- Point Break 2015 · ★ 6.0
- Easy Money 2010 · ★ 6.4
- Easy Money: Hard to Kill 2012 · ★ 6.3
- Easy Money III: Life Deluxe 2013 · ★ 6.2
- 438 Days 2019 · ★ 7.0
- Stockholm Bloodbath 2024 · ★ 6.3
- Storm 2005 · ★ 6.0
- Once Upon a Time in Phuket 2012 · ★ 5.3
- Miss Sweden 2004 · ★ 5.2
- The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder 2012 · ★ 5.4
- Heavy 2019 · ★ 5.5
- The Fat and the Angry 2014 · ★ 5.7
- Arne Dahl: Bad Blood 2012 · ★ 6.7
- Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain 2012 · ★ 6.0
- Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues 2012 · ★ 5.6
- Stockholm Boogie 2005 · ★ 5.4
- Arne Dahl: Many Waters 2012 · ★ 6.2
- The Dance Club 2025 · ★ 6.1
- Paltalk 2008
- Player 2012
- Mirror 2026