Matias Varela
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Born | Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela 23 June 1980 Stockholm, Sweden |
Other names | Louis Matias Padin Varela |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2000–present |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Louis Matias Karl Padin Varela (born 23 June 1980) is a Swedish actor.
Early life
Varela was born and grew up in
Career
After a brief appearance in the soap opera
Easy Money was a success[4] and Varela went on to star in both sequels: Easy Money II: Hard to Kill (2012) and Easy Money III: Life Deluxe (2013).[5][6] He also got the part of Police Detective Jorge Chavez in the big budget TV series Arne Dahl.[7] In series 2 Alexander Salzberger replaced him.[8]
Varela had his first international role in an episode of
Among his projects in 2015 and 2016 were Johan Renck's quirky crime drama Ettor och nollor alongside his old friend Gustaf Skarsgård,[12] the 2015 remake Point Break,[13] and the video game adaptation Assassin's Creed, with Michael Fassbender.[14]
In 2017, he starred as Jorge Salcedo Cabrera, the head of security for the Cali Cartel in season three of the Netflix series Narcos. In 2020, he reprised the role in the second season of Narcos: Mexico.
In 2019 he co-starred again with Gustaf Skarsgård in 478 dagar (478 Days) based on the true story of two Swedish journalists who spent over year in an Ethiopian prison;[15] Fartblinda, a Swedish TV series set in the world of finance;[16] and American independent film Heavy.[17]
In 2020, he starred in
Personal life
He is fluent in Swedish, Spanish, Galician, and English.[20]
References
- ^ "Hasta hace cuatro años era un "cabeza negra" (inmigrante) en Suecia. Yo me siento cambadés" (in Spanish). Diario de Arousa. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ "Matías Varela: «Esta fiesta la celebramos muy duro»" (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ a b Torén Björling, Sanna (August 10, 2012). "Det är inte synd om mig för att jag får etnoroller". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
- ^ Lindblad, Helena (January 15, 2010). "Snabba cash". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish).
- ^ Andersson, Jan-Olov (August 14, 2012). "Snabba cash II" – både rörigare och mer förutsägbar än ettan". Aftonbladet (in Swedish).
- ^ "Malin Buska i Snabba cash 3". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Arne Dahls deckare om A-gruppen snart i tv - DN.SE". www.dn.se. Archived from the original on 2012-01-07.
- ^ Euro TV Place: "Swedish Crime Drama Arne Dahl Returning with New Series". Accessed 26 October 2015
- ^ "Covert Affairs". TV Guide.com.
- ^ "Matias Varela till Hollywood". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). July 28, 2012.
- ^ Magrath, Jordan (May 5, 2013). "The Borgias Season 3 Episode 4 "The Ball of Chestnuts"". tvequals.com.
- ^ "Varela klar för Rencks thrillerserie". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). March 5, 2013.
- ^ "Matias Varela med i "Point break"".
- ^ "Svenske Matias Varela i storfilmen "Assassin's creed"".
- ^ "Första bilderna på Gustaf Skarsgård, Matias Varela i filmen "438 dagar"".
- ^ "Fartblinda i TV4, C More - Julia Ragnarsson, Matias Varela i nya tv-serien".
- ^ "HEAVY – WTFilms".
- ^ "Ridley Scott's 'Raised by Wolves' Moving from TNT to HBO Max". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 October 2019.
- ^ "'Raised by Wolves': Matias Varela Cast in Ridley Scott's Sci-Fi Drama Series". 18 March 2019.
- ^ Fernández, Iago (1 September 2017). "Hablamos con los nuevos villanos de 'Narcos' en el rodaje de la serie en Colombia". El País. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
External links
- Matias Varela at IMDb