Santiago Cabrera is an actor in theater, film and television. Particularly famous for his roles in such projects as Merlin, The Musketeers, Big Little Lies, Transformers: The Last Knight, The Mindy Project, Heroes. The artist is the winner of the Future Classic Award, which he was awarded in 2007. In the same year, Cabrera was nominated for an ALMA Award in the category "Best Television Actor."
In the city of Caracas, which is the capital of Venezuela, Santiago Cabrera was born. He was born on May 5, 1978.
The boy’s mother was engaged in housekeeping and raising a son. But his father was a diplomat by profession. Because of this, the family is quite a lot and often moved. As a result, Santiago managed to live in London, Toronto, Madrid as a child. Together with his parents, he lived for some time in Romania. However, as a teenager, the whole family moved to a permanent place of residence in Chile.
Facts From Santiago Cabrera Biography
Despite the fact that acting talent was noticeable in the boy from an early age, Santiago in his childhood did not dream of being an actor. He was fascinated by creativity, but also he was very interested in sports.
As a teenager, Santiago Cabrera began playing football professionally. Having received secondary education, he became the captain of the school football team. In addition, Santiago was engaged in tennis, diving and hockey.
Santiago's other talent is that he quickly and easily learns various foreign languages. Today, the already famous actor speaks English, Spanish, French and Italian.
After fifteen years, Cabrera became seriously interested in theater and cinema. It was during this period of time that he had a desire to connect his life with art.
After graduating from school, a talented young man entered the educational institution "Center for Drama", located in London. Here, for three years, he studied the basics of stage art, developed his acting talent. At the same time, Cabrera began to go on the stage. And a little later, he began to appear on television, playing small roles in various series. It can be said that during this period of time his professional career began.
When Santiago graduated from the school, he joined the troupe of the Royal Theater, located in the city of Northampton. He took part in the production of Othello.
In the filmography of the actor at the moment there are more than twenty-five films and series.
Career development
The first television projects, which starred Santiago Cabrera, were the series: Yes Really, Judge John Deed, Empire, Shakespeare in a New Way. At the start of his career, the actor also took part in the feature films Harbor (2004) and Love and Other Disasters (2005).
In 2006, the television series “Heroes” began to appear on television, which very quickly became popular. In this show, Cabrera played the role of a character named Isaac Mendez. The project was released until 2011. In the same 2006, Santiago fell into the castes of another rating television series, Dexter. This show was broadcast until 2013.
In the next two years, the filmography of the young actor was replenished with roles in the full-length films "Goal 2: Life as a Dream", "Che: Part One. Argentinean."
The role of Sir Lancelot in the fantasy series "Merlin" helped the actor become famous in the UK and around the world. This project was released by the BBC company. On air, the series lasted from 2008 to 2012. In total, five seasons of the show were filmed.
In 2010, several projects were launched at once, in which Santiago Cabrera managed to work. They became: the series "Secret Communications", the films "Life of Fish" and "Seven Days on Earth". And in 2011, the actor was in the cast of the new television project "Alcatraz".
In subsequent years, Santiago Cabrera starred in such projects as “The Battle for Freedom”, “Project Mindy”, “Anna Karenina”, “The Musketeers”.
In 2017, the premiere of the full-length movie "Transformers: The Last Knight". In this film, Cabrera played the role of a character named Santos. In the same year, the television series “Big Little Lies” was launched, in which Santiago played one of the roles.
The latest work of the artist are the film "The Secret of the Seven Sisters" and the series "Salvation". And for 2019, the premiere of the film "Ema" is scheduled.
