Born 1980 (age 45) · Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
Appears in 30 titles

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.

Filmography

Assassin's Creed
5.4
Assassin's Creed
2016
as Emir
Point Break
6.0
Point Break
2015
as Grommet
Easy Money
6.4
Easy Money
2010
as Jorge
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
6.3
Easy Money: Hard to Kill
2012
as Jorge
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
6.2
Easy Money III: Life Deluxe
2013
as Jorge
438 Days
7.1
438 Days
2019
as Johan Persson
Stockholm Bloodbath
6.2
Stockholm Bloodbath
2024
as Cardinal
Storm
5.9
Storm
2005
as Knugen
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
5.3
Once Upon a Time in Phuket
2012
as Jean Luc
Miss Sweden
5.2
Miss Sweden
2004
as Hector
Heavy
5.5
Heavy
2019
as Rodrigo
The Fat and the Angry
5.7
The Fat and the Angry
2014
as Nicola
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
6.5
Arne Dahl: Bad Blood
2012
as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
5.9
Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain
2012
as Jorge Chavez
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
5.4
Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues
2012
as Jorge Chavez
Stockholm Boogie
5.5
Stockholm Boogie
2005
as Sofo
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
6.2
Arne Dahl: Many Waters
2012
as Jorge Chavez
The Dance Club
6.3
The Dance Club
2025
as Markus
Paltalk
Paltalk
2008
as Erik