Santiago Cabrera is a theater, film and television actor. Particular fame was brought to him by roles in such projects as "Merlin", "The Musketeers", "Big Little Lies", "Transformers: The Last Knight", "Project Mindy", "Heroes". The artist is the winner of the Future Classic Award, which was presented to him in 2007. In the same year, Cabrera was nominated for an ALMA Award for 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 her son. But my father was a diplomat by profession. Because of this, the family moved a lot and often. As a result, as a child, Santiago managed to live in London, Toronto, Madrid. Together with his parents, he lived in Romania for some time. However, as a teenager, the entire family moved to Chile permanently.
Facts from the biography of Santiago Cabrera
Despite the fact that acting talent was noticeable in the boy from an early age, Santiago did not dream of being an actor as a child. He was fascinated by creativity, but he was also very interested in sports.
As a teenager, Santiago Cabrera started playing football professionally. While completing his secondary education, he became the captain of the school football team. In addition, Santiago played tennis, diving and hockey.
Another talent of Santiago 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 "Drama Center", located in London. Here he studied the basics of performing arts for three years, developed his acting talent. At the same time, Cabrera began to appear on the stage. And a little later he began to appear on television, playing small roles in various serials. We can say that during this period of time his professional career began.
When Santiago graduated from school, he got into the troupe of the Royal Theater, located in the city of Northampton. He took part in the production of Othello.
The actor's filmography currently includes more than twenty-five films and TV series.
Development of an acting career
The first television projects in which Santiago Cabrera starred were the series: "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 TV series "Heroes" began to appear on television, which 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 got into the caste of another high-ranking television series - "Dexter". This show was aired 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. Argentinian ".
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 published by the BBC company. The series lasted on air from 2008 to 2012. In total, five seasons of the show were filmed.
In 2010, several projects went at the box office, in which Santiago Cabrera managed to work. They were: the series "Secret Liaisons", the films "Life of Fish" and "Seven Days on Earth". And in 2011 the actor got into the caste of the new TV 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 film "Transformers: The Last Knight" took place. 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 last to date works of the artist are the film "The Mystery of the Seven Sisters" and the TV series "Salvation". And for 2019, the premiere of the film "Ema" is scheduled.
Love, relationships and personal life
Nothing is known about the artist's private life. Various rumors appear in the media and on the Internet, but Santiago does not confirm any such information. We can say for sure that the artist has no children and a wife yet.
