Santiago Cabrera (Spanish pronunciation: [sanˈtjaɣo kaˈβɾeɾa];
born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean actor who has worked mainly in the UK
and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the
character Isaac Mendez in the television series Heroes, Lancelot in
the BBC drama series Merlin, and Aramis in the BBC series The
Musketeers. He was also the lead in the TV show Salvation as Darius
Tanz, and plays Captain Cristóbal "Chris" Rios in Star Trek:
Picard.Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father, a
Chilean diplomat, was stationed at the time. He is the middle child of
three. Moving along with his father's career, Santiago grew up mainly
in England, but also in Romania, Toronto and Madrid. His family
returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his
football team in high school, and only tried acting when his teachers
encouraged him. During his three years of training at the Drama Centre
London, Cabrera starred in productions of The Madras House, A Month in
the Country, Napoli Milionaria, Britannicus, The Dutch Courtesan, The
Strangeness of Others, Three Birds Alighting on a Field, and played
the title character in The Last Days of Don Juan.Concurrent with his
final year at the centre, he made his television debut with small
roles in the British television series Battlefield Britain, Judge John
Deed, Spooks and As If. His first role after graduating from drama
school was Montano in Shakespeare's Othello, at the Northampton
Theatre Royal. He also starred in the 2006 film Love and Other
Disasters as the Argentinian Paolo Sarmiento, alongside Brittany
Murphy and Matthew Rhys.
born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean actor who has worked mainly in the UK
and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the
character Isaac Mendez in the television series Heroes, Lancelot in
the BBC drama series Merlin, and Aramis in the BBC series The
Musketeers. He was also the lead in the TV show Salvation as Darius
Tanz, and plays Captain Cristóbal "Chris" Rios in Star Trek:
Picard.Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, where his father, a
Chilean diplomat, was stationed at the time. He is the middle child of
three. Moving along with his father's career, Santiago grew up mainly
in England, but also in Romania, Toronto and Madrid. His family
returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his
football team in high school, and only tried acting when his teachers
encouraged him. During his three years of training at the Drama Centre
London, Cabrera starred in productions of The Madras House, A Month in
the Country, Napoli Milionaria, Britannicus, The Dutch Courtesan, The
Strangeness of Others, Three Birds Alighting on a Field, and played
the title character in The Last Days of Don Juan.Concurrent with his
final year at the centre, he made his television debut with small
roles in the British television series Battlefield Britain, Judge John
Deed, Spooks and As If. His first role after graduating from drama
school was Montano in Shakespeare's Othello, at the Northampton
Theatre Royal. He also starred in the 2006 film Love and Other
Disasters as the Argentinian Paolo Sarmiento, alongside Brittany
Murphy and Matthew Rhys.
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