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

• 2026Mirror — Kalle
• 2025The Dance Club — Markus
• 2024Stockholm Bloodbath — Cardinal
• Raised by Wolves — Lucius
• 2019438 Days — Johan Persson
• Blinded — Peder Rooth
• 2019Heavy — Rodrigo
• Hierro — Gaspar Cabrera
• 2016Assassin's Creed — Emir
• Narcos — Jorge Salcedo
• 2015Point Break — Grommet
• 2014The Fat and the Angry — Nicola
• 2013Easy Money III: Life Deluxe — Jorge
• 2012Arne Dahl: Bad Blood — Jorge Chavez
• 2012Arne Dahl: Many Waters — Jorge Chavez
• 2012Arne Dahl: The Europe Blues — Jorge Chavez
• 2012Arne Dahl: To the Top of the Mountain — Jorge Chavez
• 2012Easy Money: Hard to Kill — Jorge
• 2012Once Upon a Time in Phuket — Jean Luc
• 2012Player — Guy with cigarette
• 2012The Fjällbacka Murders: In the Eye of the Beholder
• The Borgias — King Ferdinand II of Naples
• 2010Easy Money — Jorge
• 2008Paltalk — Erik
• 2005Stockholm Boogie — Sofo
• 2005Storm — Knugen
• 2004Miss Sweden — Hector
• Nya tider — Mischa Santos

Appearances as themselves (3)

• Shaolin Heroes — Self
• Då är vi igång — Himself - Guest
• Hellenius Hörna — Self - Guest