
Santiago Cabrera
Biography
Santiago Cabrera (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 NBC superhero drama Heroes, Lancelot in the BBC drama series Merlin, and Aramis in the BBC series The Musketeers. He was also the lead in the CBS drama Salvation as Darius Tanz, and played Captain Cristóbal "Cris" Rios in the Paramount+ series 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.[1] Moving along with his father's career, Santiago grew up mainly in England, but also in Romania, Toronto and Madrid.[2] His family returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his football team in high school,[1] and only tried acting when his teachers encouraged him.[3] He trained at the Drama Centre London from 2000 to 2003.
Known For

TV
Dexter
Sal Price
2006

TV
Heroes
Isaac Mendez
2006

TV
Spooks
Camilo Henriquez
2002

TV
Merlin
Lancelot
2008

TV
Merlin
Sir Lancelot
2008

TV
The Mindy Project
Diego
2012

TV
Star Trek: Picard
Cristóbal 'Chris' Rios
2020

TV
The Cleaning Lady
Jorge Sanchez
2022

TV
The Musketeers
Aramis
2014

TV
Big Little Lies
Joseph Bachman
2017

TV
Salvation
Darius Tanz
2017

TV
The Flight Attendant
Marco
2020

TV
The Ready Room
Self
2019

TV
Animal nocturno
Self
2006

TV
Judge John Deed
2001

Film
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Richard
2024

TV
Undone
Padre Reyes
2019

TV
Heroes Unmasked
Himself
2007

TV
Heroes Unmasked
Himself - Narrator
2007

Film
Transformers: The Last Knight
Santos
2017
Filmography
2025FilmSplit Decisions2024FilmBeetlejuice Beetlejuiceas Richard2024TVLand of Womenas Amat2023TVNeonas Oscar2023FilmBack to Las Maravillas2022TVThe Cleaning Ladyas Jorge Sanchez2020FilmGodmotheredas Hugh Prince2020TVThe Flight Attendantas Marco2020TVStar Trek: Picardas Cristóbal 'Chris' Rios2019FilmEmaas Aníbal2019TVUndoneas Padre Reyes2019TVThe Ready Roomas Self2017FilmWhat Happened to Mondayas Informercial Processor2017TVSalvationas Darius Tanz2017FilmTransformers: The Last Knightas Santos2017TVBig Little Liesas Joseph Bachman2015TVPatagonia: Earth's Secret Paradiseas Self - Narrator (voice)2015FilmRom - Schlacht der Gladiatoren2014TVThe Musketeersas Aramis2013TVAnna Kareninaas Aleksej Vronskij2012TVFalcónas Esteban Calderón2012TVThe Mindy Projectas Diego2012FilmHemingway & Gellhornas Robert Capa2012FilmOutlaws - For Greater Gloryas Father Vega2010FilmThe Life of Fishas Andrés2010FilmMeant To Be2008TVMerlinas Lancelot2008FilmChe: Part Oneas Camilo Cienfuegos2007TVHeroes Unmaskedas Himself2006TVDexteras Sal Price2006TVHeroesas Isaac Mendez2006FilmLove and Other Disastersas Paolo Sarmiento2006TVAnimal nocturnoas Self2005FilmThe Taming of the Shrewas Lucentio2005TVShakespeaRe-Told2005TVEmpireas Octavius2004FilmHavenas Gene2002TVSpooksas Camilo Henriquez2001TVJudge John Deed2001TVAs Ifas The Postman—FilmFederico, the Imaginary Life of Fellini