Santiago Cabrera
| Santiago Cabrera | |
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| About | |
| Character | Isaac Mendez |
| Date of birth | 5 May 1978 |
| Origin | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Gender |  |
| IMDb profile | |
Santiago Cabrera is the film and television actor who portrays Isaac Mendez.
About
Santiago Cabrera was born in 1978 in Venezuela to a Chilean diplomat and his wife, and has one older and one younger sibling. He has lived all over the world, including Canada, England, Romania, and Chile. He dreamed of pursuing stardom as a soccer player, but a high school drama teacher changed his focus to acting. Santiago trained at the Drama Centre, followed quickly by appearing in several British television series. Santiago is fluent in English, Spanish, French, and Italian, and resides in London while not making Heroes.
Santiago Cabrera's television appearances include the series Empire, BBC's Merlin as "Sir Lancelot", and Alcatraz with Robert Forster. His film credits include Love and Other Disasters and The Taming of the Shrew.
Notes
- In 2007, Santiago was nominated by the American Latino Media Arts Awards for "Outstanding Actor—Television Series, Mini-Series, or TV Movie" for his work on Heroes.
- Santiago is the narrator for most of BBC's Heroes Unmasked episodes released during Series 3.
External Links
- Santiago Cabrera on Wikipedia
- Interview with Santiago Cabrera at Newsarama.com
- Interview with Santiago Cabrera at TVGuide.com, 4/24/07
