David Castañeda (born October 24, 1989) is a Mexican-American actor. In 2019, Castañeda began portraying Diego Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.[4]
David Castañeda | |
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![]() Castañeda in 2019 | |
Born | (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 33)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2][lower-alpha 1] |
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Alma mater | California State University, Fullerton |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2009–present |
Castañeda was born in Los Angeles[2] and was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico.[3] He returned to the United States when he was 14 and attended William Workman High School in California.[2] Castañeda initially studied civil engineering in college with the intention of taking over the family business after he finished his studies.[5] However, he became interested in film direction and switched to major in film production and international business in 2007 at California State University, Fullerton.[3][6] Castañeda then moved into acting and started auditioning for roles. He studied part-time while pursuing an acting career, eventually graduating in 2015.[6][7]
Castañeda has been involved in acting since he was 17,[5] but only started taking acting more seriously after he volunteered for a role when a director asked for actors to participate in his film during a seminar while at university.[6] He played various minor roles in a number of productions, such as End of Watch, and also acted as a main character in a short film Maddoggin', which won the audience award at the NBC Universal Short Cut Film Festival.[6] In 2013, he landed a role playing Jorge on ABC Family's TV series Switched at Birth.[8] In late 2016, he was cast in the role of Hector in the film Sicario: Day of the Soldado released in 2018.[9] He also has a major role in an independent film El Chicano, a supporting role in Jean-Claude Van Damme's We Die Young as well as minor roles in films such as the Billy Crystal's film Standing Up, Falling Down.[5]
In 2017, he was cast in his most prominent role yet playing Diego Hargreeves / Number 2 in The Umbrella Academy, which was released on Netflix in February 2019.[10]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Drive-By Chronicles: Sidewayz | Saul | |
2011 | Maddoggin | Pedro González | Short film |
2012 | End of Watch | Mexican Cowboy | |
2015 | Freaks of Nature | Tony Cerone | |
Human Behavior | Mark | Short film | |
2016 | Love Sanchez | Rene | |
2017 | The Ascent | Louis Medina | |
Corrida | Jefe | Short film | |
Why? | He | ||
2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Hector | |
El Chicano | Shotgun | ||
2019 | Standing Up, Falling Down | Ruis | |
We Die Young | Rincon | ||
2020 | The Tax Collector | Vargas | [5] |
2021 | The Guilty | Officer Tim Geraci | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Lie to Me | Boyfriend | 1 episode |
Southland | Tough Kid | 1 episode | |
2012 | Carlos | 1 episode | |
2014 | Switched at Birth | Jorge | 7 episodes |
2014–2015 | Jane the Virgin | Nicholas | 3 episodes |
2015 | Bound and Babysitting | Eddie | TV movie |
The Player | Listo Salvado | 1 episode | |
2016 | Blindspot | Carlos | 1 episode |
Going Dark | Sam | ||
2017 | The Legend of Master Legend | Mandy Mandujano | TV pilot[11] |
2019–present | The Umbrella Academy | Diego Hargreeves | Main Role |
2022 | Most Dangerous Game | Victor Suero | [12] |
2023–present | Poker Face | [13] |