David Castañeda

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.[3]

David Castañeda
Castañeda in 2019
Born	24 October 1989[1] Los Angeles, U.S.[2]
Alma mater	California State University, Fullerton
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2009–present

Early life

Castañeda was born in Los Angeles,[2] but raised in Sinaloa, Mexico.[4] He returned to the United States where he attended William Workman high school when he was 14.[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 at California State University, Fullerton, where he had attended since 2007.[4][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]

Career

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]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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]
TBA	The Guilty		Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

References

1. "David Castañeda: 11 facts about the Umbrella Academy star you probably didn't know". PopBuzz. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
2. Bautista, Berenice (February 23, 2019). "David Castañeda: 'Los pleitos de hermanos son saludables'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
3. Otterson, Joe (November 30, 2017). "Umbrella Academy Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With Game of Thrones Alum, Hamilton Star". Variety. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
4. Lerman, Gabriel (February 15, 2019). "David Castañeda: 'El morro de Burgermanía anda de actor en Hollywood'" (in Spanish). Golden Globes. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
5. Yap, Nikki (February 2019). "David Castañeda Steers His Plans To An Action-Packed Acting Career". Status. Retrieved February 28, 2019 – via statusmagonline.com.
6. Mirpuri, Sonam (November 5, 2013). "Student balances acting with responsibilities on Switched at Birth TV series". Daily Titan. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
7. castanedawong (May 17, 2015). "Assemble". Instagram. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
8. Ng, Philiana (October 23, 2013). "Melissa & Joey, Switched at Birth Add Guest Stars". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
9. Kroll, Justin (December 15, 2016). "David Castaneda Joins Sicario Sequel Soldado". Variety. Retrieved February 28, 2019.
10. Otterson, Joe (November 30, 2017). "Umbrella Academy Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With Game of Thrones Alum, Hamilton Star". Variety. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
11. Petski, Denise (October 5, 2016). "Legend Of Master Legend: Anjelika Washington & David Castaneda Cast In Amazon Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 28, 2019.

External links

• David Castañeda at IMDb