David Castañeda Explained

David Castañeda
Birth Date:24 October 1989
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Years Active:2009–present
Alma Mater:California State University, Fullerton (BA)

David Castañeda (born October 24, 1989) is an American actor. In 2019, Castañeda began portraying Diego Hargreeves in the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy.

Early life

Castañeda was born October 24, 1989,[1] in Los Angeles[2] and was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico. He returned to the United States when he was 14 and attended William Workman High School in California. Castañeda initially studied civil engineering in college with the intention of taking over the family business after he finished his studies. 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] [4] Castañeda then moved into acting and started auditioning for roles. He studied part-time while pursuing an acting career, eventually graduating in 2015.[5]

Career

Castañeda has been involved in acting since he was 17,[6] 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. 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. In 2013, he landed a role playing Jorge on ABC Family's TV series Switched at Birth.[7] In late 2016, he was cast in the role of Hector in the film released in 2018.[8] 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.

In 2017, he was cast in his most prominent role yet playing Diego Hargreeves / Number 2 in The Umbrella Academy,[9] which was released on Netflix in February 2019.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Drive-By Chronicles: Sidewayz Saul
2011 Maddoggin Pedro González Short film
2012 End of Watch Mexican Cowboy
2015Freaks of Nature Tony Cerone
Human Behavior Mark Short film
2016 Love Sanchez Rene
2017 The Ascent Louis Medina
Corrida Jefe Short film
Why? He Short film
2018 Hector
El Chicano Shotgun
2019 Standing Up, Falling Down Ruis
We Die Young Rincon
2020 The Tax Collector Vargas
2021 The Guilty Officer Tim Geraci
2025 Ballerina TBA Post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Lie to Me Boyfriend 1 episode
2009, 2012 Southland Tough Kid, Carlos 2 episodes
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
2016Blindspot Carlos 1 episode
Going Dark Sam Unaired TV pilot
2017 The Legend of Master Legend Mandy Mandujano Unaired TV pilot[10]
2019–2024 The Umbrella Academy Diego HargreevesMain cast
2022 Robot Chicken Interrogator / My Strange Addiction Narrator (voice) Episode: "May Cause Involuntary Political Discharge"
2023 Poker Face Jimmy Episode: "Escape from Shit Mountain"
Most Dangerous Game Victor Suero[11] Main cast (season 2)[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Castañeda: 11 facts about the Umbrella Academy star you probably didn't know. PopBuzz. February 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: David Castañeda: 'Los pleitos de hermanos son saludables'marry my . Berenice . Bautista . . February 23, 2019 . February 28, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190226173305/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-bc-esp-tel-umbrella-academy-david-castaeda-20190223-story.html . February 26, 2019 . dead .
  3. Web site: David Castañeda: 'El morro de Burgermanía anda de actor en Hollywood' . Gabriel . Lerman . February 15, 2019 . . February 28, 2019 . Spanish . January 9, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210109071302/https://www.goldenglobes.com/articles/david-castaneda-el-morro-de-burgermania-anda-de-actor-en-hollywood . dead .
  4. Web site: Student balances acting with responsibilities on Switched at Birth TV series . Sonam . Mirpuri . November 5, 2013 . Daily Titan. February 28, 2019.
  5. Web site: Assemble . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/castanedawong/986571536349234520 . 2021-12-25 . registration. castanedawong. . May 17, 2015 . February 28, 2019.
  6. Web site: David Castañeda Steers His Plans To An Action-Packed Acting Career . Nikki . Yap . February 2019 . Status . statusmagonline.com . February 28, 2019 . February 18, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190218195906/http://statusmagonline.com/features/davidcastaneda-interview-february2019/ . dead .
  7. Web site: Melissa & Joey, Switched at Birth Add Guest Stars . October 23, 2013 . Philiana . Ng . The Hollywood Reporter. February 28, 2019 .
  8. Web site: David Castaneda Joins Sicario Sequel Soldado. Justin . Kroll . Variety . December 15, 2016. February 28, 2019.
  9. News: Umbrella Academy Netflix Series Rounds Out Cast With Game of Thrones Alum, Hamilton Star. Otterson. Joe. November 30, 2017. Variety. November 30, 2017.
  10. News: Legend Of Master Legend: Anjelika Washington & David Castaneda Cast In Amazon Pilot . Denise . Petski . October 5, 2016 . . February 28, 2019.
  11. Web site: Otterson . Joe . 2021-08-23 . 'Most Dangerous Game' With Christoph Waltz Renewed for Season 2 at Roku Channel, David Castañeda Joins Cast . 2022-04-06 . Variety . en-US.
  12. News: 'Most Dangerous Game' finds places to play in Hamilton . Daniel . Nolan . 2022-01-28 . . 2023-02-27.