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

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''.

Early life

Castañeda was born October 24, 1989, in

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and was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico. He returned to the United States when he was 14 and attended

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in California. Castañeda initially studied

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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

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. Castañeda then moved into acting and started auditioning for roles. He studied part-time while pursuing an acting career, eventually graduating in 2015.

Career

Castañeda has been involved in acting since he was 17, 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 ''

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'', 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''. In late 2016, he was cast in the role of Hector in the film '' Sicario: Day of the Soldado'' released in 2018. He also has a major role in an independent film ''

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'', a supporting role in

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's ''We Die Young'' as well as minor roles in films such as the

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's film ''

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''. In 2017, he was cast in his most prominent role yet playing Diego Hargreeves / Number 2 in ''

'', which was released on

in February 2019.

Filmography

Film

Television

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castañeda, David 1989 births Living people Male actors from Los Angeles 21st-century American male actors California State University, Fullerton alumni American male actors of Mexican descent