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Xavier Sotelo
San Francisco, California, USA
Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Xavier's first exposure to acting was a location shoot for the T.V. series "Streets of San Francisco" starring Michael Douglas and Ka…
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Born and raised in San Francisco, California, Xavier's first exposure to acting was a location shoot for the T.V. series "Streets of San Francisco" starring Michael Douglas and Karl Malden in 1973, a Quinn Martin Production, at 8 years of age. Since then, Xavier has gone on to study acting in California, New York, Toronto and Ottawa, Canada; most notably with John Strasberg. Over his lengthy film and television career, with a firm foundation in theatre, Xavier has gone on to appear in over 40 titles ranging from independent films, Canadian PSA's, MOW's for both Hallmark and Lifetime Networks in both principal and lead supporting roles, big budget feature films, and major network episodic television. Most notably, Xavier has had the distinction of being the first Latino male to have sat in the captain's chair in one of television longest running and enduring science fiction franchises, Star Trek, as Captain Diego Vela on Star Trek Discovery on CBS Paramount.
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2026
Jersey Boy
Movie Fred Suárez
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2026
Secrets on the Ranch
Movie Detective Fitz
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2025
Masterpiece
Movie Picasso (voice)
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2024
Unwrapping Christmas: Tina's Miracle
Movie CFO
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2024
My Husband's Baby
Movie Joss
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2023
Catch Me If You Claus
Movie Hewitt Vance
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2023
3 Bed, 2 Bath, 1 Ghost
Movie Garrett Jenkins
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2023
Never Too Late to Celebrate
Movie Rafael
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2023
Marry F*** Kill
Movie Lawyer
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2022
Well Suited For Christmas
Movie Tomas Rocca
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2022
Obsessed to Death
Movie Detective Welding
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2021
Maps and Mistletoe
Movie Emilia's Father
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2021
Death of a Ladies' Man
Movie
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2020
Fatman
Movie Action Man Father (as Xavier Sotel)
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2019
Mistletoe & Menorahs
Movie Pat Stone
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2019
Aquaslash
Movie Lawyer
More credits
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2019
Dark Phoenix
Movie UN Delegate Spain (uncredited)
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2018
His Master's Voice
Movie Local Man #2
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2018
The Truth About Christmas
Movie Juan Guttiérrez
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2018
Twisted
Movie Lawyer
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2018
A Daughter's Revenge
Movie Officer Fontaine
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2017
Star Trek: Discovery
TV show Captain Diego Vela
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2017
Brad's Status
Movie Harvard Father
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2016
Love on a Limb
Movie Loan Officer
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2014
Guilty at 17
Movie Detective Morris
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2012
September Runs Red
Movie Dr. Cane
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2003
Mayday
TV show NTSB Lead Investigator
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True Justice 3: Lost Love
Movie Bruce Cobb
