David Castaneda

David Castañeda Jr. (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, in Los Angeles and was raised in Sinaloa, Mexico. 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. 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 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. which was released on Netflix in February 2019, the first of a four season run.

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 2019–2024 The Umbrella Academy Diego Hargreeves Main 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 Main cast (season 2)