Jordi Caballero

Jordi Caballero (born February 5, 1965) is a Spanish actor, dancer, pianist, reality show personality, choreographer, writer, and producer for stage, film, and television. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America, SAG-AFTRA, Actors' Equity Association, and ASCAP. Caballero received a Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2003 Method Fest Independent Film Festival for his role as Captain Madrid in the film I Witness co-starring James Spader and Jeff Daniels. He has also been a two-time American Choreography Award nominee. As an actor, Caballero is known for portraying characters of Spanish, Italian and Euro-Mediterranean descent. Most recently he played Eugenio Martínez in the limited television series Gaslit starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.

Early career Caballero’s love for the American way led him to the U.S. to pursue a career in acting and the performing arts. He earned a BFA in acting at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts. During this period, he also cultivated his evolving interests in dance/performance art including theatrical and Latin styles. It was not long after that Caballero’s multiple talents as an actor, dancer, and choreographer brought him work in television, film and stage venues.

Acting career One of Caballero’s first major television appearances was as a love interest to the character of Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO show Sex & The City. Several roles followed on shows such as Alias, Scrubs, CSI: Miami, The Unit, Nip/Tuck, The Shield, Entourage, Brothers & Sisters, Rules of Engagement and Justified.

The romantic comedy Snow Days starring Bernadette Peters marked the beginning of Caballero’s film career. He has brought his combination of acting and movement talents to bear in such high-profile films as Alex & Emma, Rent, and Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

In 2007, he was an associate producer and co-star of Valentina’s Tango, opposite celebrated tango master Guillermina Quiroga.

In 2022, he appeared in 4 episodes of the limited television series Gaslit starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Caballero plays Eugenio Martínez, one of the five men recruited to execute the Watergate burglary.

Dance and choreography Caballero has worked for musical artists such as Cher, Madonna, Usher, Tony Bennett, Macy Gray and Jane’s Addiction among many others. In 2008 he choreographed for the Return of the Spice Girls tour. In 2018 and 2019 Caballero toured as a guest artist with Andrea Bocelli.

In 2021, Caballero danced as Camila Cabello's father in the music video for Don't Go Yet, choreographed the latin segment of Ed Sheeran's music video Shivers, and performed as a conductor who dances at his music stand in a widely-aired commercial for Toyota.

Several television shows have called on Caballero’s talents. In 2006 he performed for The 78th Annual Academy Awards. In 2006 and then 2009 he performed on Dancing with the Stars. He has also appeared as a choreographer and guest judge on Bravo’s Step It Up and Dance in 2008, and worked on Dirty Dancing: The Time of Your Life for UK television. In 2019 he was the Supervising Choreographer for the season premiere of Dancing with the Stars.

Writing Caballero has lent his writing talents to several projects, including Tinder Tango, the World Choreography Awards, and the documentary El último hit analógico: Macarena.

His play Ghost Town was a finalist in the 2022 Brisk Festival L.A.

Producing Over the past several years Caballero has emerged as a producer of original entertainment, including Tango Shalom, Tango Mania, A Perfect Vintage, The Last Analog Hit: Macarena, La Carga, After the Rain, Dancing For My Havana, and the World Choreography Awards.

Composing Trained in the classical music arts and piano at the age of 8 at the Municipal conservatory of Barcelona, Caballero has produced, composed, and licensed his music for several TV shows and films, including Step It Up and Dance.

His original music includes such compositions as The Music Box, Soledad y Esperanza, Lagrimas, and Conversaciones.

Filmography Film

Television Year(s) Title Role Notes 1993 Another World Pedro 5 episodes 1994 As the World Turns Marco 1998 Sex and the City Mario 1998 All My Children Leonardo 1999 Los Beltrán Senor Sabelotodo 2000 The Geena Davis Show Victor 2002 My Wife and Kids Joe 2003 The Bold and the Beautiful Toro 5 episodes 2003–2009 General Hospital Mo Verde / Roberto 4 episodes 2004 Scrubs Massimo 2004 Alias Technician / The Plumber 2 episodes 2005 Nip/Tuck Quentin - Dance Double 2005 CSI: Miami Julio Elias 2005 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno Impersonator 2006 Passions Large Man #3 7 episodes 2006–2007 The Shield Aldo Melchor 2 episodes 2007 Brothers & Sisters Mario 2007 Viva Laughlin Marino 2007 Heartland August Pena 2007 Entourage Police Chief 2008 The Unit Octavio Sr. 2008 Days of Our Lives Claude 2 episodes 2008 Out of Jimmy's Head Mexican Newscaster Episode: "Stunts" 2008 Step It Up and Dance Himself as a judge Episode: "Perfect Partners" 2009 Rules of Engagement Mr. Vargas 2010–2011 Justified Gio Reyes 2 episodes 2011 Human Target Hector Lopez 2 episodes 2012 Grimm Soledad Marquesa Episode: "Three Coins in a Fuchsbau" 2015 The Crossroads of History Rodrigo Episode: "Columbus" 2016 Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Tanguero Episode: "Fall" 2016–2019 Tango Mania Destino/Tanguero 4 episodes 2018 Disjointed Stiff Narrator Episode: "4/20 Fantasy" 2021 The Ellen DeGeneres Show Giorgio Giovanni Fabrizio Fabioli Episode 3, Season 19 2021 Jimmy Kimmel Live! Self Episode: "Ben Affleck/Jay Ellis/The Record Company" 2022 Gaslit Eugenio Martínez 4 episodes 2023 What If...? Additional Voices

Videogames Year(s) Title Role 2004 Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain Italian Thug A / Italian Thug B 2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian 2007 Spider-Man 3 Additional Voices 2010 Red Dead Redemption The Local Population 2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Additional Voices 2016 Mafia III Nino Santangelo 2020 Mafia: Definitive Edition Salvatore